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German woman caught stuffing pet snake in train bin after it became 'too boring and too expensive"
17+ hour, 36+ min ago (373+ words) Police said she had planned to act as though she had simply discovered it there before giving it to train staff. A woman in Germany is under investigation after police said she sealed her pet snake inside a tied plastic…...
Pet lizard reunited with owner after nearly a month on the loose in Tennessee
4+ week, 1+ day ago (288+ words) For nearly a month, Bedford County, Tennessee, residents searched for and reported sightings of a large pet lizard that had escaped from home. WKRN News 2 reported that the escaped lizard was back with its owner after spending nearly a month…...
Firefighter descends into 6-inch gap to rescue kitten trapped between buildings in England
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (474+ words) A 15-week-old kitten in eastern England sparked a rescue operation that sounded more like a movie scene than a household mishap. Rescuing her required a firefighter to be lowered into a gap as narrow as 6 inches. The tiny escape artist,…...
California kitten rescued from 10-foot rusted pipe finds foster home with dispatcher who took call
1+ week, 5+ day ago (407+ words) A kitten's terrifying plunge into a 10-foot-deep rusted pipe in California resulted in a wholesome and heartwarming ending — after being pulled to safety, cleaned up, and treated, the tiny survivor landed in foster care with the very dispatcher who helped…...
Tennessee tortoise missing for 2 weeks turns up nearly 6 miles away outside Nissan Stadium
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (284+ words) "I literally thought she may be gone for good." One Nashville family's missing tortoise pulled off an unlikely journey across the city, turning up near Nissan Stadium. After disappearing from a backyard on Nolensville Road, Ginny, a sulcata tortoise, was…...
California officer rescues terrified tuxedo kitten from 10-foot-deep rusted pipe
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (439+ words) "His paw pads were raw from his many unsuccessful attempts to climb out on his own." A tiny tuxedo kitten in Alameda, California, is safe after a terrifying tumble into a deep metal pipe, thanks to a determined rescue by…...
Wet, exhausted cottontail rescued from pool filter recovers at Oklahoma wildlife hospital
3+ week, 5+ day ago (345+ words) "This little one needed nothing more than some rest and TLC." A soaked eastern cottontail pulled from a pool filter got a second chance from WildCare Oklahoma (@wildcareoklahoma). The wildlife rehabilitation center posted the news on Instagram, pairing the bunny's…...