A husky trapped in a truck in London, Ontario, with two other dogs and two cats for at least a week saved all their lives by honking the horn until someone investigated.
The animals had been abandoned without food or water by their owners, who were later arrested.
London Humane Society director Judy Foster said people want the husky to get a “hero award.’’
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The Jersey Shore home of Debbie and Joe Turner was destroyed by Sandy, but they’ll always have a much more pleasant memory of the superstorm.
They named their son, who was born a few weeks later, Carson Hurricane Turner.
The couple chose the name, Debbie said, because the boy went through the stress of the storm and “still stayed in there.’’
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A San Diego restaurant makes very clear what it thinks of diners who trash the place in Yelp reviews — it broadcasts voice-over versions in its bathrooms.
The owner of the eatery, “Craft & Commerce,’’ said some of the reviews were so “melodramatic’’ that “we thought this was a funny way to respond.’’
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By 2018, your smartphone will be so smart that it will act more like a person than an electronic device.
IBM predicts that by then, phones will simulate “the physical sensation of touching something.’’
You’ll also be able to smell the odor of any object you point it at.
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Call it “The Case of the Disappearing Keys.’’
Residents of a London suburb couldn’t figure out why their spare keys had disappeared.
Then someone discovered that Milo, a local feline, had been sneaking into their homes while they were out, wearing his magnetic collar.
The cat burglar collected some 20 sets of keys.
The collar opens the cat flap on the door of his own home.