Cops in Brazil have arrested a 44-year-old man for stealing locals' pet cats and dogs, cooking them, and eating them. The suspect - whose name was not disclosed by police - was arrested in Aparecida da Goiania, Goias state, west-central Brazil, on Saturday, 6th August. His arrest came after his…
An elderly couple were eaten by their pet cats and dogs after they lay dead in their home for two weeks. Gruesome images of the apartment - taken when rescuers broke in - show it covered in blood stains and animal poo. Eleven animals- three dogs and eight cats -…
Connecticut firefighters have rescued over 50 cats and dogs from a burning kennel as three residents managed to escape after being awoken by their smoke detectors. The building blaze took place in the town of Westport in Fairfield County in the US state of Connecticut on 20th April. Over 50…
A new massive aid project has been launched to feed animals at hundreds of shelters across Ukraine, with the organisation having already fed over 100,000 dogs and cats. The global animal organization FOUR PAWS has provided a new platform for distributing food and supplies to animal shelters in Ukraine. (FOUR…
Meet Fritzi the racoon, who has become an online sensation after being rescued by a Berlin vet as a young kit. Female racoon Fritzi has been living with veterinarian Dr Mathilde Laininger and Nadja Michael in the German capital Berlin after having been found by children when she was only…
Pets, including cats, dogs and even goldfish, are now considered family members under new laws in Spain with implications regarding shared custody when couples break up. The new law, which deems that household pets are now legally considered family members, and not mere objects, as is the case in many…
These images show how 20 cats were left trapped in a house and they turned cannibal to survive. The incident took place in the German city of Munich in the southern state of Bavaria when animal rights activists from the Tierschutzverein Muenchen (Munich Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to…
These poignant pictures show a German Shepherd named Fero, which has faithfully been waiting by its owner's grave since his death a week ago. According to the news site Olay53, after losing his wife some 12 years ago, Omer Guven moved to the district of Kaymakli in the northern Turkish…
An 83-year-old woman was rescued from a 65-foot deep ravine after her neighbour noticed her pet cat that was normally inseparable persistently 'meowing' for help near a deep ravine. The OAP, who has not been identified, was saved from a 20-metre (65-foot) ravine after the cat that never left her…
Twenty-two cats are taking legal action against the managers of an apartment complex after they tried to evict the animals from the premises. The felines including Blackie, Pearl and Warrior are all named as plaintiffs in court documents filed against the administrators of the apartment block in the city of…