One minute, Rambo was flying free through the sky in Malle, Belgium, the next minute he was a cloud of feathers and blood. In the blink of an eye, Joseph Verdyck, Rambo's owner saw his beloved pet macaw blown out of the sky and plummet to the ground. Minutes later, dogs pounced upon Rambo's lifeless body and devoured him.

Joseph was in shock. He looked around to see what could have happened and saw a group of hunters. When he confronted them and told them that they had shot his parrot the man simply apologized and said he thought he would shoot it because it wasn't "illegal to kill exotic birds" in Belgium.

The man eventually offered to reimburse Joseph for his loss, but that is not enough! Joseph raised Rambo and his other macaw Mera from hatchlings, and he even taught them to fly. The day Rambo was shot Joseph had taken them out to a nearby field where they could get some exercise. Like many parrot owners, Joseph let them free fly and he had trained them to come back to him. In fact, according to experts Rambo was one of the best trained birds in the country. And now he is dead.

There are so many issues with this story. Why would a hunter, who is supposed to be out in search of game to eat, shoot a brightly colored bird out of the sky? Hunters are supposed to take animals for food, not for fun, but this hunter killed Rambo just for the heck of it and then let his dogs treat it him like a chew toy.

Belgians are outraged at the actions of this irresponsible "sportsman" and so is the rest of the world. This hunter must face justice. Rambo deserves nothing less.

Sign the petition and tell Malle officials to prosecute the hunter and strip him of his hunting license: SIGN PETITION

Some people just wait for opportunity to come, other people are born to be street performers. Needless to say, life as a street performer isn’t all fun and games. Performing for passersby every night takes a significant amount of talent and confidence.

Being rejected and ignored are all part of a day’s work. Just like this Malaysian busker who sang his heart out just to be ignored the whole night.


Although nobody stood by and listened to him, he did catch the attention of an unlikely group of music lovers. As he was singing, four 3-month-old kittens sat and listened to him sing and play his guitar. They may be an unlikely audience, but they were the cutest and most supportive crowd any performer could ever have.


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Foxes are often depicted as crafty, cunning little animals that sneak around. In books and literature they’re always raiding hen houses and getting into trouble, but in real life they’re not as shifty or mischievous as they’re made out to be. Think about it, they can be found all over the world and yet as soon as you catch a glimpse of one, they dash off quickly and vanish out of sight. At least that’s how a fox sighting usually goes. However, not all foxes are so sly and mysterious. Many foxes are just like dogs and cats in that they love to let loose and have fun!


That’s exactly what this cute one likes to do. The red fox was caught on camera playing with a doggy toy by Ardes Gayangos Ng who lives up in Yukon, Canada. Ardes shares her home with Lupe Johnson, the sweet little Chiweenie dog in the clip who’s not a fan of the fox! (Chiweenie = a mix of Chihuahua and Dachshund).


Poor Lupe can only look on helplessly as the wild fox has the time of its life playing around with a toy she left out in the yard. This may be the first real toy the red fox has ever come across and its clearly gotten him all riled up. He rolls around in the grass and tosses the toy high in the air before leaping up and pursuing after it. He plays better with toys than most dogs and cats do!




All this wild tumbling and bouncing around does not sit well with little Lupe. She sits in the window staring out at the scene, watching as her toy gets chased around the yard by some other animal. Lupe is either jealous or she’s eager to play along with the fox. She barks and growls while intently following the action that’s unfolding outside. While several comments on the video suggest she was angry, others are more sympathetic to the dog’s plight and thought that the fox was trying to tease her!


Regardless of what the fox’s intent or the hound’s true feelings may have been, the moment is definitely a sight you have to see. The red fox is showing a very special, rarely seen side of his nature, one that people never ever get to witness. He looks so happy and at ease in the grassy yard, not to mention the way he plays around with the toy is hilarious.


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Most thieves don’t show off or proudly bear a mark of the things they’ve stolen on their bodies. But one thief goes around proudly showing off what he normally robs people of – hearts. Meet Wiley, a Dalmatian with a heart-shaped spot at the center of his adorable face.

The heart shaped mark on Wiley’s face has been very prominent ever since he was young. His human mom, Lexi Smith, even worried that the heart shaped spot would fade as he grew up, but much to everyone’s delight, the heart seems to become more recognizable as he grows older.