Dog-tired of your pet’s look? China’s coloring craze turns dogs into turtles, tigers or pandas

Dog-tired of your pet’s look? Try a doggie dye job

BEIJING – Walking into Ruowen Pet Spa is like entering a doggie Halloween costume contest. There’s turtle-dog, zebra-dog, spiderman-dog, tiger-dog and even panda-dog.
Raphael the toy poodle runs around in his playpen like any other dog – except his snow white coat has been dyed neon green … Read : Dog-tired of your pet’s look? China’s coloring craze turns dogs into turtles, tigers or pandas.

Dog left $11m in owner’s will!

LONDON – An American heiress has left 11 million dollars for her pet, a tiny chihuahua, in her will.

Gail Posner’s dog Conchita already wears a 10,000-pound diamond necklace and is chauffeured around in a Cadillac, reports the Sun.

And now the pampered pooch has inherited … Read more »»».

The pet dog that started to puke after swallowing a ‘family of cats’!

LONDON – A pet owner who took her dog to a vet after it refused to eat and started vomiting, was left amazed when the face of a cat was seen on the X-ray.

Owner Samantha Reed, 42, of Wyton on the Hill, Cambs, was … Read : The pet dog that started to puke after swallowing a ‘family of cats’!.

Whippets are world’s costliest breeds of dogs for owners

LONDON – A study has found that pet dogs can cost a huge amount of money, like the whippet, which is the most expensive breed of dog, costing its owner a staggering 66,000 pounds in its lifetime.

At second place is the Bassett Hound, …. Read the original article  : here.

Surprised angler catches piranha in British pond, suspected dumped by pet owner

Angler catches piranha in British pond
LONDON – An angler fishing in a British pond got a nasty surprise when his line came back with a thrashing piranha on the end.

Derek Plum caught the flesh-eating fish at a pond in Kent, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) southeast of London – and thousands of miles (kilometers) away … Read more >>.

Couple fined 2k pounds over pets that bark 800 times an hour!

LONDON – A couple living in Southampton has been fined 2,000 pounds for their dogs barking 800 times an hour and creating noise nuisance for the residents of the area.

Their neighbours have complained about the noise disturbance claiming it has made their lives a “living hell”.

Investigators … Read more >>.

Britain’s royal brothers make a snake urinate in Botswana

Britain’s royal brothers spook snake
GABORONE, Botswana – Britain’s royal brothers were a bit nervous when game wardens asked them to hold an 8.5 foot (2.6 meter) African rock python.

The snake was even more so Tuesday.
As Prince Harry and his older brother William settled the snake on their shoulders – Harry near the head, William near …. Read the original article  : Britain’s royal brothers make a snake urinate in Botswana.

Through a turtle thrashing and seaweed, camera survives monthslong trip from Aruba to Florida

The odyssey: Camera survives ocean trip to Fla.

MIAMI – Paul Shultz was walking along the pier of a Key West marina when he saw what looked like a rotting tomato pounding against the rocks.
The Coast Guard investigator waded ankle-deep into the water to fish out the ocean rubbish: a bright red Nikon camera, small enough … Read : Through a turtle thrashing and seaweed, camera survives monthslong trip from Aruba to Florida.

Giant sea reptiles were warm-blooded: Study

WASHINGTON – A new study has revealed that giant reptiles that lived in the dinosaur-era seas might have been warm-blooded.

Researchers found that ancient ocean predators could possibly control their body temperatures, which allowed for aggressive hunting, deep diving, and fast swimming … Read more : Giant sea reptiles were warm-blooded: Study.

NYC man accused of starving 6-year-old dog and her 9 puppies that were found in cage

NYC man accused of starving dog and her 9 puppies

NEW YORK – A New York City man is accused of starving his pet dog and nine of her puppies.
ASPCA special agents have found the 6-year-old pitbull mix and her month-old puppies inside a large cage in the owner’s Staten Island apartment.
ASPCA spokesman Joseph Pentangelo describes …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Snake smugglers arrested in Ludhiana

LUDHIANA – A gang led by a doctor was arrested here on Tuesday for smuggling rare snakes.

Acting on a tip off, the Forest and Wildlife Department of Punjab arrested five persons including a dentist.

“These snakes are rare and these men were smuggling them to Uttar Pradesh. We came to know that its venom is …. Source article  : Snake smugglers arrested in Ludhiana.

Tiny caged turtle causes taxiing AirTran plane to return to gate, where sisters threw it away

Tiny turtle causes taxiing plane to return to gate

ATLANTA – A caged, 2-inch turtle traveling with a 10-year-old girl caused a crew to turn around a taxiing plane, take the girl and her sisters off the flight and tell them they couldn’t bring their pet along.
The sisters threw the animal and cage in the trash …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Tiny caged turtle causes taxiing AirTran plane to return to gate, where sisters threw it away.

Caged turtle causes taxiing plane to return to gate, where sisters threw it away

Pet turtle causes taxiing plane to return to gate

ATLANTA – A caged, 2-inch turtle traveling with a 10-year-old girl caused a crew to turn around a taxiing plane, take the girl and her sisters off the flight and tell them they couldn’t bring their pet along.
The sisters threw the animal and cage in the trash … Read more >>>.

In Holy Varanasi, Get frogs married, pray for rain !

VARANASI – Following a delayed monsoon, locals in holy city of Varanasi organised the mythical marriage of frogs to please the rain gods on Thursday.

They prayed that the weather gods would open up the skies and bless them with ample rainfall.

The unbearable heat and no signs of monsoon had compelled … Read this article on Gaea Times at : In Holy Varanasi, Get frogs married, pray for rain !.