ANCHORAGE, Alaska: A house fire which killed a man has also left his 38 dogs homeless and facing a bleak future.

SURREY, England: Authorities are outraged after a cat narrowly escaped death when shot with a crossbow bolt - for the second time in three months.

Unlucky feline Pepsi was found by his owners with a blue crossbow bolt protruding from both sides of his chest, which punctured a lung and narrowly missed his heart.

NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia: A young dog has drowned after desperately treading water in a flooded trash can for two days, according to reports.

ROCKVILLE, Maryland: Pet owners are living in fear after a third ingredient used to make domestic animal food was found to be contaminated with an industrial chemical.

It is now more than a month since a wave of domestic animal deaths forced the recall of more than 100 brands of dog and cat food containing contaminated wheat gluten.

BEIJING, China: Dogs and their owners have earned a temporary reprieve from an official anti-rabies dog cull instituted by Chinese authorities, which saw canines banned from public places and owners prosecuted for owning unlicensed animals.

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