Western Europe

LONDON - British animal welfare investigators say a pet cat was dyed pink and thrown into a stranger's garden in southern England.

LONDON - A British woman who outraged pet lovers around the world after she was caught on surveillance camera dumping a cat in a garbage bin apologized on Wednesday for what she called misjudgment and said the situation has gotten "out of control." Online footage of Mary Bale tossing 4-year-old Lola into a trash bin and popping the top closed sparked angry messages online pledging retribution, and police had to post guards outside her house.

LONDON - British animal cruelty inspectors say they have tracked down a woman caught on closed-circuit TV hurling a cat into a garbage can.

LONDON - Britons planning to attend open-air services by Pope Benedict XVI next month have been told it's OK to bring a picnic - but leave the wine at home.

VIENNA - Carolin Fabian jokes that the only thing her American Staffordshire terrier Tobias fights for is a place on the couch.