Our animal friends are always reminding us that it's their planet, too. Here's the latest on humanity's ongoing struggle with its beastly friends.
Lame Excuse for Pet Massacre
A Wisconsin man shot allegedly said he shot his girlfriend's two dogs and four cats in the "best interest" of the family because they were fighting.
Hurray for the Gay Penguin Wedding
Who says China isn't a bastion of Civil Liberties? At least their gay penguins can marry.
Leaping Needlefish Impales Man's Nose
In what is being called the first recorded needlefish injury, a 29-year-old man was hit with such force his nose was completely pierced. He was treated at an Israeli hospital.Fur Flies in Domestic Dispute
Photo Courtesy Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
Paul Wood, 25, faces animal cruelty and criminal mischief charges after chucking the family cat at his wife.
Orangutan Learns to Jet Ski
What would Charlton Heston say if he knew that a super-intelligent four-year-old orangutan at Maimi's Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species donned a wetsuit as she cruises on a jet ski? Take your stinking hands of that recreational waterborne vehicle you damn, dirty ape!Thrillseekers Not So Thrilled by Cougar
Miami-Dade Police Dept.
A 16 year old Fla. girl was mauled by a couger after she and her boyfriend entered the home of a man who legally owned several wild animals, including alligators, snakes and jungle cats.
Swedish Bestiality Ring Exposed
A self-proclaimed group of "zoophiles" met regularly on the Internet to discuss man-on-animal sex. According to a Swedish newspaper's exposé a 45-year-old father of two children led the group. After allegations of having sex with a dog purchased on the Internet, he strongly defended himself. "Any of the times I did anything with her she was the one who backed into me and provoked it," he's quoted as saying. "She was in heat and made herself available."Jogger Runs With Fox Latched Onto Arm
This is one reason why your father told you to always carry a tire iron. Michelle Felicetta of Arizona was jogging when a fox bit her and latched onto her arm. Unable to beat the critter off, she ran a mile back to her car, where she was able to pry open its jaw.Snake Spa: A Slithering Massage
Ever since that run-in with Adam and Eve, snakes have gotten a bad rap in the Holy Land. But at Ada Barak's spa in northern Israel, slithering reptiles don't give people the creeps. They give deep-tissue massages.
