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Here, Lola is pictured safe and sound after her ordeal in August. PA A few weeks ago Paw Nation told you about Mary Bale, the woman who came upon a cat while walking down the street in Coventry England and then, after patting the cat, chucked the animal in a nearby trash can and shut the lid. Lola the tabby cat was trapped for 15 hours before her owners, Stephanie Andrews-Mann and her husband, Darryl, heard Lola crying inside the bin. The pair checked security-camera footage, found the incriminating clip, and posted the video to YouTube. Bale was identified within a matter of days, and has since become infamous. The YouTube video received thousands of angry comments and even death threats ...

Jason Merritt, Getty Images Carrie Ann Inaba and Five Cats to be on "Housecat Housecall" This Saturday "Dancing With the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba's passion extends far beyond the dance floor. She and her fiance own five cats, three that belonged to her and two that were his before he moved in. Inaba and her pretty kitties will be featured on "Housecat Housecall presented by Purina Cat Chow" on Animal Planet. The show's host, Dr. Katrina Warren, will be helping the couple figure out how to successfully integrate all these different purr-sonalities, reports the New York Daily News. North Carolina Passes Animal Cruelty Law Senators in North Carolina voted unanimously to pass a new law ...

The latest pet trend sweeping Japan has us wondering: are dog washing machines ingenious cleaning devices or weapons of mass discomfort? Resembling giant vending machines, the automated dog washing machine allows you to stick your dog into a container that showers him with warm water, then blows him dry. Voila! You've got a clean dog. And it only costs you 1,000 yen (about $11) and a half hour of your time. But how happy is your dog about the whole process? At the Pet World Joyful Honda store in Tokyo, cameras were rolling as a clerk demonstrated how the machine worked. An apricot-colored toy poodle protested as it was placed inside the machine and began getting doused with water that has ...

Paul Bridgewater, Flickr A Rhode Island man who performed surgery on his own dog to remove a cyst on the aging Lab mix's leg is facing animal cruelty charges. So why does Alan MacQuattie blame it all on the economy? The Vietnam vet told TV station WPRI he didn't have the money to pay a vet for the dog's care, but he didn't want 14-year-old Nakita to suffer. Using what he says was training from the Army, MacQuattie injected the dog with Lanacane to numb her pain and got to work removing a cyst on her hind leg. When animal control and representatives of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA) received reports of the at-home surgery, they showed up at ...

Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS Remember when Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick led an illegal dogfighting ring, a cruel bloodsport that pits canine against canine for the sole purposes of gambling and violence, often resulting in the death of innocent animals? Remember that guy? Yeah, well, he's getting a TV show. Tentatively titled "The Michael Vick Project", the BET docu-series will follow the athlete-cum-convicted felon (who was accused of "directly participating in dog fights and executions") as he seeks remorse for his actions. In doing so, the program will chronicle Vick's return to the NFL, as well as his attempt to find redemption for his actions, which have not been forgotten among ...

Photo: Pennsylvania SPCA Police have arrested the person allegedly responsible for wrapping a cat in duct tape and abandoning it last week in North Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania SPCA received a tip that led to this weekend's arrest of 19-year-old James Davis, who surrendered to police and confessed to the crime. Davis admitted to wrapping the cat in duct tape, placing it in a shopping bag, and abandoning it in the residential area in which it was found. Davis is in custody and undergoing psychiatric evaluation. He faces up to two years in prison and a minimum $1,000 fine for the charge of animal cruelty. According to the Pennsylvania SPCA, Sticky, as the cat has been affectionately ...