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Anja Knoppe, Flickr Cute Pet Name: Quincy Valentino Location: Prestwood, Buckinghamshire, UK Age: 4 years Dog Breed: Pug Favorite Toy: Quincy doesn't have a favorite toy as such but he loves playing with his blanket and tossing it about it. He also loves playing with his mate Romeo (also a pug). Favorite Treat: Lamb bone. Likes: Quincy loves walking and running around in the park. Quincy will never miss an opportunity to get a cuddle. He also likes to watching TV and having his photo taken. Dislikes: Being late for breakfast or not getting his lunchtime biscuit. Fun Fact: He is generally a very laid back dog but sometimes he gets his pugging moments when he runs around in circles ...
Oriental turtledoves. Phil Coale, AP Would you wait in line behind hundreds of people and pay $8 to catch a glimpse of a rare turtledove? From inside an opportunistic ornithologist's kitchen, no less? If so, you are officially an avid bird-watcher. When longtime bird enthusiast Steve Akers spotted an extremely rare Oriental turtledove in his backyard in Oxfordshire, he couldn't believe his binoculars. The dove, native to Japan, Russia and Southeast Asia, has been spotted only twice in the United Kingdom, according to Sky News. Realizing that he was witnessing history in the making, Akers contacted the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which reportedly confirmed the identity of ...
John Allen, SWNS For nine years, Russell Burt, the "owl man" of Plympton, Devon, U.K., has gone with his winged friends for leisurely walks through town, entertaining guests at village festivals, and generally sharing the joy of owl-human interaction right out in public. But not anymore. According to the (U.K.) Daily Mail, a "member of the public" recently reported the Owl Man to the police for animal cruelty, "complaining that owls are nocturnal creatures and should be sleeping during the day, not parading on the streets of Plympton." Apparently, that's all it took for city officials to shut down Russell's activities for good. Despite his owls' excellent manners and squeaky-clean ...
Corbis Another summer, another rash of animals stealing our underpants. According to the Daily Mirror, a couple from the U.K. was so concerned about their kitty's criminal mischief that they had to call the police. That's because Oscar, the cat that Peter and Birgitt Weismantel were fostering, turned out to be a feline kleptomaniac. What started as just a cute habit of bringing home old socks and rubber gloves developed into a full-blown thievery habit, with a cache of over 70 stolen items and counting. And what's Oscar's favorite loot? Underpants! It's that detail that convinced the Weismantels to report their cat burglar to the authorities. They were worried that their neighbors might ...
Photo: SWNS.com Pets in the UK sure like their public transportation! First there was Casper, the cat who commutes daily on the bus. Now there's Jarvis, a lost Jack Russell terrier from England who boarded a passenger ferry to get back home. Jarvis got lost after taking off after a rabbit while walking in a park near Plymouth Sound, reports the Daily Telegraph. His owner, Vivienne Oxley, looked for her pooch for an hour, to no avail. Luckily, Jarvis knew exactly how to get home. He strolled a quarter mile to a passenger ferry and boarded the boat that took him across the Sound. The park warden, who'd been alerted to the dog's disappearance, phoned Oxley to let her know Jarvis had been ...
Photo: MASONS Nadya Suleman, eat your heart out! Terrie, a four-year-old Rottweiler, recently gave birth to a litter of 18 puppies, besting the previous UK record by five. Sadly, two of the 18 didn't survive past the first day (one being a stillborn), but Terrie is getting by just fine with the help of her owner, Nicolette Morris of Luton, Beds, and Terrie's other 112-pound son, Jim (from a previous litter of nine). Although the babies still haven't opened their eyes, 10 females and six males and are cooperatively nursing 1.5oz of milk every four hours and they have already doubled in size. "I know Rottweilers have got a bad name," says Morris, "but I love the breed. I'd recommend them ...