‘Doctor death’ forensic pathologist reveals the worst ways people can die: ‘Never trust a rooster’

‘Doctor death’ forensic pathologist reveals the worst ways people can die: ‘Never trust a rooster’

Roger Byard – whose colleagues refer to him as ‘Doctor Death’ – has investigated some of the most traumatic deaths in Australia. He’s also investigated some of the strangest. The forensic pathologist told the latest episode of Gary Jubelin’s I Catch Killers podcast about his baptism of fire into the profession, being called out to investigate the infamous ‘bodies … Read more

Exclusive | Noisy rooster getting kicked out of his posh ranch in Malibu

Exclusive | Noisy rooster getting kicked out of his posh ranch in Malibu

A noisy neighbor is getting booted from his posh ranch in Malibu, where Martin Sheen and Bob Dylan have houses and the median listing price for a home is $7 million. Ronnie, a 6-month-old rooster, has been crowing at 4:30 a.m. daily for the last month to the surprise of his caretaker, Pamella Whitham, who … Read more

Brazilian farmer’s giant rooster hobby hatches into profitable business

Brazilian farmer’s giant rooster hobby hatches into profitable business

BRASILIA, Sept 13 – When farmer Rubens Braz started breeding Brazilian chickens, he had no idea how big the operation – or the birds – would get. Some twenty years later, he now raises giant roosters for small-scale farming and hobby purposes in central Brazil and is making a living from surging sales across the … Read more

Pennsylvania rescue rooster falls for a disabled hen — and now has something to crow about

Pennsylvania rescue rooster falls for a disabled hen — and now has something to crow about

A rescue rooster and a one-legged hen have become feathered friends at an animal sanctuary in Pennsylvania.  Shrimp is the unlikely name of a rescue rooster who was brought to the Here with Us Animal Sanctuary in Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania, just a day before his scheduled euthanasia date two years ago.  Basil is a one-legged chicken who was taken … Read more