A new study shows more than a quarter of British dogs are as stressed as their over-worked owners, and a third are prone to vomiting or diarrhea as a result of neglect. Chris Price, business manager with Direct Line Pet Insurance, says, "Dogs are very sensitive to their owners' moods and pick up on when they are unhappy, unwell or under pressure. "

The city of Rome is prohibiting goldfish bowls, after animal rights activists say the bowls are harmful to fish. The classic spherical fish bowls are banned under a new by-law. It also prevents fish or other animals being given away as fairground prizes.

Cats have long been blamed for triggering asthma attacks in humans, but veterinarians in Scotland say it may also work the other way around, that cat sneeze you hear might be from you. Irritants such as cigarette smoke, dusty homes, and human dandruff can raise inflammation in feline lungs and worsen pre-existing cases of asthma in cats.

Piscataway police discover a three foot alligator as they make the rounds to help people from their homes in flooded portions of the town which has seen over a foot of rain in the last ten-days. "It's not normal to find an alligator around here," Lt. George Maurer tells the Associated Press. "I know we've had a lot of rain but come on!. "

French anti-fur activists struck a Vogue editor in the face with a cream pie. Anna Wintour, editor of the U. S. edition of Vogue, was attacked for her support of the use of animal fur by the fashion industry. Wintour was hit in the face with a tofu cream pie as she left the Chloe fashion ready-to-wear show at the Tuileries Gardens in central Paris. It was the second such attack this year on on the Vogue Editrix, who is an unapologetic fur supporter according to animal rights groups and even has the nickname "pelt pusher".