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Video: Dog and bird 'inseparable'

Video: Dog and bird 'inseparable'

12 July 2016

An orphaned baby bird has adopted a new 'dad' - a two-year-old boxer dog called Rusty... and a video of them together is hilarious!

Hundreds of animals dumped and left to die in Kent

Hundreds of animals dumped and left to die in Kent

12 July 2016

More than 700 animals have been abandoned and left for dead in Kent in the past three years - as the RSPCA braces itself for a summertime spike.

Goose dies after leg ripped off by fishing wire

Goose dies after leg ripped off by fishing wire

11 July 2016

A bird's leg was left 'hanging off' after discarded fishing wire caught around it. Warning: graphic images.

Woman 'stuck' in cat flap

Woman 'stuck' in cat flap

09 July 2016

A woman told firefighters she had got stuck in a cat flap after locking herself out of her home.

A mammoth addition to Port Lympne

A mammoth addition to Port Lympne

08 July 2016

A mammoth is among 10 new animals set to join Port Lympne Reserve's Dinosaur Forest in time for the summer holidays.

CAT-ch me if you can!

CAT-ch me if you can!

08 July 2016

Zookeepers hope to lure an escaped wild cat back to it's home with a reduced search team and recorded calls from it's mother at a Kent zoo.

Roll up... for Kent's greatest spectacular

Roll up... for Kent's greatest spectacular

08 July 2016

The county's annual agricultural showcase opens to the public today - with a flypast, entertainment and arena displays.

Is it a bird? Prehistoric-looking creatures born at castle

Is it a bird? Prehistoric-looking creatures born at castle

08 July 2016

They look like something out of Jurassic Park, but these strange creatures born at a Kent attraction are actually baby kookaburras.

New arrivals rarer than Bengal Tiger and Giant Panda

New arrivals rarer than Bengal Tiger and Giant Panda

07 July 2016

A Kent wildlife park is celebrating the birth of three Scottish Wildcat kittens - an endangered species at risk of extinction.

Warning after more than 400 dogs left in hot cars

Warning after more than 400 dogs left in hot cars

07 July 2016

Owners are being warned not to lock their dogs in hot cars - as it emerges Kent had the second-highest number of incidents in the country last year.

'Lucky' the cat ripped apart by greyhounds

'Lucky' the cat ripped apart by greyhounds

06 July 2016

A cat, nicknamed Lucky by schoolchildren who stroked him before exams, has died after being ripped apart by two greyhounds.

Swarm of bees leaves woman trapped in home

Swarm of bees leaves woman trapped in home

06 July 2016

A gardener has said she is frightened to leave her house since a swarm of bees descended on her garden.

Wonky Wanda casts spell on TV show

Wonky Wanda casts spell on TV show

06 July 2016

Wanda, a cocker spaniel who was born with twisted forelegs, stole the hearts of the nation when she appeared on TV.

'Help, I need some LE-GULL advice'

'Help, I need some LE-GULL advice'

05 July 2016

Gary the baby herring gull has been keeping two town centre solicitor's firms on their toes

Highland cattle 'moo-ve' back to Ashford

Highland cattle 'moo-ve' back to Ashford

04 July 2016

Herd the good moos? A small herd of Highland cattle are grazing again in a wood less than a mile from the town centre.

Man 'seriously injured' after horse box and car crash

Man 'seriously injured' after horse box and car crash

03 July 2016

A man is said to have been seriously injured after a horse box and a car crashed.

Dignitaries flock to river for swan count

Dignitaries flock to river for swan count

03 July 2016

A centuries old tradition was upheld this weekend, when the mayor cruised the River Medway to count his swans.

Countdown to show time

Countdown to show time

01 July 2016

This summer's Kent County Show is set to open its gates to the public with 140 displays, arena events and shows.

Appeals for missing Buddy

Appeals for missing Buddy

30 June 2016

An appeal has been put out after an elderly male poodle cross went missing on Tuesday

Not as quiet as a mouse

Not as quiet as a mouse

30 June 2016

A wildlife area created as a haven for dormice is attracting noisy youths instead, according to a resident.

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