— A 27-year-old Canadian man was mauled early last Monday by a Siberian tiger after he and a friend broke into the Calgary Zoo and scaled an outer perimeter fence around the animal’s exhibit. While seriously injured, the man is expected to recover, and his friend was not hurt.
The two men stood between the outer fence that they scaled and an inner cage where the tiger, Vitali (pictured) was housed. Once the two-year-old tiger was startled, he probably hooked the one man with a claw, dragged his arm in, and continued to attack, officials said.
The tiger was trying to protect itself, officials added, and had never previously attacked any people. Vitali will remain in his current environment, not being responsible for human stupidity…
— In Sacramento, California animal control officers seized 77 cats from a home in one of the worst animal hoarding cases seen in that county. Cat cages were stacked floor to ceiling with animals roaming everywhere and feces caked around the home…the homeowners say that they were taking good care of the cats…right!
– – Warning: Some Adult Topic Matter. The Supreme Court has been asked to rule on a law with furry 
– – Hope you weren’t eating department: A farmer in Bangladesh won a 14″ color television awarded by the government for killing the most rats; 83,000. He didn’t kill that many in pursuit of the TV prize; that was an unexpected ‘bonus.” Most of the rats were killed by poisoning; he collected their tails as proof… 
– – Well, the Geico Gecko has a great Cockney accent, and the SoBe beverages lizards have dance moves to make the late Michael Jackson proud…but 
– – Remember Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider where he played a supposed reverend who could kick butt?–Well, the pistol-packin’ cleric is now here for real…
– – Destination Truth in a recent new episode featured Chernobyl but had a secondary story on about the Sal’awa, described by highly emotional eyewitnesses as a canine monster about the size of a dog but with hind legs that are somewhat longer than the front legs, a large muzzle that resembles that of a hyena, and imposing sharp teeth.
— Now this is just plain wrong! A cat dubbed “Sticky” was wrapped in duct tape head to tail and dumped in a paper bag in a neighbor’s yard for 12 hours. The 19-year-old Philadelphia man who did this was described as having, “a lot of issues.” He faces animal cruelty charges, a fine, and jail time.
— Is it an omen?– – A large arachnid appeared on Pope Benedict XVI’s white robes as he addressed politicians and diplomats in Prague on Saturday afternoon (see speck on shoulder)! The Pope didn’t seem to notice at first, but the not so itsy-bitsy spider made journalists flinch as the arachnid inched towards Benedict’s neck!
– -A crocodile could be the ultimate Mafia enforcer, a hit-reptile, if you will.- -Well, one Mafia crime boss appears to have employed such cold-blooded muscle in his operation! 
FOXSYLVANIA 
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