AN Australian cat named Smokey survived 13 shots to the head from an air rifle and then found his way home after what police yesterday called a “shocking” act of animal cruelty.

IN what could have been a scene taken straight from the TV series Skippy, a half-blind kangaroo hopped to its owner’s rescue by barking like a dog.

A partially-blind kangaroo was hailed a hero today after helping rescue a farmer who suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by a falling branch.