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(UPI) A singing parrot found wandering loose on the streets of England has been reunited with his owner -- and his canine best friend.

The RSPCA said the cockatiel was found lost on a street in the Kearsley area of Bolton, near Manchester, sparking a search for his owner.

The group said the talkative bird, named Ernie, has now being reunited ...Read more

Dear Cathy,

We've got an amazingly bright six-year-old female lab named Duchess. When my wife comes home from work, Duchess stands between us, hugs me, and seems to push my wife away.

She doesn't put her paws like that on anyone else. She hardly ever barks at us but often does during this moment. She exhibits no aggression. Do you think ...Read more

(UPI) A Michigan man who fell through the ice into a frigid lake can thank the efforts of his obedient dog for his successful rescue, Michigan State Police said.

The MSP said in a news release that Motor Carrier Officer Kammeron Bennetts responded to a call reporting a 65-year-old Traverse City man had fallen through the ice into Arbutus Lake ...Read more

Dear Cathy,

I visited my son and daughter-in-law over the holidays. They have an eight-year-old rescued German Shepherd (GSD) mix that I had never met. In the past, she attacked a neighbor's dog, ripping its ear. When I met her, she gave me a fierce stare and growled. My daughter-in-law petted her and said, "It's all right, it's all right."

I ...Read more

(UPI) A cat who went missing from her owner's home turned out to have gone for an 800-mile road trip across England and Wales in the engine compartment of a moving van.

Laura Teale said her family's 8-year-old Siamese cat, Jasmine, failed to return home for dinner at her Weston-super-Mare home on the same day that her neighbors moved to ...Read more

(UPI) A Florida sheriff's deputy on patrol ended up loading a bobcat into his patrol car when the wild animal appeared to be injured.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office shared photos of the deputy lifting the bobcat and loading it into his patrol vehicle in Precinct 4.

The deputy took the bobcat to Blue Pearl Animal Hospital.

The sheriff's ...Read more