The first animal to receive two bionic leg implants was Oscar the cat, Jersey, in June 2010. Also, for the first time in surgery on animals, the implants went into a moving joint. Oscar lost his legs to a combine harvester whilst lying in the sun and was not expected to survive. Veterinary surgeon Noel Fitzpatrick pioneered this surgery and hopes that it will be a step forward in animal and human rehabilitation. Fitzpatrick and his colleagues drilled holes into what remained of Oscar’s legs Continue reading →

Charlie D’Angelo of Clifton, New Jersey, USA, has been working as an ice-cream man non-stop for 30 years since 1979 in his Iggy’s Igloo ice-cream truck.