An agency for pets called Hollywood Paws have been sued by more than a dozen owners of a Rottweiler and other dogs for not making their pooches into stars. They claim that the firm had charged them tens of thousands of dollars but failed to procure film and television auditions for their pets. "I lost a lot of money," said Rachel Armstrong, owner of Goliath the Rottweiler.

What was intended as entertainment proved to be a disaster as delegates at the Australia and New Zealand Climate Forum in Canberra walked out in disgust when a striptease, complete with corsets and balloons, emerged from the backstage to provide a lighthearted break from the long hours of discussion regarding rising temperatures. The show was cut short and organizers had to issue an apology as some scientists were offended by the act.

A strip-tease has spurred Australian Government sponsors to pull their money from the Australian National University campaign on global warming. Event coordinators thought the 45-minute show complete with women dressed in corsets covered in balloons would serve as light-hearted entertainment for the global warming conference. Instead it had some delegates walking out of the room. The show was cut after 10 minutes.

Pranksters release two live snakes during a showing of "Snakes on a Plane" in a Phoenix, Arizona theater. AMC Entertainment Inc. spokeswoman Melanie Bell says two diamondback rattlesnakes were set loose during the movie, which is about deadly snakes terrorizing passengers on a plane. She tells Reuters, "One was found in the parking lot during the show, and the other in the movie theater. They were both removed, and no one was harmed. "

London, England (AHN)-Britain's biggest theme park announced it has called off the country's first "National Muslim Fun Day" because of lack of interest. Alton Towers in central England was to open on September 17 for Muslims-complete with halal food, a strict dress code and prayer areas.