P&A News @ June 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The recent Chinese earthquake has produced stories of human survival. However, a pig that survived 36 days in the rubble from the Sichuan province quake may be one of the more remarkable.
Only after the owner, Wan Xingming, of Tuanshan village requested military assistance in retrieving valuables from his farm, was the animal discovered in what was left of his sty. [...]
P&A News @ June 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Police in Bridgeport, Conn. were greeted with a surprise when responding to a call about a domestic dispute. After the door was opened to the apartment of 21-year old Victor Rodriguez on Monday, June 16, the officers found Mr. Rodriguez with a 9-foot long albino python.
The snake was allegedly being commanded by his owner to [...]
P&A News @ June 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Why is it that animals tend to go to people who don’t like them?
Gaye Hurst is not a fan of snakes, but that did not stop them from coming to her. On Wednesday, June 27, the Utah woman had received an oxygen generator by mail from a company located in Indiana. Keep in mind that Indiana [...]
P&A News @ June 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Children often are found to be more likely to pick-up smoking as a habit if their parents smoke. How about if you are the pet tortoise of a cigarette smoking Chinese farmer? As the Xinhua news agency reported in March this year, the tortoise’s risks of being addicted rise significantly when the cigarettes are placed in their mouth.
According [...]
P&A News @ June 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On the heels of doggie dentists, doggie day care,
doggie beer and designer doggie clothing lines comes the latest way to make your pooch as spoiled as you are — bottled dog water.
With bottled water and pet-related goods two of the few areas still experiencing growth in our economy, it only makes sense that someone would [...]
P&A News @ June 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Certain Chinese publications, including the China Daily, have reported a cat making an adoption that some might believe precludes the apocalypse. A man in Shandong province in China is reported to own a 3-year old cat that recently gave birth to four little kittens. However, at feeding time, five creatures can be found nursing. An [...]
P&A News @ June 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Hotel guests of the Best Western Twin Peaks Motel in Ouray, Colo. got an eyeful on Thursday night, June 5 when an unclothed visitor took a dip in the pool. As guests enjoyed their time to relax around the pool area, a cinammon bear emerged from the surrounding area, walked onto the motel grounds and made [...]
P&A News @ June 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
BY PATRICK WHITTLE |
patrick.whittle@newsday.com
June 10, 2008
A mother in Brentwood checked on her sleeping daughter to find a real-life urban legend come true: There was a snake in her baby’s crib, she said.
Cari Abatemarco, 32, of upstate Troy, was visiting family in Brentwood late last week when she awoke after 1 a.m. Thursday to the [...]
P&A News @ June 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
By Nick Squires in Sydney
06/10/2008
A cane toad has confirmed its species’ extraordinary talent for survival by emerging unscathed after being swallowed by a dog and spending 40 minutes in the animal’s stomach.
The toad was vomited up by the dog and has since been christened ‘Spew’ by staff at an Australian animal clinic.
The dog wolfed down [...]
P&A News @ June 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
McDonald’s customers using the drive-thru in Temecula, CA were often getting chicken they did not order. An elusive wild hen had taken up residence for four months near the restaurant and was often giving heartburn to customers who were blocked by the bird as they tried to reach the pick-up window.
Some of the clientele even attempted to apprehend [...]
P&A News @ June 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Margaret and Peter Monti were enjoying a comfortable outdoor nap in their garden. As they snoozed in the pleasant sunshine, the couple was joined by an uninvited guest. Their peaceful slumber was about to be disturbed by a 4-foot long iguana!
Mrs Monti, who lives off Sydervelt Road, Canvey Island in the UK said: “We heard the back gate go.
“My [...]
P&A News @ June 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
26-year-old Kay Robins of Gloucester, UK thought her boyfriend, Brian Williams was playing a prank, until the prank moved. It was then she realized that the tail hanging out of the toilet was connected to something very much alive.
Kay said: “I spotted the snake when I went to use the toilet.
“I saw the tail poking out from the rim of the [...]
P&A News @ June 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A black cat turned out to be lucky for the owners that credit her for saving their lives. While flames were in the process of gutting two apartment buildings on Third Avenue in Carnegie, PA, Jerry Youschak and Joyce Mizia were fast asleep. Their sleep was fortunately ended when Misty, their cat, woke them up in their apartment during the blaze, early Friday, June 13.
As [...]
P&A News @ June 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Parrot found in car engine
Jack Varey reunited with his parrot ‘Cocopops’
Stan Anderton entered into a pet shop and said: “I’ve got a parrot in my engine.” Most would expect Mr. Anderton to complete the joke with a punch line.
However, as Mr. Anderton had stated, his Ford Escort held a beautiful African Grey nesting among the wires and components of his [...]
P&A News @ June 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Cyndi Davenport and Precious are inseparable, especially after Cyndi’s mother, Jan, discovered that Precious, a 9-year-old Shih Tzu, can detect Cyndi’s seizures about 25 minutes before they happen.
The “miracle” of Precious has been accepted by the Santa Cruz family long ago. The bedraggled dog and several pups were rescued by a friend of Jan’s. The friend offered one [...]
P&A News @ June 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
THE wheels of justice are in motion after a four-legged runaway presented himself at a county police station.
The brown and white hamster decided to hand himself in to Police yesterday evening, June 11, by appearing at Cheltenham Road East Police Station where he was found by PCSO Kevin Rees.
The cuddly pet was taken into custody at [...]