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27.04.2021 / 15:51

Greyhound tests positive for meth after winning dog race

dog trainer is in the doghouse with authorities in New Zealand after her prize-winning greyhound tested positive for methamphetamine following a race.The dog, called Zipping Sarah, raced to a first-place finish at a track in Christchurch last November in what authorities say was a meth-fuelled performance. Urine tests after the race showed that Zipping Sarah had methamphetamine and amphetamine in her system, according to RNZ News.Zipping Sarah’s team was immediately disqualified and denied the $4,000 in prize money for winning.

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Grizzly bear fatally mauls backcountry guide near Yellowstone Park

grizzly bear near Yellowstone National Park in Montana, officials say.Charles “Carl” Mock, 40, was mauled last Thursday and ultimately died of his injuries on Saturday, the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department said in a statement.Mock was fishing alone to the west of the park when the grizzly attacked on Thursday, in what officials suspect was an attempt to protect a nearby moose carcass.“The man had bear spray with him, but it’s unclear whether he was able to deploy it during the attack,” official said.

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Man hurls rabid bobcat across his lawn to save wife in dramatic video

bobcat off his wife and hurled it across the lawn outside his home in a dramatic encounter captured on surveillance video.Happy and Kristi Wade were about to take their own cat to the vet in Burgaw, N.C., on April 9 when the bobcat attacked, local station WECT reports.Footage from the couple’s suburban home shows the attack playing out in the driveway as Kristi is about to load her cat into a van. She had her cat in a carrier on the passenger’s side of the vehicle at the time, while her husband Happy was bringing coffee and a tray of brownies over to the driver’s side.

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‘A great little adventure buddy’: Canmore’s ‘Gary the Cat’ skis, hikes and paddles with owner

Gary the Cat” does everything his owner does.“He is normally a fairly relaxed cat, which definitely helped, but there was for sure a lot of training to get him to where he is now,” Gary’s owner James Eastham told Global News.“Now he hikes and he paddles and he skis.

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Deer herd stampedes over surprised driver’s car in wild dashcam video

deer stampeding over a remote road, where they narrowly avoided hitting a stunned driver’s car. Mostly.The wild encounter was captured on a police cruiser’s dashcam video Feb.

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Bear bites woman’s bare bottom from outhouse toilet in Alaska

bear sit in the woods, waiting for you to poop?An Alaska woman learned the answer to that question the hard way last week when a bear bit her bum from inside an outhouse toilet in the state’s backcountry.Shannon Stevens was staying at a remote yurt with her brother, Erik, and his girlfriend when the awkward close encounter occurred on Feb. 13.

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Cities across Ontario call for clarity on rules around pet grooming services under COVID-19 lockdown

Montreal pet owners say dog walkers essential service amid pandemic “In light of the inconsistent treatment that has arisen … a clear determination is requested so we can have clarity across the region and across the province,” the group said in a statement Monday.Toronto Mayor John Tory had said last week that the city’s lawyers had been reaching out to the province on the issue.“I just wanted people to know that we are working on it,” he said.

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Man mauled by black leopard after paying for ‘full contact experience’

black leopard is now suing the sanctuary that made it happen, after the animal mauled him instead of submitting for pictures and belly-rubs.The attack happened at a backyard animal sanctuary in Davie, Fla., on Aug. 31, according to a report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).Dwight Turner, 50, paid $150 for a “full contact experience” with the black leopard, and expected to “play with it, rub its belly and take pictures,” local station WPLG reports.

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Tasmanian devil returns to mainland Australia after 3,000 years

Thor actor Chris Hemsworth joined conservationists for a historic moment in his homeland of Australia, where they re-introduced the Tasmanian devil to the mainland for the first time in an estimated 3,000 years.Hemsworth and his wife, Elsa Pataky, released a pair of devils named Lenny and Lisa into a New South Wales wildlife sanctuary on Sept. 10, as part of a larger effort to restore the endangered species to its former home.A total of 26 Tasmanian devils have been re-introduced into the area north of Sydney as part of a joint effort by the NGOs Aussie Ark, WildArk and Global Wildlife Conservation.

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Can you catch Covid-19 from pets, livestock or wildlife?

Analysis: Pets, livestock and wildlife can all catch coronavirus so do they pose an infection risk?

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Alligator rams kayak, flips man into river in terrifying video

alligator knocks you into the water murky water with it. What do you do?Kayaker Peter Joyce found himself in that heart-stopping predicament last weekend in a close encounter that he not only survived, but also managed to capture on video.The incident happened near a dam on the Waccamaw River in Wilmington, N.C., according to his description of the video on YouTube.

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Meet the Meryl Streep of cats

Quarantine Cat Film Festival, a celebration of more than 130 short feline films combined into a 75-minute feature. Brian Mendelssohn, founder of Row House Cinema in Pittsburgh, devised the fest as a way to bolster the hard-hit theater business.“Theaters shut down as a result of the pandemic, and we lost not just the financial capabilities to survive, but the engagement in the community that we had with our audience,” Mendelssohn tells The Post.Thankfully, his wife figured out that desperate times call fur desperate measures.“My wife was, like, ‘Just have everyone film their cats, and they can send them to you and you can make a movie,’ ” he says.

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N.B. animals shelters struggle financially amid COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19, said Fryer.But in many respects, he said, that is a good thing.“I think people realize the value of having a pet at home. We call them companion animals for a reason,” he said.But the resulting 50 per cent drop in adoption revenues is putting a financial strain on the not-for-profit shelter, he said.

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Koala, wombat become ‘iso-buddies’ during coronavirus lockdown

COVID-19 pandemic, a wombat and a koala were forming an unlikely friendship.The Australian Reptile Park closed its doors to the public amid the lockdown procedures. During the break, Elsa the koala and Hope the wombat met and looked to each other for support during the isolation, 5 New Online reports.The park zookeepers would put the two together in the same enclosure, and eventually noticed how much they were helping each other out.

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White woman who called cops on black man allowed to keep dog after sick viral clip

A white woman who "yanked her dog" while calling the police pretending to be hysterical and claiming a black man was "threatening her life" has been allowed to keep her dog.

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Scientist warns of nearly 2 million potentially infectious viruses in animals

A top scientist has chillingly warned there are nearly 2 million unknown viruses lurking in animals that could spread to and infect humans.

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Loyal dog refuses to leave sister's body after she dies on side of road

In a heartbreaking show of love and loyalty, a dog stayed by the body of his sister who died by the side of a road in Texas, US.

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Rare sheep virus leaves teenager feeling like his 'body's on fire and burnt all over'

A teenage boy suffered a five-day hospital nightmare after he caught a viral illness from a sheep which left him with his body feeling like it was on fire.

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Elderly woman, 91, dies after 'shooing' vicious seagulls as they tore open rubbish bags

An elderly woman died after shooing vicious seagulls as she fell and broke her leg.

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Apocalyptic swarm of deadly mutant ticks invade Russia with 2,125 children attacked

Russian Siberia has been rocked by an invasion of blood-sucking ticks that experts said included a new and deadly “mutant” variety.

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Ducks and swans starving without humans to feed them in UK parks during lockdown

Ducks and swans are going hungry due to the coronavirus lockdown, with insufficient park-goers feeding them bread.

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Apocalyptic bird flu 'worse than Covid-19' could wipe out half the world, doc warns

An American doctor is warning a plague that could decimate half the world's population might be around the corner, and it would make coronavirus look like child's play.

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Hundreds of bats drop dead 'from brain haemorrhages' during heatwave

Hundreds of wild bats have dropped dead in India falling out of their roosts and dying on the ground – as shown in harrowing footage.

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Shoalhaven Zoo lion attack: Female zookeeper in serious condition after being mauled

A zookeeper is being treated for serious injuries after she was mauled by a lion.

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Cat quarantined in Russia after testing positive for coronavirus

Authorities ordered a poorly pet cat into quarantine after it tested positive for coronavirus during a visit to the vets.

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Tiny dog survives having 5cm nail rammed into skull and brain by 12-year-old boy

A disgusting video shows the state of a poor dog found alive with a nail lodged into its skull after a 12-year-old boy launched a vicious attack.

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Abandoned cat and three kittens found dumped inside carrier bag

A cat and three kittens were found abandoned and dumped in a carrier bag.

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Puppy left fighting for his life after being 'rag-dolled' and mauled by two dogs

A tiny puppy was brutally attacked after being snatched from "his owner's arms" and mauled by two dogs.

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Owners of struggling British zoo threaten to kill animals if they run out of money

The owners of a zoo which has been labelled the worst in Britain say they will have to kill their animals if they run out of money to feed them.

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Adorable ‘functionally extinct’ and extremely rare blue-eyed kitten born at Brit zoo

A rare wild cat effectively registered as being “functionally extinct” has been born at a zoo.

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Coronavirus triggers RSPCA dogs and cats crisis as 40 pets a day cruelly dumped

Coronavirus is leading to a crisis for the UK's pets with more than 40 cats and dogs a day being abandoned during the lockdown.

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Chimpanzee 'hold hands' with carer first time after 40 years in heartwarming clip

A captive chimpanzee has reunited with her carer who raised it as an infant 40 years ago.

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Cows escape farm to run down street – and one somehow got a chair stuck on its head

A herd of cow was spotted galloping down the middle of the road in a quiet village during the coronavirus lockdown – and one of them even brought some furniture with it.

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PETA protests against fake fish museum in ‘Animal Crossing’ video game

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) appears to have expanded its cause to include virtual fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the wildly popular video game for the Nintendo Switch.

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Monkeys in coronavirus tests 'develop immunity' in two different studies

Scientific tests are getting closer to proving coronavirus victims will become immune to catching the disease a second time.

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Mink believed to have infected farmworker with COVID-19 — can pets do the same?

A mink is believed to have infected a farmworker in the Netherlands with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Dutch officials said.

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Deer filmed roaming streets of Newcastle city centre left empty by coronavirus lockdown

A lone deer was spotted venturing into the streets of Newcastle as the country's coronavirus lockdown continues to leave streets eerily quiet.

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Singer sparks outrage for throwing cat and watching it drop to the ground

A singer has been slammed after video emerged of her throwing her cat into the air and watching it fall onto the ground.

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Blood-sucking flies that cause groin swelling and fever to descend on Brits this week

Swarms of blood-sucking flies that target groins and trigger swelling and fever are expected to terrorise Brits this week.

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Couple die from coronavirus and 'grand old age' after 76 years of marriage

A couple who were married for 76 years have died after battling "grand old age" and coronavirus.

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'Big cat' spotted 'mauling something in grass' near spot where lamb was decapitated

A Brit claims to have spotted a large black cat that was "mauling something in the grass" – after a lamb was found decapitated.

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Dogs will be trained to spot coronavirus before symptoms appear, says government

The government has backed calls for sniffer dogs to be used in a bid to help diagnose coronavirus, before symptoms appear.

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Experimental coronavirus vaccine 'prevents infection penetrating monkey lungs'

Oxford University is piloting a promising new coronavirus vaccine after testing it on six monkeys.

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Severed dog heads, animal brains and monkey cages: Horror video exposes wet markets

Disturbing new footage has emerged of wet markets in Asia continuing to sell live and dead animals including butchered dogs and pig brains, despite widespread beliefs that the coronavirus pandemic started in one.

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World's fattest lynx who used to steal food from family members dies

A chubby lynx used in the advertising for a US fast-food chain after putting on weight when he was neutered and lost interest in sex has died.

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Bizarre moment tiger strolls into city before brave cowboy captures it with lasso

A fearless man dressed as a cowboy has captured a tiger roaming the streets of a Mexican city with nothing but his lasso.

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Cat owners told 'don't kiss your pets' over 'risk of catching coronavirus'

Kissing your cat or other pets could put you at risk for catching coronavirus, an expert has warned.

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Roasted bats sold in 'cafeteria for animal pathogens' market despite coronavirus fears

An Indonesian market selling roast bats and rats has been described as a "cafeteria for animal pathogens" by concerned health experts.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0