Frustrated with numerous and repeated technical problems that had grounded its entire international route fleet of two Boeing 757s, officials for Nepal's state-owned airline committed the ritual killing of two goats. Nepal Airline officials hoped that the sacrifice would appease the Hindu Sky God, Akash Bhairab. Ritual animal sacrifice is a common and accepted practice in the Hindu religion.

Chubby and overweight animals in a South Korean zoo will be put on a diet after almost ten years of eating processed foods. Animals at the Seoul Grand Park zoo had been eating more than the normal amount of food intake per day so the animal management have decided to increase amount of their natural food intake and decrease the processed foods.

For the fourth consecutive year, all the dogs in Ramapo, New York are invited to an exclusive pool party at Spook Rock Pool. The fourth annual Dog Days of Summer K-9 Pool Party will take place from noon to 3 p. m. on Sept. 9. The event helps to raise funds for animal care and education about dogs.

A solo physician flying a one-seat plane across Mississippi had the shock of his flying career when he discovered a gray rattle snake aboard. Dr. Ed Carruth noticed the reptile as it began "licking" his arm.

A two-headed calf born at a California farm was euthanized Wednesday after one its lungs collapsed. The animal, named Blinky, was born at Tulare's Hamstra Dairy on Tuesday morning with two heads, four eyes, two noses and two mouths.