Thursday, April 14, 2011
Chinese Animal Lover Adopts 140 Stray Dogs
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Li Zongwen, a former chef from Wuhan, has made online headlines after Chinese media discovered he has taken in 140 stray dogs from the outskirts of the city. More images after the break...
The 59-year-old man began adopting strays from the streets of Wuhan in 2009, and in just two years time he has taken-in an impressive 140 hungry dogs. He put a roof over their heads, but admits he couldn’t afford to feed all of them, without donations from other local animal lovers. Food and rent for Mr. Li and his big family of canines cost around 5,000 yuan ($760) which is way more than he could pay on his own.
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Although sharing a home with 140 animals isn’t exactly an easy task, considering the noise he has to put up with at night, and the considerable mess he has to clean up after them, Li Zongwen doesn’t complain. On the contrary, he likes having them around as he prepares a big bowl of dog chow, using a garden shovel, and even eats his own meals in their company. Maybe he should get in touch with Ha Wenjin, the woman who looks after 1,500 stray dogs and 200 cats, I’m sure they have a lot to learn from each other.
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There has always been a lot of controversy regarding the way Chinese people treat dogs and cats, especially with gory videos of dogs being violently killed and prepared as food, but in reality, but people like Li Zongwen are proof that things are changing in the far east. For centuries, most Chinese people have been too concerned with feeding themselves and their families to waste food and affection on animals, but in recent years their attitude towards dogs has been gradually changing.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Cow jump like a Horse
"Luna" cow can jump like a horse? Well, that appears to be the case for "Luna," a Germany-residing cow who thinks she's a horse and behaves like one too. Schoolgirl Regina Mayer, who lives on a farm in Laufen, Germany, didn't worry when her parents couldn't afford to buy her a horse - she just trained her cow to ride instead, reports USA Today. The resourceful 15-year-old spent hours training Luna and the pair now go on long rides together. Luna can also jump over hurdles. After hours of arduous training, the pair regularly embark on long rides through the southern German countryside and do jumps over a makeshift hurdle of beer crates and painted logs, USA Today reports. "She thinks she's a horse," Regina joked. "When she wants to do something, she does it, when she doesn't, she doesn't. And she's often very headstrong but can also be really adorable." 04 more images after the break...
At least she's cute to Regina. To her fellow bovines and real horses, the jury is still out, reports USA Today.
Regina said, "Cows don't like her. They're jealous because she always gets goodies." And the horses? They either run away in fear or, more to the talented cow's liking, they hop the trail and ride along with Luna and Regina.
Trees Cocooned in Spiders Webs
An unexpected side-effect of the fl00ding in parts of Pakistan has been that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters. Because of the scale of the fl00ding and the fact that the water has taken so long to recede, many trees have become cocooned in spiders webs. People in this part of Sindh have never seen this phenonemon before – but they also report that there are now less mosquitos than they would expect, given the amoungt of stagnant, standing water that is around. It is thought that the mosquitos are getting caught in the spiders web thus reducing the risk of malaria, which would be one blessing for the people of Sindh, facing so many other hardships after the fl00ds. UK aid – in response to the Pakistan fl00ds – is helping millions of survivors return home and rebuild their lives. 08 more images after the break...
Photos: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development
Deepika Padukone in Dum Maro Dum
Baffling wasn't it? So was it for Deepika Padukone. The actress was recently offered Rs. 4 crores by a wealthy NRI family in London to perform the four minute long 'Dum Maro Dum' song for them in private. Deepika, who had stayed away from private performances, turned down this offer too, though the pay was alluring. The family had requested Deepika Padukone to dance for the song wearing the same silver tattered mini skirt she wore in the movie. Deepika confirmed her stand that she will not perform in private parties, no matter how high the price offered. While Deepika Padukone has maintained a ban on private performances, her colleagues Katrina Kaif and Mallika Sherawat have been raking income from private performances. Last year, Priyanka Chopra was offered three crores for performing at a private New Year eve party but the offer was turned down by the actress. 13 More images after the break...
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