Animals

Kent Police are using two-year-old Oliver, a Labrador-retriever cross, as part of a study into the effect the animals can have on witnesses during investigations and trials, by allowing victims to stroke him.

Amateur snapper Martyn Cannan, 57, was watching the animal play happily in the water when it ran into the single-use carrier.

The Avon and Somerset copper rode his horse Jubilee near the ATM during a patrol in Nailsea, Somerset this weekend.

Calvin the cow and Lincoln, an Australian shepherd, have been completely inseparable since the moment they met lat the Black Goat Farm and Sanctuary in Ontario, Canada.

Taking after superstar 'Neigh-mar', one-year-old Tony the pony has developed a love for the ball after his owner Kristy Simpson, 37, got him one to play with as a foal.

Father-of-two Maxx Powell, 28, found the red-tailed hawk in the woods near his home in December.

The controversial footage appears to show huntsmen flushing the fox out of an underground drainage pipe using a rod with a brush on the end.

Owner Debra Chandler, 33, says her beloved pooch Pumpkin has proved to be a "complete natural" at the action sport since taking it up as a puppy. 

Jacqueline Wilkins, 46, is seen striking Bella the dog twice behind the neck with her right hand when the animal fails to sit still while having its harness removed.

Purcy, named after his loud purring, had been missing from his worried family for nearly a year when he pitched up emaciated and covered in oil in a stranger's garden.

The animal wandered inside the gun emplacement on New Year’s Eve but was unable to get out again.

Luke Priest, 23 and Jacob Feltham, 23, had been taking their pet cockapoos out for a evening stroll at 8.30pm on New Year's Eve when they targeted by callous yobs.

Jill Jones, 62, has been left disfigured and in constant pain following the dog attack on December 30 in broad daylight.

Cindy the cockatoo was taken to the vets because her owners feared she was suffering from depression - but medical tests revealed she was sick from eating fatty treats.

The mare was unable to get itself out and was becoming distressed, so the home owner who owned the pool called the RSPCA.

Animal-loving Bella Wyllie encouraged her young daughters Poppy, aged seven, and Holly,12, to take responsibility for the 'small zoo' they keep at home.

Guy Benson, 60, captured the mesmerising footage after thousands of birds raced through the sky.

The birds, known as Davina and Deidre, refuse to stay in their coop in the garden of their owner's home and instead roam a five mile radius a day.

The three-week-old pup, was spotted by a shocked homeowner on Wednesday who claims she had to take a double-look as she glanced out of her garden window.

Two-year-old Dexter suffered horrific facial injuries after being attacked while he was out for a walk with his owner Tracy Adams, 54.