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Flickr/wiseguy71 It may not be as visible as the battle between Jon and Kate, but that doesn't make it any less traumatic for poor Lucy, a coveted sheep in England, the BBC reported. Original owner Bethan Parkinson bought Lucy for her nine-year old daughter. However, when the family decided to move, Parkinson put Lucy in an animal shelter to take care of her -- temporarily, she claims. After the move was over and Parkinson came to reclaim Lucy, the shelter refused to hand over the sheep, reports the BBC. After all, shelter owner Joan Glendenning said, when Parkinson brought Lucy, it was understood that this would be her new permanent home. Parkinson called the police, who helped her take ...

"No matter what, both of my parents still love me!" Photo: Jupiter Images It isn't just kids who get caught in the middle of bitter custody battles. A pair of New Jersey exes have racked up $40,000 in legal fees as they battle for permanent custody of their pet pug, Dexter, reports the New York Post. Eric Dare, a New Jersey policeman, and Doreen Houseman, a customer-service manager, headed to Salem County Family Court on Wednesday for a third round of legal arguments. Dare and Houseman ended their thirteen year relationship and engagement in 2006. Since then, the two have been in a tug of war over six-year-old Dexter. Dare, who was originally awarded custody, claims he let Houseman ...