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The quokka, an adorable marsupial hailing from southwestern Australia, is bound to put a smile on anyone’s face. They’re small and fuzzy, and the distinctive shape of their mouth gives quokkas the appearance of an ever-present grin.

A record number of animals, most of them wild, were found dead in the northeastern border region of Evros, a local environmental group said on Tuesday, adding that their death was the result of poisoned baits.

The owner of a big cat sanctuary caused unnecessary suffering to animals through sheer neglect and had a "dogmatic dislike of modern veterinary medicine", a court heard.

Ten animals are dead or missing after a trespassing incident at a children's charity site. Staff and volunteers arrived at The Children's Adventure Farm, Millington, Friday morning (April 19) to find rabbit and guinea pig enclosures had been 'destroyed'.