A three year old girl was found by social workers in Russia, being cared for in her family home by her pet dogs. The girl’s mother, an alcoholic, had neglected the girl, leaving her to fend for herself. Luckily her dogs adopted her into their ‘pack’. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Police dogs in the western city of Duesseldorf will no longer get their feet dirty when on patrol -- the entire dog unit will soon be equipped with blue plastic fiber shoes. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

For most dogs, it would be temptation beyond endurance. But for Yoko the labrador, being teased by a cat is all in a day's work. Sixteen-month-old Yoko is a pupil at the Guide Dogs charity's training school, where Leo the tabby is a key member of staff. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

In the wake of the heatwave that swept Britain these last few days has lead to two police dogs left in a car dying of heat exhaustion. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

A six-year-old Virginia girl loves dogs so much she raised money to buy five bullet-proof vests for the Newport News K-9 division picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

Natasha Mikhailova was kept locked in a room with dogs and cats for several years, causing her to behave like an animal. She does not speak, laps up her food and drink with her tongue, and walks on all fours. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Police alerted and rushed to the rescue. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Two Russian-born sisters are due to become assistant professors of finance in New York later this year, at the tender ages of 19 and 21, university officials said. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Mark your calendars and get ready to buy tickets (and pay for them at $50 to much more). picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

Police have issued an Amber Alert for an 11-year-old girl who's gone missing with a 23-year-old boyfriend (who is a convicted felon, btw), but the Texas Department of Public Safety declined to sanction the alert because the child left willingly. picked by lynxears 10 months ago

Polish police found a 38-year-old Armenian man trying to illegally enter the country by hiding in a woman's luggage. Police said the man was inside a suitcase on a Kiev-to-Berlin passenger train. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

"A mother who scolded her tantrum-throwing daughter in a shop was outraged to be visited at home by police who told her it was inappropriate to reprimand the girl in the light of Madeleine McCann's disappearance." picked by gammerus 2 years ago

The 5-metre span metal bridge disappeared from a river crossing in the Ryazan region, east of Moscow. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A drunk 11 year old girl led police on dangerous high-speed chase ending in a crash. Her parents must be so proud. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

A California man has been arrested after police say they found about 300 dead cats stuffed into freezers in his house. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Two police community support officers are under investigation after they were spotted hiding behind a tree as a man was beaten up by three teenage girls. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Police were in a three-hour standoff with a shed behind a Salt Lake City home before finding out it was locked and empty. Neighbors were evacuated and police shut down a portion of a city street nearby. picked by equinox 11 months ago

The dogs have proved so successful in sniffing out the chemicals used in illicit manufacturing that gangsters have put a $30,000 (£17,000) bounty on their heads. picked by Moogle 1 year ago

German police broke into a darkened flat fearing they would find a dead body after neighbours complained of a nasty smell seeping out onto the staircase. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Four boys ages 9 to 14 are in custody after Phoenix police say they lured an 8-year-old girl to an empty storage shed, held her down and sexually assaulted her.

Girl's Liberian family says she brought them shame.

**Related picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago