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..
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
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