Had fun sitting in for Scott Ross today. Here on Phoenix we try to bring you interesting and sometimes quirky news stories from around the world. Well today all I could seem to find were weird stories involving animals.
The owner of a notorious cat burglar is attempting to reunite his pet’s stolen goods with their rightful owners.
Sticky pawed ‘Naughty Norris’ has been prowling the Bedminster area and in the past year has brought home everything from sports bras and boxer shorts to dishcloths and sausages.
His embarrassed owner, Richard Windsor, has now written an apologetic note to neighbours explaining Norris’s behaviour, and inviting them to reclaim their missing items.
A small fish with a big reputation – for biting off the testicles of men in the waters of Papua New Guinea – is on the move. It has made its way to France and there are fears it could be headed for London next.
It was reported last month that the exotic pacu, had been discovered in Sweden’s Orsund Sound.
The discovery sparked a warning to Swedish men not to engage in nude bathing.
A Scandinavian fish expert, Henrik Carl, warned the fish could grow to 90 centimetres, weigh up to 25kg and slice through flesh with their human-like teeth. Ouch!
Police, an ambulance and RSPCA staff were called to Ribblesdale Court in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire.
Resident Merrell Smith said the ferret, nicknamed Fred, snapped at her feet for over an hour and when her neighbour tried to intervene, the ferret bit him before attacking someone else.
The commotion stopped when one of the residents lured the ferret into a cat box with a piece of ham and trapped it inside.
However, despite being caged the ferret still bit the RSPCA officer who came to collect it.
AND FINALLY…
Bride to Be?
Former stone cutter Aparecido Castaldo, 74, has decided to end his solitutude to marry his pet goat, Carmelita.
The wedding is scheduled for 13 October in Igreja do Diabo, or Devil’s Church, in the city of Jundiai, Brazil.
“She doesn’t speak and doesn’t want money,” says the father of eight children from four different marriages.
Mr Castaldo, who has been in love with the pet for two years, has promised that the marriage will not be consummated.
So did you hear the one about the radio presenter and the panda? Oh yes Scott Ross will be back tomorrow!
