Fat Cats And Podgy Puppies Among Pets In Weight Loss Competition Fat cats are known for being greedy but Fifi Bottomley takes the biscuit. The morbidly obese moggy is just one of the family pets hoping to get in shape for a national competition. Weighing in at a hefty 9.3kg (1st 7lb), Fifi is double the size she should be. Fifi will be joining other flabby felines and portly pups to receive tailored diet advice and exercise – with the winner receiving a year’s supply of pet food. The animal losing the most weight over the next six months will also win their owner a pet-friendly holiday worth £500. Fifi, from Bradford, is going up against ten other contestants including a roast dinner-loving labrador, a border collie whose excess pounds play havoc with his arthritis and a rabbit who weighs more than the average cat. Combined, the animals are more than 152kg (24st) overweight. The PDSA says about 2.9million dogs and 3million cats are losing the battle of the bulge in Britain after 90 per cent of owners admitted feeding them cheese, crisps and takeaways. But the charity’s Sean Wensley said: ‘It’s never too late to make positive changes to a pet’s diet and lifestyle.’ For the original article, go here. |
Playful Polar Bear Family Finally Emerge After Months In Hibernation Two playful polar bear cubs crawl over their mother dozing in the spring sunshine – as she shows a patience only a parent could have.
The portraits were captured as the family emerged from their snow den for the first time since the cubs were born in the depths of winter. And faced with their first sight of sunshine on the shores of Canada’s Hudson Bay, the pair wanted nothing more than to clamber all over her. However only after she had first gingerly poked her head outside to see if it was safe for them to emerge. Photographer Christine Haines said: ‘Only pregnant females enter maternity dens to give birth. The cubs are usually born in December and emerge in March. 'Once she has opened the den, it can take several days before she will bring them out. 'It took six days to wait for them to emerge. Our coldest day was -48C (-54F) with wind chill.’ Despite the mother’s powerful frame, she will not have eaten for months in hibernation, so as soon as the cubs are ready, the family sets off towards the edge of the sea ice where the mother will start hunting, giving her cubs their first lesson. The snapper added: 'This was a dream come true for me to see them in their natural environment.’ For the original article, go here. |
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Why do live-oak trees try to pollinate my car every Spring? Donkey Because pollinating your car in the fall would be silly. |
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@Seedsower is this week's winner!
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Who does she think she is? Little Miss Muffet? Where is her tuffet?
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Dead Turkey Jokes of the Day
In 1998 Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA Today announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a "Left-Handed Whopper" specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new whopper included the same ingredients as the original Whopper (lettuce, tomato, hamburger patty, etc.), but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of their left-handed customers. The following day Burger King issued a follow-up release revealing that although the Left-Handed Whopper was a hoax, thousands of customers had gone into restaurants to request the new sandwich. Simultaneously, according to the press release, "many others requested their own 'right handed' version." |
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