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(UPI) An Oklahoma canine is in the doghouse after being caught on camera starting a fire by chewing on a lithium ion battery.

The Tulsa Fire Department posted a video to YouTube showing the scene that unfolded inside the home earlier this year.

The security camera footage shows the dog chewing on a lithium ion battery on a pet bed while ...Read more

Dear Cathy,

We have a wonderful eight-year-old "shihmalpoo" named Oliver. We have an in-ground pool. Whenever I enter the pool, Oliver becomes very frantic and races along the pool's fencing, barking wildly, clearly upset. He does not act this way when my wife enters, even though she is his primary caregiver. We have put him inside when we swim...Read more

Dear Cathy,

I have a large, neutered male cat who is a master of the scarf and barf. He eats so quickly that soon afterward, the projectile vomits. I have tried food for sensitive stomachs, but it hasn't helped. Because I have three other cats, it is not realistic for me to monitor all his food intake. It would be perfect if there were a ...Read more

(UPI) A heartwarming reunion occurred in Las Vegas after a good samaritan found a dog missing for nine years.

Gizmo, a chihuahua mix, who escaped from a backyard in the southwest valley of Las Vegas as a young pup, was recently discovered and identified through his microchip.

The dog's owner, Judith Monarrez, received an unexpected email ...Read more

(UPI) A kitten was rescued from the axle of a car by firefighters in England and has now been adopted into a new home.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said on social media that crews from Market Harborough Fire and Rescue Station recently received a call about a kitten in distress and arrived to fine the feline was hiding in the axle of ...Read more

(UPI) Firefighters in England came to the rescue of a dog named Bramble who became trapped in a storm drain.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service said on social media that Bramble went for a "'ruff' walk" through a storm drain system in Faversham.

Firefighters located the canine deep underground and removed a manhole cover, revealing the playful pup ...Read more

(UPI) A worker for a New Jersey recycling program climbed into the back of a truck to rescue a kitten that wound up in his waste compactor.

Burlington County Regional Recycling Program employee Mark Motta said he was checking on his truck when he discovered an oil-covered kitten trapped the waste compactor.

"I shut everything off and climbed ...Read more

(UPI) Police in Texas said a dog seen wandering with a plastic bowl stuck over its head has been captured and freed from her predicament.

The Manvel Police Department revealed earlier this week on social media that a yellow lab mix had been seen wandering the community with what appeared to be a clear plastic bowl stuck over her face.

Police, ...Read more

(UPI) Animal rescuers in Colorado came to the rescue of a stray kitten who "took a wrong turn and ended up on the interstate."

The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region said on social media that a pair of officers responded to a report of a kitten running loose amid the 90-degree heat on Interstate 25.

"This kitten took a wrong turn and ...Read more