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..
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
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 .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
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 .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .