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Every week Kaye Browne checks out the latest pet and animal news from Australia and around the world.

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When is a rabbit, not a rabbit?
The amazing 'Camera Pill'
'Killer' Wind Turbines
Poster girl dog Chi Chi highlights animal cruelty

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Cheetah's Best Friend Could Be A Dog!
The 5 Fascinating Faces Of Felines
* Meet Brian - The Swimming Surfing Cane Toad Eating Spider

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Chronic Kidney Disease In Cats
Have A Heart - Cure Heart Disease
* Chicken Nappies Could Be A Hit!

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  • Anatolian Shepherds guarding Namibian farmers' crops from Cheetahs!

  • Study: Cats really do have 5 distinct personalities

  • A cane toad eating spider named 'Brian' !

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Terrific Titanium For Macaw Miracle
Lost/Stolen Dog Found 4,000km From Home
* Not So Little Piggy Went To Town!

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Smarter Than The Average Dog
Human Animal Bond Deeper Than First Thought
* What Goes'Round Comes 'Round!

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Smallest Animal Kills More People
Smart Dogs Live Longer
* Aussie Good Samaratins Re-unite Man & His Dog

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Health tracking technology has gone to the dogs…
3D printers continue to improve prosthetics
Bald eagles trained to 'body slam' drones
Scientists uncover source of animal 'pie-bald' patterns

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Study proves dog bite victims 'doing the wrong thing'
Dogs share more than 350 diseases with humans
* Kindy kids lunchtime lizard now the classroom pet!
Plus...
1st Future Vet Kids Camper accepted into VetSci Uni

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- Single Chemo Tablet Trial Spikes Cancer Fighting T Effector Cells!
- Brisbane Hi-Rise Cat Puzzled By All The Attention

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* Do dogs really know how we feel?

* Vets & nurses in VIC & WA praised for bushfire work.

* No more surgery for routine de-sexing?

  • Love or Lust? - Kangaroo has Twitter in a twist!

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* Researchers produce a healthy litter of puppies by invitro fertilization. But why?

* Apparently sleeping WITH your pet is good for you!

  • Love cats? - Would you love 'eau de cologne of feline'?

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* A 7 month old shar-pei puppy called Henry was dog-napped from the front of a Sydney café this week.

* Why’s Vincent so special? He’s the feline equivalent of a super-hero thanks to his high tech titanium legs.

  • Eric the parrot swears so much you could be forgiven for thinking Eric he was trained by a drunken sailor on shore leave!

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Monster Bushfires Kill Thousands Of Pigs In South Australia

Knife Wielding Car-Jacker Also Carries A Dog!

Exiled Russian Royalty's Loyal Dog Re-homed

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A French police dog named Diesel is the world’s latest hero after he was killed in the Paris raid targeting a 4th cell of terrorists.


Closer to home - a Melbourne family is urging pet owners to always phone ahead to their Vet if their pet has been bitten by a snake and they’re rushing to get emergency treatment.

And lastly – something a little ‘different’ from Leicester in England where a love-struck Bulldog had to be freed by fire crews after she got her head stuck in a cat door while chasing down a potential mate.

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A TV news crew in Thailand has discovered a rare creature in the Bang Rakam region which has everyone freaking out.
The animal which looks like a tiny tiger - but barks like a dog –


Everyone likes Firefighters right?
Well there’s one fireman in Brazil who right now is THE most loved and appreciated right around the world after video of him carrying out a rescue went viral.


Speaking of viral videos we couldn’t resist telling you about a skate-boarding Bulldog called Otto who has broken the record for skate-boarding through a tunnel of human legs.

The news isn’t all about dogs… you might have noticed there’s been a flurry of furry cat cafes opening up in capital cities here and overseas… well, a Bristol pub in merry old England has gone one further… describing itself as the purr-fect place to unwind with a pint of beer – but you have to like cats.