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. Poor Victoria was so ravaged by cancer that she had torn off her own ears by the time she was discovered wandering the streets by a passer-by distraught at her obvious plight. At first it was thought she had been mauled by a dog but on closer inspection by a vet it became clear the pain of the tumours had been so severe the little black and white cat had made a desperate bid to escape the agony. Victoria was found walking the streets of Newent, Gloucs., and handed over to charity workers at the New Start Cat Rescue Centre who took her in and paid for an operation on her ears. It is costing them thousands of pounds to rehabilitate her but volunteers there say the affectionate feline deserves a new chance at life..
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .