SYDNEY, Australia: Whenever you get into a fight and you spend all night crying, who sits quietly by your bed keeping you company? Your dog. When that special someone is not around and you need to talk, who listens to you no matter what? Your cat.

HONOLULU, Hawaii: Roses are in full bloom, sunflowers are kissing the blue sky. Butterflies and golden dragonflies are flying happily. Skirts are getting shorter, shorts are back in season. Children are selling lemonade. Everyone loves summer, right?. Well, no. Summer can be a dangerous time for pets.

NEW YORK, New York: Once she was just like any other ordinary teenage girl - now she is a global singing superstar... and it may all be due to her pet Pomeranian.

CHICAGO, Illinois: It’s finally summertime and you're ready for that long deserved vacation. Your car is stuffed with luggage, clothes, tent, skis, children and assorted equipment - you've forgotten nothing, right? Wrong. Where will you put your pet?

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Glistening red blood is spattered on the wall, pieces of broken glass litter the floor. And lying on the battered couch, with eyes still wide open, is a body - limp and lifeless. Music slowly fades in.

BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada: Get your groove on! Shake your hips, tap your feet and dance to the music! Need a dance partner? Why not dance with your dog?

LOS ANGELES, California: The Beckhams have arrived - and America may never be the same again.

Yet while US soccer fans everywhere have opened their arms to David, Victoria and their family of football royalty, the same can't be said of Victoria to the Beckham canines, according to reports.

STAFFORDSHIRE, England: An English farm has just taken animal love to a whole new level. Endon-based Fine Feathers is offering pet weddings for pet owners who want their dog, cat, horse or other any other farmyard animal to be 'married' to its mate.

NEW YORK, New York: It's hot. You're wearing a hat, sunglasses and lots of sunscreen. But you've still forgotten something - your pet! Even dogs and cats need protection from the sun.