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Alpacas hit it off with care home residents during therapeutic visit

Two alpacas enjoyed a day out at a care home in Wales when they dropped in for a visit on Friday. Alex and Bethany, alpacas from Admirals View Alpacas in Shropshire, took centre stage at The Oaks Care Home in Newtown, Powys, as part of a therapeutic ...

25 Feb 2022 at 20:25

Reptile-loving care home resident, 85, snaps up chance to hold crocodile

A reptile-loving 85-year-old has had her “unique wish” answered after her care home welcomed three scaly visitors. Pauline Wooliams, who lives at Care UK’s Millers Grange in Witney, Oxfordshire, got to grips with stroking and feeding a ...

06 May 2022 at 15:25

Smiles all round as alpacas surprise residents at Leicester care home

Residents at a care home in Leicester were delighted by a surprise visit from two local alpacas. Coco and Tufty thrilled those living at Sanctuary Care’s Asra House residential care home during a “heart-warming” visit earlier in June. ...

23 Jun 2022 at 12:30

Animals in Gaza are starving, say volunteers

Cats, dogs and other animals in Gaza are starving to death as Israel is preventing food and medicine from crossing the border, rescue volunteers have said. Sulala Society for Animal Care is the only official rescue organisation in ...

03 Jan 2024 at 16:26

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Poorly alligator found in New York lake had swallowed bath plug, X-ray shows

An alligator that was rescued from a chilly lake in New York City over the weekend had swallowed a bath plug, authorities said. The nearly 5ft-long female alligator was lethargic and suffering from exposure to the cold when it ...

23 Feb 2023 at 21:20

Safari park successfully operates on 500kg giraffe in high-risk procedure

A Bedfordshire safari park has successfully performed high-risk surgery on a 500kg giraffe with a rare knee condition. Woburn Safari Park said one of its tallest residents, the Nubian giraffe Sahara, is recovering well ...

16 Nov 2025 at 20:49

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