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

Emaciated kitten size of Mars bar fighting for life after fleas killed rest of his litter.A KITTEN the same size as a Mars Bar needs lifesaving treatment after his brothers and sisters were killed by fleas.

When the oldest one surfaces at about midday, I am still sitting in a chair watching the cat on the sofa.“The cat’s not well,” I say.“Isn’t he?” the oldest says.“Dad thinks he’s about to check out,” my wife says from the doorway, being unnecessarily faithful to my phrasing.“So take him to the vet,” the oldest one says.

While I’m always pleasantly surprised when in rains for four straight hours instead of seven, this can make it difficult to balance the tortoise’s desire to be outside with spring’s eccentric schedule.“Harold,” says the cat.“Keep trying,” I say.When I look up an hour later, the grapes and the tortoise are gone.

Rolo was very excited to see his family working from home (Picture: Emma Smith)We might be struggling with being cooped up due to coronavirus-related self-isolation and social distancing, but some are benefiting from the lockdown.

In fact, it could all be to do with astrology, with 32% of pet owners believing that Mercury Retrograde causes their pets to act strangely.

David Fernández, a 26-year-old from Santiago, Chile, has been adopting stray dogs living in harsh conditions and giving them a little TLC.

It took Lissa an hour to wrangle the sex toy out of Hunis mouth (Picture: Caters News).

Max accidentally hit the gear stick into reverse, locking the owner out of the car and causing the vehicle to circle the cul-de-sac for nearly an hour.

Coco the dog is home safe after going on a wild ride in upstate New York.Coco did suffer some injuries, including a broken elbow, but the pooch is in stable condition and now resting at home with her family.

Alfie the Staffie cross went on an adventure by himself (Picture: North News / NNP)An adventurous dog enjoyed a solo bus ride through Darlington after wandering off from his owner.

But one hotel has stepped it up a notch – by offering guests the chance to have prosecco and puppies delivered to their door. The Kimpton Hotel Monaco, in Denver, has launched a new ‘Puppies + Prosecco Package’, where guests can book their own private puppy party while drinking bubbles.

The picture of Moose, a three-year-old Labrador mix, was shared online by North Star Pet Rescue, a charity in New Jersey, in hopes of finding him a new home.

For four programmes they needed 12 dogs with owners who would still be reliably useless at puppy training at the three-month mark. By the end of training all three puppies have made some progress (for Athena it’s mostly in the weight department; she’s put on another two stone) and their owners have been on a journey.

Bonnie thought it was just a normal toy (Picture: Mercury Press & Media) It was quite the surprise for Lee Edwards (Picture: Mercury Press & Media) A mortified Jenna put the offending item in a bag and it was collected by the red-faced neighbour later that day.

Gusting winds in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania reached the level of "hold on tight to your small dog so it doesn't fly away" this week. Thankfully there were no flying dogs reported in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

As a detailed investigation into the killing gets underway, the park explained how the fight broke out in the following short statement: “Shouri gained access to an adjacent paddock where two other tigers, Red and Yana, were waiting to be let into the main enclosure.

(Picture: RSPCA/WALES NEWS SERVICE)Ellie said: ‘Poor Roxy was unable to move free – but she was very calm, and seemed remarkably pleased with herself to have got into such a pickle!

So, for a donation to the Seattle Animal Shelter, the couple and their wedding guests received an hour with a litter of six kittens. "We had such a great experience with them that we also want to help other people have the same experience at their weddings," Colleen said.

(Picture: Dogs of Instagram/eva.espresso)It’s a disappointing truth that we must all come to terms with: A photo of a dog will get more likes than that selfie that took an hour and a bit.