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..
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .