China Scene: North

Meet the horse that has turned into a carnivore

A 5-year-old mare in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, has developed a taste for meat and soup.

Although horses are usually herbivores this horse appears to be addicted to flesh, eating as much as 1.5 kg of cooked meat or fat, with soup, every day, its owner, surnamed Yang, said.

"I found the horse's taste for meat by chance one day two years ago when I fed it with leftovers that included meat," Yang said.

However, Liu Fei, a horse expert, said since horses were herbivores they are unable to digest meat normally. He said if the owner keeps feeding the horse with meat, it may suffer from indigestion - some day.

(Chinese Business Morning View)

Two boy twins, two girl twins equals quadruplets

A 36-year-old woman from Zhaodong, Heilongjiang Province, gave birth on Thursday to quadruplets (two boys and two girls) after a caesarean at a local hospital.

The four children weighed 2.5 kg, 1.5 kg, 2.08 kg and 1.65 kg. Doctors said the mother and her babies were doing well.

"We're so happy to have the quadruplets," said Wang Jun, their father. "We will try our best to bring them all up healthily in the years to come."

(www.cctv.com)

Man calls on public to call him about strays

Liang Jun is appealing to residents of Hohhot, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, to adopt more than 100 stray dogs and cats he has picked up in the city since May.

He said he has spent more than 10,000 yuan ($1,350) taking care of the animals and paying for veterinary treatment, with the help of his family and friends.

He said he was unable to afford the continued cost of care, however, and called on others to help out.

Anyone wanting to adopt a stray dog or cat should contact Liang on his mobile phone: 13947194453.

(Inner Mongolia Daily)

Policeman rides to rescue of stranded woman

A woman was stranded on Saturday night after the keyhole of her electric bike was filled with sawdust, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province.

A patrolling policeman came to her assistance and eventually managed to take out the sawdust with a needle.

(Yanzhao Evening News)

(China Daily 12/05/2007 page6)