Teens kill bird by blowing smoke from electronic cigarette into its mouth

A teen was arrested on charges of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, after a group of teens abused a bird until it died, police in Florida said.

Wildlife officials said that the group of teenagers used an electronic cigarette to kill a pelican in an attack that was caught on a security camera of an exclusive apartment complex Fort Lauderdale.

A security guard told officials about the attack, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Liz Barraco said.

Barraco said that according to the investigation, one teenager held the bird down and blew smoke from an electronic cigarette into its beak and eyes. 

He then held the beak closed so it could not breathe, repeating the action several times until it died. The main suspect was charged with a violation of the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

The teen will likely be placed in a juvenile facility.

Dog helps woman give birth

Pets all over the world are a major part of family life. 

Now, a pregnant woman was allowed to take her dog to a hospital to help the woman throughout her labor and birth.

The maternity ward at St. Michael's Hospital in England, allowed the woman to take her dog inside the delivery room, “because it is a certified therapy dog.”

The presence of the dog was discussed and agreed upon in advance with the hospital’s infection control team giving their approval that it could be in the room during labor as therapy for the woman. A thorough cleaning of the delivery room was done after the dog, named Barney, left.

Head of midwifery at St. Michael's Hospital, Sarah Windfeld, said: "Barney is a certified Pets as Therapy or PAT dog, and it regularly visits patients in the hospital."

Pets as Therapy, is a charity founded in 1983. Volunteers take their own friendly dogs and cats that have been tested and vaccinated, to visit hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, schools and more to provide therapeutic visits for those in need.

To date, there are about 4,500 active dogs and 108 cats in the Pets as Therapy program in the United Kingdom. Each week, these calm friendly dogs and cats give more than 130,000 people, both young and old, the pleasure and opportunity to hug and talk to them.

Man redeems 22-year-old Pizza Hut coupon

A man tried his luck with cashing in a 22-year-old Pizza Hut coupon, according to video uploaded to the Internet.

Taking a trip back to the early 1990s, a strangely dressed prankster tried using a coupon from Pizza Hut he found inside a VHS copy of the 1990 classic film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."

The man arrived in Pizza Hut and opened the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film and showed the manager the discount coupon book.

The manager, an obvious fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, accepted the discount from the 1990s even though the coupons had expired long before Bill Clinton took office.

The man was happy with his free pizza and uploaded the video of his feat to the Internet.

Dog seen teaching puppy to climb up and down stairs

A dog was seen teaching a puppy how to walk up and down stairs, according to video uploaded to the Internet.

When Daisy, a puppy that is just 8 weeks old, climbed a staircase in the home of its adoptive family, it screamed in frustration when it realized it could not get back down.

Luckily, Simon, a dog that is 6 months old, was there to help. Daisy is a very strong willed puppy, said its foster mother Caitlin Doucette.

"If it wants something, it gets it," Doucette said.

Daisy’s stubborn personality landed it on top of the stairs with no idea of ​​how to get back down. On the corner of its eye, Doucette saw Simon help the puppy. She immediately grabbed her phone and hit record.

Simon pushed and pushed the younger dog, repeatedly showing it how to go down the stairs. The hesitant puppy finally made ​​the leap by itself and was greeted by applause and a good job by its adoptive mother.

This is not the first time Simon has offered to help a fellow puppy in need. The Doucettes have hosted several puppies that were up for adoption at the Manitoba Mutts Dog Rescue in Winnipeg, Canada. Simon has been a teacher and guidance to other dogs that have been hosted in the Doucettes’ home.

"We have hosted some puppies that did not know how to play," Doucette said. "Simon taught them to play tug of war and fetch. It was fun to watch," she added.

Man finds valuable vomit on the beach

A man got really lucky after finding vomit on a beach.

Just because something is disgusting does not mean it is worthless.

Time to get to know whale vomit. The man taking his dog for a walk along the beach found a deposit of whale vomit. Now, he could stand to earn more than $250,000 from the disgusting find.

The reason whale vomit is so expensive is because perfume companies use it to manufacture perfume. The substance, which stinks when it first hits land, becomes a huge asset when its dried in the sun, and is used to prolong the scent of perfume.

Ken Wilman's dog began sniffing the substance known as ambergris, while walking on the beach at
Morecambe England. 

Wilman went to investigate, picked up the stone-like object, gave it a smell and then dropped it like a bad habit. Wilman said: "When I picked it up and smelled it, I put it back down.”

Wilman left the beach, but the stinking discovery was on his mind. He did some research and discovered that the stone was likely ambergris. So he then returned to the beach and recovered the object that weighed three kilos. A French trader has already offered him more than $250,000.

17-year-old sleeping beauty sleeps 64 days in a row

(Scroll down for video) A girl in the U.S. is a real life sleeping beauty, according to reports.

The Pennsylvania teenager slept for 64 days from Thanksgiving to January, her longest episode yet of sleeping.
Nicole Delien, 17, struggles with a rare sleep disorder called Kleine-Levine, or "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome.”

During her periods of sleep she can wake up in a state of confusion for short periods of time to eat and go to the bathroom and then go back to sleep.

Nicole's mother, Vicki, said her daughter will sleep 18 to 19 hours a day, and when she finally wakes up to eat she is in a "state of sleepwalking which she does not remember."

Delien’s family also appeared on a syndicated talk show this week to ensure that other families are aware of the rare disease.

Vicki Delien told reporters it was very frustrating trying to get a diagnosis for her daughter. She said it took several trips to a hospital to find out what has been affecting her daughter.

Finally, a doctor at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was able to identify the disorder and offer some suggestions on how to manage the disease, including medication.

"Affected people may go a period of weeks, months or even years without experiencing any symptoms, and then it reappears with little warning.

Inspector finds restaurant kitchen infested with snakes

An inspector to a restaurant made a shocking discovery.

The kitchen was infested with snakes.

It's disgusting, but not exactly a surprise to find restaurants infested with bugs, cockroaches, mice and rats.

They usually infest the kitchen or dining room walls.

An animal definitely not expected to see at a restaurant is a snake.

However, that's what Ben Vaughn saw in the Pig-N-Whistle restaurant in Millington, Tennessee.

Vaughn, a restaurant consultant, was recording for the Food Network show "Health Inspectors," when he saw garden snakes in the corner of the restaurant.

The snakes were not very new residents either.

A shed skin sat right next to the snake, showing that the animal had been hanging out there long enough to shed skin.

In the TV program, which has not been shown yet, Vaughn tries to help exterminate the restaurant of its plagues to be able to pass the next health inspection.