QUIRKY WORLD... Animal rights group to sue over giraffe
An animal rights group is planning to sue the people responsible for the death of a giraffe that smashed its head on a bridge as it was transported in a trailer on one of Africa’s busiest motorways.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing two giraffes in an open air trailer being driven along Johannesburg’s N1 motorway on Thursday before one hit its head on the bridge.
“What a weird and sad thing to witness. That impact was so shocking,” TV and radio personality Pabi Moloi said on Twitter, next to a mobile phone picture of the giraffes shortly before the incident.
“Look how low that bridge is and how tall the giraffes are. Who thought this one through?”
South Africa’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said they would be seeking to prosecute those responsible.
The incident has caused outrage in South Africa.
A small island near Buffalo has a big cat problem thanks to people who have abandoned felines there over the years.
WIVB-TV reports that hundreds of feral and abandoned cats are believed to be on the Niagara River’s Tonawanda Island.
Danielle Coogan has launched Operation Island Cats to stem the growing problem. She’s trapping cats and having them spayed or neutered by veterinarians.
In the last 10 days, she has trapped 10 cats. Kittens will be put up for adoptions. Adult cats will be returned to the island.
A litter of puppies is putting the “grrr” into Great British Bake-Off — after a charity gave them names inspired by the hit BBC show.
The family of crossbreed puppies born at Dogs Trust Loughborough have been named in honour of the show’s presenters, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
Their siblings were named after a series of baked goods — Choux, Eccles, Muffin, Victoria, Cookie, Cinnamon, Souffle, and Banoffee.
A lorry overturned on a US motorway, spilling what police said was 20,400kg of butter and other dairy products.
The crash happened on the eastbound lane of Interstate 465 in Indianapolis. It left thousands of packages strewn across the highway.
Police said the truck driver apparently fell asleep and hit a highway barrier. No injuries were reported.
Demand for Scottish food such as haggis and shortbread has soared as customers’ curiosity is sparked by the Commonwealth Games.
Tesco said initial sales show that Glasgow 2014 is having a significant effect in highlighting Scottish food and drink across the UK. Over the course of the Games, it expects sales of haggis and black or white pudding to rise by 80% and shortbread to be up by 60%.
Tunnock’s tea cakes, giant dancing versions of which featured in the opening ceremony of the Games, are also proving popular. And Waitrose said it has seen a 15% increase in sales of Irn Bru since the start of the event.
A Seattle police officer has been reassigned after a review found he wrote about 80% of marijuana tickets issued in the city during the first half of 2014.
The unidentified officer issued 66 of 83 citations for public pot use in Seattle. In some cases, he added notes to the tickets or addressed them to Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes. In another case, the officer reportedly said he flipped a coin when deciding which person to cite.
The case has been referred to Seattle Police Department’s Office of Professional Accountability.
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