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Sssurprise! House-warming shock as couple find python in boiler

Sssurprise! House-warming shock as couple find python in boiler

27 September 2013

A couple got the shock of their lives when they found a python wrapped around the boiler of their new home.

Girl 'bitten by UK's most venomous spider'

Girl 'bitten by UK's most venomous spider'

26 September 2013

A seven-year-old girl has been bitten by what her mother believes was a false widow spider - Britain's most venomous and on the increase.

Dog owners chip in ahead of new law

Dog owners chip in ahead of new law

26 September 2013

There was a great response to Thanet's first free dog microchipping day.

Sadness as chipmunk dies

Sadness as chipmunk dies

26 September 2013

The chipmunk found in the playground at St Mary’s Primary School in Ashford has died.

Tory tortoise goes AWOL

Tory tortoise goes AWOL

25 September 2013

Sonic has been missing from the back garden of Perry Street Conservative Club, Northfleet, for several weeks.

Horse and pony stolen

Horse and pony stolen

24 September 2013

A rescued horse and pony have been stolen in a field in Romney Marsh

Reptile Rex enjoys walk on rec

Reptile Rex enjoys walk on rec

24 September 2013

An unusual sight has been turning heads among the dog walkers at a recreation ground - a lizard being taken for a walk on a lead.

Police release image of dog bite witness

Police release image of dog bite witness

23 September 2013

Officers investigating an incident in which a woman cyclist was bitten by a dog at Challock have issued an image of a possible witness

Starving puppies found dumped

Starving puppies found dumped

23 September 2013

Two seriously-ill lurcher puppies are recovering after being discovered abandoned and starving in a bin and field.

A whisker away from catastrophe...

A whisker away from catastrophe...

23 September 2013

Firefighters have reunited a relieved couple with their pet cat - after he got stuck up the chimney.

Sheep left with 'horrific' injuries after loose dog attack

Sheep left with 'horrific' injuries after loose dog attack

22 September 2013

Police have been alerted after a ewe was savaged by a loose dog in a field. Warning: Graphic images

Rider breaks arm after truck driver 'spooks' horse

Rider breaks arm after truck driver 'spooks' horse

21 September 2013

A horse rider has hit out at an "idiot" lorry driver who didn't even get out of his cab after causing her to fall off her horse.

School farm to close after 30 years

School farm to close after 30 years

21 September 2013

The only school farm in west Kent is to close due to budget cuts after three decades – but the head teacher is determined to keep rural studies going.

Maidstone’s RSPCA branch faces "cat crisis"

Maidstone’s RSPCA branch faces "cat crisis"

19 September 2013

Maidstone’s RSPCA branch has seen a 10 ten per cent rise in abandoned moggies this year.

Dog trapped in filthy cage for more than five years by cruel owners

Dog trapped in filthy cage for more than five years by cruel owners

19 September 2013

A couple who kept their dog caged in squalid conditions for more than five years have been banned from owning animals for life.

Scheme to encourage pet owners to clear up

Scheme to encourage pet owners to clear up

19 September 2013

Swale council is looking to reward dog owners who pick up after their pet with a new scheme called bag it, bin it, win it.

Terrified mother’s cross-country rescue

Terrified mother’s cross-country rescue

19 September 2013

A young woman has praised ambulance crews who trekked through woodland for an hour to reach her when she was thrown from her horse.

Surge in crime at beauty spot over summer months

Surge in crime at beauty spot over summer months

19 September 2013

The Warren, one of Folkestone's most idyllic settings, has been littered with crime during the summer.

Lost chipmunk found outside school

Lost chipmunk found outside school

17 September 2013

Children had an unusual visitor to their school gates today - when a lost chipmunk was discovered in the rain.

Bumblebee species brought back from extinction in Kent

Bumblebee species brought back from extinction in Kent

17 September 2013

A species of bumblebee not seen in the UK for more than a quarter of a century has nested in Kent.

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