Saved by a screen break at the cinema

Saved by a screen break at the cinema

Caroline Cole Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.“Always put your complaint in writing” is good advice (How to complain effectively – and get results, 21 March ).Thank you, Alys Fowler, for reminding us of the importance of the humble weed (16 March ).

'Moo-ve along’ Families stunned to find COWS peering through front windows

'Moo-ve along’ Families stunned to find COWS peering through front windows

Fire crews from Lymm, Middlewich and Bollington moo-ved them to a secure area until we could get them transported to safety — Lymm Fire Station (@LymmFS)."Fire crews from Lymm, Middlewich and Bollington moo-ved them to a secure area until we could get them transported to safety.".

Couple sent letter saying they’re ‘evil’ for not walking their dogs enough

Couple sent letter saying they’re ‘evil’ for not walking their dogs enough

The two Dobermanns are allowed to run around their garden (Picture: Kate Field/MEN Media)A married couple was left ‘raging’ after being sent a letter calling them ‘evil’ for not walking their dogs .

Field day for dogs as owners pay by the hour for safe green spaces

Field day for dogs as owners pay by the hour for safe green spaces

Twice a week, in rural Cambridgeshire, Rebecca Lee hires a private field for her dog, Moscow, to run about in for an hour.

Cat found in rubble of building 9 days after Kentucky tornado

Cat found in rubble of building 9 days after Kentucky tornado

(AP) — Nine days after a tornado demolished his three-story office building in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, Sonny “Hoot” Gibson was standing in the rubble when he thought he heard a faint meow.

Huntsman filmed shooting dog dead ‘that was no longer fit for purpose’

Huntsman filmed shooting dog dead ‘that was no longer fit for purpose’

The Duke of Beaufort’s Hunt insisted dogs were ‘humanely euthanised’ (Picture: Keep the Ban / SWNS)Kennel staff at a leading countryside hunt have been filmed shooting dead retired hounds.

Couple use ingenious Ring doorbell trap to find dog who went missing for 10 days

Couple use ingenious Ring doorbell trap to find dog who went missing for 10 days

Aurora is happy to be safe at home with her family (Picture: PA Real Life)Dogs are family, something office manager Meghan Savage, 29, knows only too well.Meghan cut up her clothes and laid them in the field to attract Aurora (Picture: PA Real Life).

'SNL' star Kenan Thompson surprises high school students with unexpected message

'SNL' star Kenan Thompson surprises high school students with unexpected message

So it’s surprising that he never played a veterinarian until being cast in the upcoming "Clifford the Big Red Dog" movie.Comedian Kenan Thompson addresses high school students at an event hosted by Banfield Pet Hospital and the Boys & Girls Club of Whittier on Sept.

‘Oh my gosh, the kittens!’ How the pandemic unleashed bedlam in veterinary clinics

‘Oh my gosh, the kittens!’ How the pandemic unleashed bedlam in veterinary clinics

Meanwhile, more and more pet owners sought out emergency vet services to treat acute complaints like ear or bladder infections – ailments that aren’t necessarily life-threatening, but are nonetheless painful for pets.“It overwhelmed us very quickly,” says Kasey Littlefield, a veterinary technician who works at emergency clinics in Los Angeles county.

Cat in the outfield delays Yankees game for several minutes

Cat in the outfield delays Yankees game for several minutes

Fans cheer as a security guard holds a door open so that a cat that entered the field in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles can exit.

Wild sheep rescued in Australia shorn of 75 pounds of wool

Wild sheep rescued in Australia shorn of 75 pounds of wool

A wild and ailing sheep found in a forest in Australia, named Baarack by rescuers, has yielded a fleece weighing more than 75 pounds - nearly half the weight of an adult kangaroo - after being shorn for the first time in years.

Dog’s Best Friend by Simon Garfield – our canine fascination

Dog’s Best Friend by Simon Garfield – our canine fascination

If you’re in the market for 300-odd pages of mostly interesting things that Garfield has thought, invented or Googled about dogs, slapped down in no particular order, then Dog’s Best Friend will be your jam.

Photos let you see the world through your pet’s eyes

Photos let you see the world through your pet’s eyes

This is because while humans have loads of cones in our retinas, cats have a bunch of rods; a different type of photoreceptor cell that’s sensitive to low light.Goldfish can actually see more colours than humans, and they can see ultraviolet light, too.

Farmer shot family’s tiny cockapoo in face ‘then smiled at owner’

Farmer shot family’s tiny cockapoo in face ‘then smiled at owner’

The pet dog was shot dead by a farmer who said it attacked one of his sheep (Picture: Kerri Malley / SWNS)A dog owner has claimed a sheep farmer ‘smiled at her’ after shooting her pet in the face.

Jennifer Aniston just adopted an adorable new puppy — see the video!

Jennifer Aniston just adopted an adorable new puppy — see the video!

Jennifer Aniston has a new member in her family, and he's cute as can be.The "Friends" alum, 51, introduced Lord Chesterfield, her recently adopted puppy, in a video posted to on Sunday.

Giraffes have adorable reaction to finally going outside after long winter

Giraffes have adorable reaction to finally going outside after long winter

Warmer temperatures in Chicago allowed the Brookfield Zoo giraffes to head outside for the first time this year and they took !They started running around and stretching their legs.Giraffes Arnieta (left) and Potoka (right) stretch their legs outside for the first time following winter.

Hunt for heartless gunman who SHOT mother dog twice in the head

Hunt for heartless gunman who SHOT mother dog twice in the head

SHOCKED animal crime investigators are hunting a gunman who shot a mother dog twice in the head after she had puppies.Vets say the extremely emaciated dog would have suffered considerably before she died and her body dumped in the field.

Hunters blame activists after pack of 40 dogs rip fox to shreds

Hunters blame activists after pack of 40 dogs rip fox to shreds

In response, a spokesman for the East Sussex and Romney Marsh Hunt has said there is no evidence to suggest the fox was alive when it was found, before slamming the saboteurs for blowing horns to distract the dogs.

The real star of Monday night's Cowboys-Giants game was a black cat

The real star of Monday night's Cowboys-Giants game was a black cat

The black cat is one of several resident strays that live in the bleachers at MetLife Stadium and usually come out after the game, building security officials told New York Giants reporter Madelyn Burke.

'A nudge to pick up the fudge': US city flags dog poo left in public places

'A nudge to pick up the fudge': US city flags dog poo left in public places

Campaign in Springfield, Missouri, urges residents to clean up after pets as city says it picks up nearly 25 pounds of dog poo a week.