Starving dog named Bandit left to rot in its own faeces is rescued by RSPCA in Queensland

Starving dog named Bandit left to rot in her own faeces is rescued by authorities – as neglectful owner blames DEPRESSION for the puppy’s skinny state An emaciated dog named Bandit was found living in its own faeces on veranda RSPCA rescued the pooch from Cranbrook property in QLD in December 2019  Dog only had … Read more

Vet is covered in elephant faeces as he gives an enema to the constipated animal

You think YOUR job’s bad? Vet is covered in elephant faeces as he gives an enema to the constipated animal Dr Tom and his two helpers were drenched when treating the elderly animal Video caught the hilarious moment at the Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand Instagram users have praised the vet’s dedication to what … Read more

Hounds of hell: 164 emaciated dogs are found crammed into a tiny Japanese house filled with faeces 

Hounds of hell: 164 parasite-riddled dogs are found crammed on top of each other in tiny Japanese house filled with faeces Malnourished animals were stuffed into shelves and under chairs in the house The discovery in Izumo city was one of Japan’s worst cases of animal hoarding  Owners said they could not afford to get … Read more

Faeces transplant cures 47-year-old man who got drunk after eating carbs 

Faeces transplant cures a 47-year-old man who has a rare ‘auto-brewery’ condition which caused him to get drunk after eating carbs Belgian man was drunk intermittently for two months despite not drinking  Doctors at a hospital in Ghent diagnosed him with auto-brewery syndrome This is where the microbes in a person’s gut turn carbohydrates into ethanol  It … Read more

Coronavirus first appeared among workers clearing bat faeces from Chinese mineshaft scientists say

Coronavirus first appeared among workers clearing bat faeces from Chinese mineshaft back in 2012 and may not have come from Wuhan market, scientists say Miners were removing bat faeces from the Mojiang mine in Yunnan province  Six fell ill with a pneumonia-like illness which resulted in three of them dying Sample tissue from patients with were sent … Read more

Bird faeces worth HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of dollars a year

Bird poop is said to be good luck, but a new study suggests it is worth much more. A new report calculates that feces from seabirds, like Seagulls and pelicans, is worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Formally known as guano, the waste is used in commercial fertilizer and nutrients found in the ‘white … Read more

Penguins can fire their faeces with such power they reach more than FOUR FEET away

Penguins can fire their faeces out of their rectum with such power they reach more than FOUR FEET away, scientists find Penguins have a high ‘rectal pressure’ that can expel excrement some distance This lets them keep themselves and their nests from getting soiled with guano  Experts from Japan calculated just how far Humboldt penguins … Read more

Six-year-old boy drowns in faeces after slipping into latrine pit at his home in Moldova

Six-year-old boy drowns in faeces after slipping into latrine pit at his home in Moldova while wearing his older sister’s flip-flops Beniamin Osipciuc disappeared last Tuesday in the small town of Hincesti Local reports said he fell while he was at home with his sister, 14, and brother, 9 His family could not find him … Read more

Experts warn the coronavirus can spread through ‘aerosolized faeces’ 

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more