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An Asian elephant that was fed bananas laced with heroin by cruel smugglers to keep him under control has been put through a detox program by Chinese vets in Beijing.

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The vets say that the high levels of theobromine - a stimulant - which naturally occurs in chocolate can lead to negative effects on pets' central nervous systems, and that the darker and more expensive the chocolate used, the more dangerous it can be.

In waterfront Qingdao, vendors were selling heart shaped plastic keychains sealed with a live goldfish inside. Since the keychains are completely sealed there is very little air and no way to feed the fish inside.

Tiger Bone Wine, made from the carcass of a Tiger soaked in rice wine, is claimed by many animal parks to be a health tonic used to treat arthritis and rheumatism.

Last winter, Amir Vazir spent a weekend at the Kanha wild life sanctuary, where we would wake up at daybreak to go looking for tigers. Amir Vazir is not accustomed to rising before noon, so this was quite a feat. But despite all our strenuous efforts,

Experts at the Corbett National Reserve in India's northern Uttarakhand state are carrying out a census on the number of leopards in the area, using the pugmark technique.

Landmark global warming legislation is in danger of being hijacked by Senator John McCain.Senator McCain has made it known that he would support the "Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act" if specific nuclear subsidies were added.