The things people do when their beloved pets die – cloning and even suicide

Some people it seems will do anything after their much-loved pets die – from spending a fortune on cloning their dogs and cats or, in a more extreme case, committing suicide.

The Telegraph reports on the inquest of a British man who killed himself after he lost his beloved cat.

Michael McAleese, 44, of Poole, Dorset, was so distraught when his 13-year-old tabby cat died that he took a cocktail of drugs. The coroner recorded a verdict that he took his own life.

Meanwhile, in America, a couple paid $155,000 to have their Labrador cloned.

Edgar and Nina Otto wanted another dog just like their dead pet called Sir Lancelot. The replica, Lancelot Encore, is said to share traits with the original. Edgar, the son of NASCAR co-founder Edward Otto, paid the enormous price at an auction.

The Mail Online reports that: 'The cloning itself was done in conjunction with a San Francisco firm called BioArts and the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in South Korea... BioArt suspended their commercial cloning service in September 2009, though the process is still completed in South Korea.'

The first commercially cloned pet was a cat called Little Nicky and cost a woman in Texas $50,000.

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Student hit by bus on Texas university campus, video – survives with minor injuries

An extraordinary video shows the moment a student called Nick was hit by a bus on the campus of the University of Texas, USA.

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Baseball fan dies trying to catch ball - falls 20ft from stadium deck

A Texas baseball fan fell 20ft to his death from a stadium deck when he tried to catch a ball at Rangers Stadium, Arlington, Texas.

Firefighter Shannon Stone, 39, had leant forward over a rail to get the ball thrown by Rangers player Josh Hamilton.

It is the second fatal fall at a major league park this year.

BBC

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Careful where you point that radar gun

Two Texas Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on Highway 77, just south of Kingsville, Texas.

One was using a hand-held radar gun and was surprised when it started to read 300 miles per hour and climbing. He tried to reset the radar gun, but it suddenly turned off.

A deafening roar overhead revealed why: he had locked on to a US F/A-18 Hornet on a low-flying exercise near its Naval Air base.

The Texas Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to the US Naval Base Commander for shutting down his equipment.

Here's the reply: Thank you for your letter....

You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down.

Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft had also automatically locked on to your equipment's location.

Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile system alert status and was able to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position on the side of Hwy 77 So. of Kingsville ...

The pilot suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them, since the video systems on these jets are very high tech.

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