Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .

Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .