P&A News @ December 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The hamster has to run flat out for 45 minutes to shred one sheet of A4 paper.
The paper then falls on to the base of the hamster cage, providing fresh bedding for the furry pet.
Tom Ballhatchet, 29, developed the product using a friend’s hamster for his masters degree in industrial design.
The London-based design consultant said: [...]
P&A News @ December 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A FARMER has come up with an unusual method of rabbit control – hiding a marksman in a tractor made to look like a cow. Quite a variation of the scarecrow.
Paul Coppen has about 100 Belted Galloway cows on his farm at White Close Hill, in Gilmonby, near Bowes.
The rare breed is fed only on [...]
admin @ December 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
MEET Harry - the furry pet who thinks he’s a dog.
With its distinctive sleek white coat, tiny paws and cute pink nose there’s no mistaking the fact that Harry is in fact a ferret.
But the confused rodent loves nothing more than doing doggy things.
He goes out for long walks on his leash, munches on [...]
P&A News @ December 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Hope Wideup found a common risk to leaving a car unused for too long - the vehicle may not operate properly.
However, the cause is being blamed on a chipmunk with some clever storage habits.
When Ms. Wideup attempted to start the car, the engine revved loudly.
Upon investigation, she found a cache of black walnuts in the [...]
P&A News @ November 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A routine training exercise for Colorado’s Black Forest firefighters turned into a real-life rescue.
On Saturday, November 22, the team of firefighters was to practice rescuing victims from rollover traffic accidents.
To prepare for the training, an “out of service” pickup truck was turned on its side. When the truck had been pushed upside down, one of [...]
P&A News @ November 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Harry, Curly, Bunsen and Chopsticks are surfers that beach-lovers are unlikely to forget. They are shorter than most and have more hair. They also have a tail.
Shane Wilmott is an Australian surfer who trained these mice (although the pictures show what appear to be rats). The rodents are known as The Radical Rodents.
The “mice” [...]
P&A News @ October 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Paranoia may be defined as the belief that everyone is out to get you. What do you call it when “everyone” includes birds and rodents?
Ever vigilant Iranian security forces have seized two pigeons suspected of espionage according to Ynetnews.com. One “arrest” was made near the uranium enrichment facility in Natanz. The second bird was taken [...]
P&A News @ October 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Recently, this site published a story of an Ottawa, Canada woman, Frances Woodard, 54, who suffers from agoraphobia. Her means of transportation was limited to city buses.
Her ability to cope with the rides was made possible by the calming effect of her pet ferret, Gyno (pronounced Jeeno).
In the fall of 2007, Ms. Woodard had been [...]
P&A News @ September 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
ASTONISHED drivers crawling through rush-hour traffic watched themselves being overtaken … by a hamster in its playball.
Treacle’s tiny legs were a blur as her plastic globe travelled faster and faster.
Afraid that the little rodent would run herself to death, Nick Smith leapt from his car and snatched her from the gutter.
Now Treacle is set to [...]
P&A News @ July 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Frances Woodard and Gyno
Chris Mikula/The Ottawa Citizen/Canwest News Service
Dogs are most often associated with the idea of a service animal. Frances Woodard of Ottawa, Canada is fighting public officials to include ferrets into their ranks.
In the fall of 2007, Ms. Woodard bought a pass that allows her to bring her pet albino ferret, Gyno (pronounced Gino), on [...]
P&A News @ July 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet
You’ve may have heard of feral cats, feral dogs and even feral pigs, but feral guinea pigs? Agriculture officials in Nu’uanu on the island of Oahu are dealing with an infestation of them.
An area resident first reported the guinea pigs on May 22. Since then, 40 wild guinea pigs have been caught by Agriculture officials.
“This is [...]
P&A News @ July 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet
How does someone work for 5 hours with a living animal in their underwear and not know it? Abbie Hawkins, 19, of Norwich, England has some answers.
The receptionist for the Holiday Inn Norwich North dressed in a hurry for work and did not notice anything unusual. Hints that Ms. Hawkins was about to experience her [...]
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 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 [...]
P&A News @ March 9, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Www.ananova.com reported a story of an unlikely relationship between predator and prey. The Beizhamen Bird Market in Zhengzho City, China features an eagle as one of its inhabitants. The eagle’s owner was shocked to find that a rabbit which was intended to be a meal for the bird of prey had been given a new lease [...]