DOGS and cats are traditionally sworn backyard enemies — but not Tinkerbell the chihuahua.
She has not only let three newborn kittens on to her turf, she has adopted them and is protecting the kittens with as much gusto as she is her own four pups.
Tinkerbell went into labour last week and had a caesarean birth at the Hobart Animal Hospital after experiencing problems.
While her owner Angie Reynolds, of Mornington, was at Tinkerbell’s bedside, a man came into the hospital with three cold and hungry newborn kittens.
After learning the kittens would most likely be put down, Ms Reynolds decided she would take them home and hand-rear the cats until they were old enough to go to new homes.
“When we got home, I put the kittens with the dog to see if she accepted them,” Ms Reynolds said.
“Not only has Tinkerbell accepted them, she cleans and snuggles the kittens and gets frantic if I pick one up.”
Ms Reynolds plans to offer the kittens for adoption and offer her four purebred puppies for sale when the unusual litter has found its collective feet.
“Mother and all her babies are doing well,” she said.
HELEN KEMPTON, January 27, 2010 08:22am
[source: http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/01/27/124225_todays-news.html]
春暖人间、家家贴春联已经迈入第7届了。自沈老离世之后,我们仍可感受到他的精神,马六甲的书法风气犹在。
上个星期六是庚寅年“春暖人间、家家贴春联”的开幕。这个活动在马六甲的鸡场街举行了开笔仪式。多位国内书法家在鸡场街街头挥写出3幅长15呎的榜书,吸引许多人的围观。虽然我之后才来到了那里,没有看到朋友张梓毫还有几位名书法家的挥毫,却赶得及见识到朋友10岁的汤耀坤挥毫。他所写出的“龙腾虎跃”,一笔一画的刚劲,丝毫不逊色于大人。同时,我也见到了友族同胞小朋友对中华文化的热爱,写出的字漂亮的令人惊叹。
现场也义卖名家书法作品,為峇章圣约翰洗肾中心筹募运作经费。过去六年,这个活动已经筹得10万零吉的善款,捐献给慈善机构。现场我也见识到宋群礼老先生,还有许多男女性名书法家的挥毫写春联和义卖。据知今年至今,多位书法家,包括小朋友们,义务挥写8000余幅春联。
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Worshippers found severed heads of pigs at two Malaysian mosques Wednesday following a spate of firebomb attacks on churches amid a dispute over the use of the word “Allah” by Christians, officials said.
It was the most serious incident to hit Islamic places of worship following vandalism and other assaults at 11 churches, a Sikh temple, a mosque and two Muslim prayer halls across the Muslim-majority country in the past three weeks. Pigs are considered unclean by Muslims.
(霹雳‧太平)同伴遭车辗毙,情深的八哥鸟在鸟尸旁守尸及哀鸣。
这只八哥鸟在太平湖公园环湖路的雨树路段马路上,守在一只遭车子辗毙的同伴身旁,试图以啄咀推同伴尸体,好像是在试图叫醒同伴。
刚好路经此处和见到这情景的后廊区州议员姚天和对此深受感动,並希望人们珍惜亲情。
[source: Sin Chew Daily http://search.sinchew-i.com/node/481961]