Thursday, November 06, 2014
Flailing, upside-down elephant rescued from ditch
A juvenile male Asian elephant somehow became trapped upside-down in an irrigation ditch at Borhola, near Diphloo tea estate in Assam, India, at the weekend.
He was struggling to move and trumpeting, clearly in pain.
The elephant is believed to have become trapped the previous night when its herd tried to sneak into the nearby paddy field nearby and had fallen into the ditch.
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A veterinarian gave the elephant some medicine to ease his pain and calm him, after which point a team from IFAW-Wildlife Trust of India, set to work. Using shovels and spades, they carefully widened the ditch around the animal to give him more room to turn over and find a foothold. After about an hour of digging, the elephant was finally able to raise himself up and out of the ditch. The elephant also managed a small mock chase at the crowd but soon it made its way towards the nearest forest.
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A veterinarian gave the elephant some medicine to ease his pain and calm him, after which point a team from IFAW-Wildlife Trust of India, set to work. Using shovels and spades, they carefully widened the ditch around the animal to give him more room to turn over and find a foothold. After about an hour of digging, the elephant was finally able to raise himself up and out of the ditch. The elephant also managed a small mock chase at the crowd but soon it made its way towards the nearest forest.
Woman arrested on drug charges
A woman was arrested in Ocala, Florida, on Saturday after police say they found marijuana and prescription drugs in her car.
Regina Mays, 52, was driving towards an Ocala Police Department car with her high beam on when she was pulled over.
The officer thought he smelled marijuana, so he called for a K-9 unit and Babbo the dog alerted that drugs were present.
The officer then found a marijuana joint in the centre console and a variety of pills for which she did not have a prescription in Mays's purse. Mays was charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, a felony, and was booked into the Marion County Jail.
Regina Mays, 52, was driving towards an Ocala Police Department car with her high beam on when she was pulled over.
The officer thought he smelled marijuana, so he called for a K-9 unit and Babbo the dog alerted that drugs were present.
The officer then found a marijuana joint in the centre console and a variety of pills for which she did not have a prescription in Mays's purse. Mays was charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, a felony, and was booked into the Marion County Jail.
Naked man ran along rooftops before breaking into house and biting lady in bed on the leg
A San Francisco couple received a rude awakening over the weekend. Police said a naked man broke into their home and attacked them.
At around 3am on Sunday morning, residents on Brighton Avenue began to hear loud noises above their homes.
Several neighbours heard the sounds because apparently, the intruder was going rooftop to rooftop before he decided to settle on a yellow house. According to authorities, he broke a side window and then went inside an upper storey of the house.
Police said the intruder was completely naked. He fought with the homeowner and bit him on the shoulder, then jumped into his wife’s bed and bit her on the leg. Officers arrived quickly and took the intruder into custody.
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Neighbours said the burglar had to be restrained to a gurney and the intruder was screaming incoherently. “He was crazy,” said Stephen Wong, an eyewitness. “I saw them take a guy out on a stretcher and put him in an ambulance.” The suspect’s name has not been released.
Several neighbours heard the sounds because apparently, the intruder was going rooftop to rooftop before he decided to settle on a yellow house. According to authorities, he broke a side window and then went inside an upper storey of the house.
Police said the intruder was completely naked. He fought with the homeowner and bit him on the shoulder, then jumped into his wife’s bed and bit her on the leg. Officers arrived quickly and took the intruder into custody.
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Neighbours said the burglar had to be restrained to a gurney and the intruder was screaming incoherently. “He was crazy,” said Stephen Wong, an eyewitness. “I saw them take a guy out on a stretcher and put him in an ambulance.” The suspect’s name has not been released.
Mystery of dead porpoise discovered in pool of blood in village alleyway a mile from the sea
Residents of a West Sussex village were shocked and outraged when they found a four-foot-long porpoise dumped in an alleyway near their homes.
The male harbour porpoise, a relation of the whale and dolphin, was found in a pool of blood in Pilgrims Walk, Tarring just outside Worthing, at 6.05pm on Saturday.
Tim Allen, 31, of Pilgrims Walk, was one of the first people on the scene after his neighbour knocked on his door and insisted there was something he needed to see. Mr Allen said: “It was all very surreal. Your eyes were seeing a porpoise, but your brain just wouldn’t process it. It looked like it had been dragged, but even so, that would require a lot of effort.
"We're all floundering as to who, or what, would do such a thing. It's mad." He said that its body was warm and blood was dripping out its body. He rang the RSPCA, who sent an emergency inspector to examine the mammal. Tim added: "Nobody has a clue how it got here. We were all stood round, all bemused. If it was put there as a joke, it wasn't a funny joke."
The corpse has been taken to the Zoological Society of London, where a post-mortem will be conducted. A spokesman for the RSPCA said: "At present, we are not aware of any animal welfare issues but it is hoped tests will provide answers to this. He may have died from natural causes and washed up on the beach, and then later transported inland."
Tim Allen, 31, of Pilgrims Walk, was one of the first people on the scene after his neighbour knocked on his door and insisted there was something he needed to see. Mr Allen said: “It was all very surreal. Your eyes were seeing a porpoise, but your brain just wouldn’t process it. It looked like it had been dragged, but even so, that would require a lot of effort.
"We're all floundering as to who, or what, would do such a thing. It's mad." He said that its body was warm and blood was dripping out its body. He rang the RSPCA, who sent an emergency inspector to examine the mammal. Tim added: "Nobody has a clue how it got here. We were all stood round, all bemused. If it was put there as a joke, it wasn't a funny joke."
The corpse has been taken to the Zoological Society of London, where a post-mortem will be conducted. A spokesman for the RSPCA said: "At present, we are not aware of any animal welfare issues but it is hoped tests will provide answers to this. He may have died from natural causes and washed up on the beach, and then later transported inland."
Scary swan taken away for treatment
A swan that has been scaring people in a seaside town may have been sick with lead poisoning, it has emerged.
The female swan has been seen for two weeks in St Mawes, Cornwall, with residents reporting its aggressive behaviour.
It has been blocking the main road into the town and has wandered into shops and cafes.
The RSPCA has taken it away for treatment for suspected poisoning and hopes to return it in two weeks. Laurence Wood, assistant manager at the St Mawes Hotel, said: "This swan just rocked up in the village. He was on the slipway to begin with and then on the main road and outside the shops. The road is quite a small single track road and he's been blocking cars."
Dawn Andrews, from the visitor centre, said a number of people had reported being scared by the animal's behaviour. "We are just happy that it's going to be safe," she said. "We were concerned that it had lost a mate." Wayne Hoole, store manager of the Fat Face store, said it had been snapping at a car park attendant. "It once came in the door and we coaxed him out," he said.
"We had to keep the door shut for about 10 minutes because he was going to come back in. It was quite surreal." Krysia Be Kergorlay, who runs bed-and-breakfast accommodation in the town, said: "I understand that because it was weak it may have been expelled by its flock and was seeking refuge on land. Hopefully it will be fine and will return to its flock." The RSPCA confirmed it was treating the swan at a St Columb shelter, and said it was responding "really well".
The RSPCA has taken it away for treatment for suspected poisoning and hopes to return it in two weeks. Laurence Wood, assistant manager at the St Mawes Hotel, said: "This swan just rocked up in the village. He was on the slipway to begin with and then on the main road and outside the shops. The road is quite a small single track road and he's been blocking cars."
Dawn Andrews, from the visitor centre, said a number of people had reported being scared by the animal's behaviour. "We are just happy that it's going to be safe," she said. "We were concerned that it had lost a mate." Wayne Hoole, store manager of the Fat Face store, said it had been snapping at a car park attendant. "It once came in the door and we coaxed him out," he said.
"We had to keep the door shut for about 10 minutes because he was going to come back in. It was quite surreal." Krysia Be Kergorlay, who runs bed-and-breakfast accommodation in the town, said: "I understand that because it was weak it may have been expelled by its flock and was seeking refuge on land. Hopefully it will be fine and will return to its flock." The RSPCA confirmed it was treating the swan at a St Columb shelter, and said it was responding "really well".
Vet's staff surprised by poorly field mouse that wandered into their reception area
Staff at a veterinary centre couldn't believe it when an unwell mouse scurried into their surgery and sat himself down in the middle of reception area.
Owners waiting with their pets alerted staff at The Veterinary Centre, in Uddingston, south Lanarkshire, who took the tiny trembling baby field mouse to their treatment room.
After being heated up, given oxygen and something to eat, the mouse was then well enough to be released. Practice partner, Heather Waddell said: “A client in the waiting room with his cairn terrier said to Debbie our nurse, 'hey hen, there's a wee mouse over there, you better pick it up'.
“She thought the client was kidding on, but sure enough there he was in the middle of the waiting room, oblivious to everyone around him. He was shaking and hunched over and seemed in shock.
“We took him through to our prep area, examined him for wounds, gave him oxygen and warmed him up. About 45 minutes later, he seemed happy and bright. He recovered quickly, took a little bite to eat and off he went again. He must have known he was at the vets.” Heather added: “The little chap made us all smile.”
After being heated up, given oxygen and something to eat, the mouse was then well enough to be released. Practice partner, Heather Waddell said: “A client in the waiting room with his cairn terrier said to Debbie our nurse, 'hey hen, there's a wee mouse over there, you better pick it up'.
“She thought the client was kidding on, but sure enough there he was in the middle of the waiting room, oblivious to everyone around him. He was shaking and hunched over and seemed in shock.
“We took him through to our prep area, examined him for wounds, gave him oxygen and warmed him up. About 45 minutes later, he seemed happy and bright. He recovered quickly, took a little bite to eat and off he went again. He must have known he was at the vets.” Heather added: “The little chap made us all smile.”
Burglar caught in the act offered to help householder redecorate his home
A burglar offered to help a householder redecorate his house as he burgled it, York Crown Court heard.
Nick Adlington, prosecuting, said the startled occupant declined Guy David Osguthorpe’s offer when the two came face to face in the kitchen at 1.30pm on July 18 and walked him out of the house before he could steal anything, and called police. A neighbour had spotted Osguthorpe “lurking around” outside the house shortly beforehand and police caught the burglar nearby.
He had left bloodstains as he climbed through a window. Osguthorpe, 43, formerly of Acomb, admitted burgling a house in Holgate, norh Yorkshire. He has previous convictions for attempted robbery and burglary. Jailing him for eight months, Judge Neil Davey QC told Osguthorpe: “It was a bizarre offence.
“No doubt the householder was as surprised as he could possibly be to be interrupted in the redecorating of his bathroom to find you there, full of a cocktail of drugs, not for the first time in your life.” Chris Dunn, for Osguthorpe, said it was an opportunistic crime and his client who’d had enough of committing crimes wanted to “sort himself out”.
Nick Adlington, prosecuting, said the startled occupant declined Guy David Osguthorpe’s offer when the two came face to face in the kitchen at 1.30pm on July 18 and walked him out of the house before he could steal anything, and called police. A neighbour had spotted Osguthorpe “lurking around” outside the house shortly beforehand and police caught the burglar nearby.
He had left bloodstains as he climbed through a window. Osguthorpe, 43, formerly of Acomb, admitted burgling a house in Holgate, norh Yorkshire. He has previous convictions for attempted robbery and burglary. Jailing him for eight months, Judge Neil Davey QC told Osguthorpe: “It was a bizarre offence.
“No doubt the householder was as surprised as he could possibly be to be interrupted in the redecorating of his bathroom to find you there, full of a cocktail of drugs, not for the first time in your life.” Chris Dunn, for Osguthorpe, said it was an opportunistic crime and his client who’d had enough of committing crimes wanted to “sort himself out”.
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