Women run in bridal outfits to encourage people to adopt neglected animals.
Big cat had preyed on domestic dogs in Russia and China, but will now be mated with older tigress Prima in Rostov.
Crown Prince's spaniel saw the Romanov family gunned to death before his epic escape.
Pet Druzhok was evacuated but swam back to stand on the doorstep of his waterlogged house, holding back the tide.
Mongrel trapped for three years in a tiny cold and dark cavity gets new start in Germany after our story about her plight went around the world.
Popular with the aristocracy and the royals in the 18th and 19th centuries, the lavish festivity will be held for tourists.
Honour in Yakutia to Karina Chikitova, who - at the age of 4 - survived 12 days and nights alone in the Siberian wilderness.
Head of shelter alleges 'arson', while fire chiefs claim bad wiring was to blame.