TARANAKI, New Zealand: A Jack Russell Terrier has heroically sacrificed itself to save five children from a savage attack by two pit bull terriers.

KUALA LUMPAR, Malaysia: A gang of DVD pirates became so scared of a pair of sniffer dogs that they hired bounty hunters to try and assassinate the canine law-enforcers.

LAKE HURON, Canada: An heroic dog has kept her unconscious owner afloat for more than 12 hours in icy waters after the pair capsized in their canoe during a freak storm.

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.

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