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Stowaway fox Basil survives brush with heartworm to clear quarantine in US
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (552+ words) By Ben Mitchell, Press Association A fox which stowed away on a car transporter ship from the UK port of Southampton to New York has completed quarantine after being treated for a form of heartworm. The two-year-old male red fox,…...
Delivery driver caught on doorbell camera taking pet cat from garden avoids jail
1+ week, 1+ day ago (957+ words) By Katie Dickinson, Press Association A delivery driver caught on a doorbell camera taking a cat from a garden has avoided an immediate jail term. Catalin Stancu, 41, was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, after admitting that…...
First sloth born in Scotland " and he's been named after David Attenborough
1+ week, 3+ day ago (530+ words) By Lucinda Cameron, Press Association Scotland A sloth has been born in Scotland for the first time " and has been named in honour of Sir David Attenborough. The Linne's two-toed sloth emerged at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's (RZSS)…...
Hero" award for lifeboat crew who rescued dog after sea fall
2+ week, 6+ day ago (498+ words) A lifeboat crew and coastguard personnel have received a Hero to Animals award from Peta after rescuing a dog called Sparkle from the sea. Crew members from North Berwick RNLI and the coastguard rescued the weimaraner after she slipped off…...
Top tales of Bel Tel pet pals to celebrate International Pet Day: "I love them more than the kids!
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (588+ words) Above is Herbie - the Fermanagh Nose of Tralee, no less. Lynn Bussell told us that she adopted him four years ago when "no-one wanted to him. "He is paralysed from the waist back and was in rescue a long time,…...
Humpback whale freed by rescuers in Baltic Sea has become stranded again
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (452+ words) By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press A humpback whale that was freed after becoming stuck for several days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany was stranded again on Saturday after failing to find its way back to…...
Endangered monkey gives birth after pioneering operation to save foot
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (555+ words) By Eleanor Barlow, Press Association An endangered monkey whose foot was saved from amputation thanks to pioneering surgery has given birth. Fifteen-year-old roloway monkey Masaya welcomed infant Lagertha months after a complex operation to remove a golf ball-sized mass from…...
Stallions engage in horse play during nature reserve sparring
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (202+ words) By Sam Russell, Press Association The Konik ponies, a hardy breed originating from Poland, were brought to the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve in Cambridgeshire in 2001 to help biodiversity. The grazing animals help create habitats for other species, leaving water-filled…...
They were being shot and poisoned: Expert shining light on bird of prey brought back from extinction in the Mournes
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (100+ words) A Co Down woman who said she "fell in love" with red kites 18 years ago when they were brought back from the brink of extinction is aiming to change people's perceptions of the bird through her unique tours of the…...
Safari park announces arrival of two chimpanzees
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (604+ words) By Craig Meighan, Press Association Scotland political reporter A safari park in Scotland has announced the arrival of two new chimpanzees. Blair Drummond Safari Park has welcomed 33-year-old Karolina and her three-year-old daughter Karsa from Gdansk Zoo in Poland. The…...