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A pet chihuahua dog has adopted a baby chick in China.

Huahua took charge of the chick as soon as owner Liu Bangyang's daughter brought it home.

She regards the chick as her baby and stands guard to make sure it comes to no harm, reports the Chongqing Morning News.

And, whenever the chick strays too far, Huahua picks it up gently in her mouth and puts it back in its cot.

Liu, from Guiyang city, Guizhou province, said: "We'll try our best to raise the little chicken, if that's what Huahua wants." from Ananova...

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Kristen Kirby's 16-month-old Australian cattle dog, Summit, does just about everything you'd expect out of a puppy.

He runs in the park, fetches tennis balls, plays with Kirby's toddler and sometimes darts into the neighbor's yard, playfully ignoring his owner.

Summit is much like every other dog in the neighborhood, except for one thing - he can't hear. Kirby, who now lives in Atlanta, adopted Summit last spring from Summit County Animal Shelter just before she moved east.

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Hundreds of dogs, cats and small and furries will be up for adoption at the Detroit Zoo on September 27 & 28, 10am to 5pm!

This 3rd annual event features the Michigan Humane Society as well as 24 other organizations. Adoption fees vary by the organization but the animals are spayed or neutered and up to date on their shots.

Editors Note: as the proud owner of an adopted pet, Daisy, I put my highest recommendation on this event. Not only is it cheaper that going to a breeder, an adopted pet truly knows that you have saved their life and are forever grateful!

Daisy says...open your heart to an animal in need, just like I used to be!

Now held in the spring and fall, "Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo" is made possible by a partnership between the Michigan Humane Society and the Detroit Zoo. This partnership, along with community support, has grown the event into the largest off-site adoption event in the country, placing nearly 8,000 animals since 1993. In 2001, the fall event was added in order to place more homeless animals.

Sponsored by Oldies 104.3 WOMC, 99.5 WYCD Detroit's Best Country and Mirror Newspapers, "Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo" is held outdoors under tents in the Detroit Zoo front parking lot at 10 Mile Road and Woodward Ave. There is no charge for admission to the adoption event or for parking.

The owner of the dogs, living on Detroit's East Side, was found dead on Sunday morning.

Concerned neighbors could hear the dogs barking and scratching inside the home and threw food inside on Tuesday.

The Michigan Humane Society investigated and was in the process of getting a warrant when animal control cut a lock to get inside.

There was some initial question as to the proper procedure and which organization should perform the rescue, but the two have been turned over to the Humane Society.

They may be up for adoption soon. more from WDIV Channel 4...

An American soldier resqued a German Shepard from the hands of a few Iraqis. He found them beating the dog and dragging it by a wire.

The soldier, who happens to be a veterinarian, cared for the dog at camp, and then spent $1,500 of his own money to fly the dog to the care of a friend in Michigan.

When the soldier returns, he will bring the dog home with him to Texas. BRAVO!  WDIV Channel 4