A 200-pound potbellied pig named Romeo is living as a major part of the household of a family in St. Albans, Queens. The part-Vietnamese potbellied, who was bought from a farm in Long Island, was described by the Cummings family to be completely housebroken, and has never brought any complaints from the neighbors. He was reported to consume three pounds of pellet food daily, and is taken for a walk four times a day without a leash.

Abandoned by their mother, six tiny kittens have suddenly found themselves being taken care of by an unlikely surrogate mother - a rabbit. According veterinary nurse, Melanie Humble, 29, the bunny took the kittens after their mother left thinking her pet cat would care for them as her own.

Two turkeys have been released from a possible death sentence, thanks to the unconditional pardon given by President Bush himself. The distribution of the pardon for the two fowls was done during the 60th annual pardoning ceremony of the National Thanksgiving Turkey, in which the White House saves at least one bird from the blade of the axe.

Three days after their first encounter, a 93-year-old man proposed to his 85-year-old girlfriend. And with their wedding expected to take place before the year ends, they are now set to become Britain's oldest newly-weds. According to James Mason, the moment he met his Peggy Clark at a day-care center in Paignton, Devon, they both knew immediately that it was love at first sight.

After its 5,000 first edition copies sold out, Iranian authorities banned the latest novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez after they realized its title had been altered. Titled "Memories of My Melancholy Whores", the book was printed in Farsi as "Memories of Melancholy Sweethearts" and was sold out in Iran within three weeks.