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Alasdair Crawford had left pup Link outside McDonald's in Trongate, Glasgow where he was taken by a callous dog thief.

An owner has been reunited with his dog who he describes as his "rock", after the pooch was stolen while he had his back turned in the Trongate area on a busy Glasgow street.

Terry Fairley had returned home from the pub and gone to the toilet, only leap up in shock after he saw the reptile slithering along the floor of his West Lothian home

Terry Fairley, from Broxburn in West Lothian, returned home from the pub in the early hours of Saturday morning to find the snake in his flat.

Terry was left shaken after the terrifying incident as he returned from the pub to find the reptile slithering along the floor as he sat on the toilet. Brave neighbours quickly rushed to his aid and took the snake away

The animal was missing an ear and had a collar round its neck when grim discovery was made.

Upon closer inspection, James O'Donnell realised that he was looking at the body of a large serpent, possibly a type of python.

Robert Stewart Dyer Sheppard admitted failing to provide food and water for the eight animals who were left alone without care for days - seven of them died.

Kevin McEntee’s Lhasa Apso Frankie was found making 'constant whining noises' while suffering from a painful skin infection in September 2020 before later being euthanised.