It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals. The RSPCA has brought two separate cases to court against pet owners Michael Clifford Harness and Shaun Parkin, both from Hull, in what they are calling some of the worst conditions inspectors had ever witnessed. The flea infested homes were both found to be housing several animals, some who had infections from the revolting conditions including one dog that had chewed off its own tail. Inspectors at the animal charity were shocked to discover the properties teeming with fleas, covered in urine and faeces and filled with rubbish. Most of the animals were found to be starving.
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
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It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
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A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
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