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Brooke Burke-Charvet: My Cats 'Rule the House'

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With four kids at home, Dancing with the Stars host Brooke Burke-Charvet has a full household. But if you ask her, it's really run by her other two little ones: cats Tazzy and Willow.

"They kind of rule the house," she tells PEOPLE of her pets, whom she rescued four years ago. "They love to lounge outside in the backyard. They love to eat. They love to hang on the couch with the kids. They kind of do whatever the heck they want to do in the house, to tell you the truth."

Though she originally intended to only bring home one cat, the star says she was swayed after meeting the pair of felines – to her children's delight.

Permalink | Filed Under: Animal Charities, Stars and Pets, Cats, Brooke Burke

The Daily Treat: Cat vs. Turtle – Who Will Win?

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One's fast, clever and enamored by empty boxes. The other is slow, steady and skillful at playing hard-to-get.

So who will win this epic showdown?

While out on her daily walk near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Selma the turtle met her match: a straight-shooting, talk-to-the-claw stray cat.

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The Daily Treat: President Obama Gets Greeted by Bo

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They may be the President and the First Dog, but at the end of the day, Bo Obama is just a pup waiting for his pop to come home.

The White House's official photographer, Pete Souza, shared a photo of President Barack Obama and his loyal pal enjoying a sweet reunion in the Oval Office on Tuesday. The pic followed one posted earlier in the day of a serious-looking Commander-in-Chief walking into his White House office while his furry friend looked up at him from the floor.

Permalink | Filed Under: Bo Obama, Stars and Pets, Dogs, Barack Obama

To be honest, we were expecting more thoughts on bacon.

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We don't know much about her relationship status with John Mayer, but there is somebody you won't see Katy Perry spending any time with: Fat Cat.

In her latest adventure as a spokesperson for Popchips, the singer takes on the food-hating feline with a posse of her own crime-fighting furballs, aptly called the Popcats. That's right – it's a cat fight!

Permalink | Filed Under: Cats, Stars and Pets, Katy Perry

The Daily Treat: This Little Piggy Walks and Rolls

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We all could really (wheel-y!) learn a thing or two from this pig.

Despite being born with malformed hind legs, 6-month-old Chris P. Bacon just rolls with it in a pseudo-wheelchair crafted by his owner, Dr. Len Lucero. The pig was brought to the vet, who resides in Sumterville, Fla., in December after his mother had rejected him and withheld milk due to his deformity. But, "he was full of life," Lucero told The Gainesville Sun. "He had a good heart rate and the attitude of a normal pig."

Since being taken in, Chris has also become a viral sensation thanks to YouTube videos posted by Lucero of the piggy in his wheelchair. But the budding star's latest public appearance on Monday at the University of Florida came on the heels of some more serious news: Chris underwent an operation for a hernia.

Permalink | Filed Under: Animals & Pets, Baby Animals, Unusual Pets, Wacky Animal Stories

What's your favorite thing in the world? Well, this is 10 times more intense than that.

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Britain's Fattest Cat – 30 Lbs. – Forced to Go on Diet

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It's a weighty issue: At 27 in., Ulric's waist is as big as that of a human. And at 30 lbs., he struggles to clean himself and can barely walk. Yep, he's a cat – and his growing size is earning him an increasing amount of attention abroad.

When he was declared morbidly obese by a vet, his owner, Jan Mitchell, decided she had to do something drastic. So she entered Ulric, who is believed to be the largest feline in Great Britain, into a pet fitness competition run by the PDSA animal charity, and he's now on a diet, according to the Daily Mail.

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Ahoy, sea lion!

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Meet Julianne Hough's New 'Soulmate' … A Monkey!

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Take note, Ryan Seacrest: Julianne Hough has officially moved on.

"I found my soul mate last night," the recently single actress, 24, wrote alongside an Instagram shot of a monkey sitting on her shoulders. "Thanks @mariamenounos78 for throwing such a fun birthday party!"

The cuddly capuchin was just one of the wild guests at Maria Menounos's Saturday luau-themed 35th birthday bash, which came nearly three months after Hough and Seacrest announced their split. The Extra host rang in the milestone year at her L.A. home with a menagerie of animals, including a snake and a parrot, the New York Daily News reported.