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Good Day for Hoppy the bunny, a school pet in Queensland. The Natural Resources Minister has ruled that he may be taken home by a child over the Easter holidays, despite State regulations requiring that rabbits kept for educational purposes must be on the school premises at all times.

Bad Day for Poppy the kitten, who was inadvertently put into a washing machine in South-ampton. After being freed by firemen and hour later, she shot upstairs and hid. "She is still so stressed out she won't go in the kitchen," said her owner, "but she must be the cleanest kitten in town."