Ox won't plow until given wine

Date: 2008-10-9 1:49:00 by jasmine Tags: odd news

An ox refuses to plough fields until it's given a bottle of rice wine in a farm in Qingxin county, Guangdong province.

The owner surnamed Liu said his workhorse had been addicted to alcohol for years.

The ox usually works harder after it drinks the wine, said Liu, 61, a heavy drinker himself.

The Guizhou native began feeding his beast rice wine five

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Cat and chick: best of friends

Date: 2008-9-18 20:37:00 by thomas Tags: odd news

A farmhouse cat has adopted a chicken after she became the only survivor of a fox attack in Middleton, near Leiston in Suffolk, Britain.

It's an unlikely partnering, but the pair have become firm friends -- even lavishing affection on each other. The incredible friendship blossomed just over two months ago when a fox killed 13 chicks -- leaving the chick Gladys as the only surviv

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Divorced couple shares custody of dog

Date: 2008-6-18 4:36:00 by coconut Tags: odd news

Yuzhou Intermediate People's Court in Henan province mediated a case filed by a divorced couple disputing who had custody of their beloved dog.

The dog, Bei Bei, once saved the lives of both the man, surnamed Zhang, and his former wife, surnamed Wang. One winter night in 2006, the loyal Pekingese awoke them with worried barking when a dangerous gas leak occurred in their apartmen

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