A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack. Donna Jeffrey, 32, was nuzzled awake by plucky pooch Storm, a five-year-old female German Shepherd, while she was struggling to breathe during an asthma attack - twice in one week. Amazingly, Storm has never been trained as an assistance dog.
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 .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
