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Charity's race to find site before horses become homeless

Charity's race to find site before horses become homeless

10 June 2013

Fifteen heavy horses are threatened with homelessness after a charity was told it must leave its home of around two decades.

'Senseless'

'Senseless'

08 June 2013

A vet has hit out at marksmen who shot this duck - injuring it so badly it had to be put down.

Simon the alpaca photo wins competition

Simon the alpaca photo wins competition

06 June 2013

You looking at me? A picture of an alpaca has won a photographic competition

Lucky escape for burnt moggy Robbie

Lucky escape for burnt moggy Robbie

06 June 2013

Robbie the cat is recovering from horrific burns after being found with injuries to his face and paws. Warning: graphic pictures

A tail of six toes

A tail of six toes

06 June 2013

They may not be purrrfect but...

Make no Bones about it... Ian's serious about dog walking

Make no Bones about it... Ian's serious about dog walking

06 June 2013

Ian Bones has started a dog walking service in Whitstable ... dressed as a dog.

Escaped horse causes chaos on roundabout

Escaped horse causes chaos on roundabout

04 June 2013

A runaway horse stopped traffic after galloping across a busy roundabout in Ashford.

Firefighters tell how they rescued pony from pool

Firefighters tell how they rescued pony from pool

03 June 2013

These pictures show what happened when Buddy the pony went for an unexpected swim.

Kent abuzz at bumblebee release

Kent abuzz at bumblebee release

03 June 2013

Around 50 rare queen bees are being released at a Dungeness nature reserve today in a bid to boost an extinct British species.

Purple haze in live animal exports fight

Purple haze in live animal exports fight

01 June 2013

Purple ribbons, the symbol against animal cruelty, will return to Dover today after a 10-year absence as part of the anti-live exports campaign.

Walking with dinosaurs... in Folkestone

Walking with dinosaurs... in Folkestone

30 May 2013

Footprints made by dinosaurs more than 100 million years ago have been discovered on a Folkestone beach.

Kent's buzzard population 'could be wiped out': Bird group

Kent's buzzard population 'could be wiped out': Bird group

30 May 2013

The county's buzzards could become extinct if a cull is allowed to protect pheasant shooting, a campaigning bird group fears.

Teenager punched as thousands descend on dog show

Teenager punched as thousands descend on dog show

30 May 2013

Fur flew when a popular dog show erupted into violence... with one teenager punched in the face.

 Purple symbols of protest

Purple symbols of protest

29 May 2013

Purple ribbons highlighting the campaign to stop live animal exports are once again adorning the roads to the port of Dover.

Tie a purple ribbon around your trees, say campaigners

Tie a purple ribbon around your trees, say campaigners

29 May 2013

Trees on the approach roads to Dover are to be festooned with purple ribbons by animal rights campaigners.

Horse takes unexpected swim

Horse takes unexpected swim

29 May 2013

A horse that mistook a swimming pool cover for grass ended up in 5ft of water.

Alarm after swan gets fishing hook caught in its beak

Alarm after swan gets fishing hook caught in its beak

24 May 2013

A swan was badly injured by unattended fishing equipment at Barton’s Point Coastal Park, off Marine Parade, Sheerness, on Sunday.

Park p-p-picks up a penguin

Park p-p-picks up a penguin

24 May 2013

Kent's first hand-reared rare baby penguins have hatched at a wildlife park to the delight of experts.

Norman the 'dead' cat becomes an international star

Norman the 'dead' cat becomes an international star

24 May 2013

A cat who 'rose from the grave' after his owners buried the wrong pet has become a worldwide sensation following our exclusive story last week.

Giant walrus goes on display

Giant walrus goes on display

23 May 2013

The Turner Contemporary in Margate has a beast of an exhibit as part of its latest show

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