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Sad news: Cedric, a Tasmanian devil who was thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer that is wiping out his species, has been euthanized. Believing that he was a possible key to saving the species, scientists had injected Cedric's face with cancer cells. He eventually succumbed to the disease. —AP

Country star and animal lover Miranda Lambert isn't above picking up after her donkeys ... including their recently removed testicles. After her two donkeys were neutered, the singer says, "they didn't clean up." —TODAY Show

A U.K. woman is "devastated and disgusted" after she discovered that her cat, who had been hit by a car, was found by a city council person and disposed of without her knowledge. Boots, whose owner had him microchipped, was sent to a landfill site. —Perthshire Advertiser

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Let's get on the bus to camp! For dogs? Miami-area pooches get to go to a day camp, where they get to run around, swim in a bone-shaped pool and travel by school bus. —AP

First a cat gets put into a trash can, now puppies get thrown into the river. Another video has hit the Internet showing a case of possible animal abuse, in which a girl takes six puppies from a bucket and tosses them into a river. PETA has offered a reward for information. —CNN.com

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Celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson's bulldog, Cadillac, reportedly attacked and killed a smaller dog on Monday. The dog's owner sustained minor injuries. "There is absolutely nothing I can say that will alter one minute of today, nothing," Ronson wrote on Twitter. "I feel incredibly sad and wish I could offer more than condolences, unfortunately there are no words to describe how sorry I am." —TMZ

Visitors to the Crocosaurus Cove Park in Australia can pay $150 to enter the Cage of Death, a clear box that is lowered into a tank and allows them to come face-to-face with huge saltwater crocodiles. "Many people find the opportunity of getting to within a few inches from the jaws of these crocodiles exhilarating," says a spokesperson. —Mail Online

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Paris Hilton may have been in the news this weekend following her arrest for cocaine possession, but it all started out as a getaway to Las Vegas with her dog, Marilyn Monroe. The pooch had a prime seat on the heiress's private jet — ah, the lap of luxury. —Twitter.com/ParisHilton

A suburban cat named Lilou was found at a train station in Dublin after sneaking onboard and taking a trip into the city. Lilou, whose owner was located through posts on Twitter, was issued a rail card for future trips. —Boing Boing

Thinking about getting a kinkajou or a Chinese box turtle? They're both endangered and sought-after, but shouldn't be kept as pets. —Huffington Post

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Anipals have been BOL'ing, MOL'ing and even QOL'ing since they got their paws on social media tools — so it was high time they all met to say hello face-to-face! They got a chance to do that last weekend at the first-ever BarkWorld Expo, and PEOPLEPets.com was there to witness the fun.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth (risking their lives by stepping out into the 100-degree heat!). We'd especially like to thank BarkWorld Expo's founder and "just a pet owner" Denise Quashie, who pulled off a fantastic event despite having had just six months to plan.

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The Iranian government has banned pet ads, pet food and pet products after a cleric issued a fatwa against pets, calling dogs unclean. "Many people in the West love their dogs more than their wives and children," said the Ayatollah. —Telegraph

At Bangkok's airport, while a bag was being scanned, a live tiger cub was found in a bag filled with stuffed tiger toys. The 2-month-old animal had been sedated and is now being cared for at a rescue center. —NYTimes.com

A tiny frog the size of a pea was accidentally discovered by scientists in Borneo. The frog lives among carnivorous plants, which don't eat the frogs but instead eat ants. —AP

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Her face has been seen all over the world thanks to a short CCTV clip that went viral. A 45-year-old bank worker named Mary Bale was caught on camera tossing a neighborhood cat named Lola into a plastic trash bin, and then walking off. The act has outraged the feline's owners, Stephanie and Darryl Mann of Coventry, England, and animal lovers everywhere — both are scratching their heads wondering why anyone would do such a thing.

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