Updated: 8am GMT -- 2004/05/13

Features

The tragedy of neglect
By Andrea Jonker-Bryce THE HORROR of apathy often equals that of abuse - especially when inflicted on those unfortunate enough to have to rely on humans for survival. Such was the case when a female Maltese terrier, roughly eight years old, was pick...

Age and creativity: dispelling the myths
IT IS an odd medical meeting that features Rogers and Hammerstein and brilliantly coloured paintings rather than, say, X-rays. What does belting out Oklahoma or putting oil to canvas have to do with brain health? Perhaps a lot, when the singers ...

World's heaviest raccoon dies
THE world's heaviest raccoon has died after his health declined rapidly following the deaths of the two dogs he grew up with, a news report said yesterday. The raccoon, called Bandit, was a celebrity in the small town of Palmerton, Pennsylvania ...