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..
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
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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 .