Man arrested for keeping dog carcasses

POLICE in Lusaka, Zambia, are holding a 50-year-old man identified as Jibodu Babatunde Olukayode for the offence of cruelty to animals.

This was after police received information from the public that a foreigner in Meanwood Ibex area was killing dogs and letting them rot and spawn maggots, which he could use for unknown purposes.

A combined team of officers from the Zambia Police, Drug Enforcement Commission, Department of Immigration, Provincial Veterinary Department and Public Health Department of the

Lusaka City Council conducted a search at the house, where they discovered three cages in one of the rooms, of which one contained four pieces of dog carcass in a rotten state, with several flies.

He is currently in police custody charged with cruelty to animals and other public health-related offences.

Andre the Giant facts that prove he was larger than life in

every way

WHETHER he was picking up cars or drinking 156 beers in one sitting, these Andre the Giant facts prove he was larger than life in every imaginable way.

Not only was wrestling great Andre the Giant literally much larger than most men, but his truly larger-than-life reputation and exploits paralleled his great size.

It has now been 25 years since the beloved giant died, but the public’s fascination with his life has faded very little.

Born Andre Rene Roussimoff in a small French village just after the end of World War II, the boy displayed symptoms of gigantism. By the age of 12, he was the size

of an adult

man. His large size made him a welcome hand on his father’s farm, but unsatisfied with farm work, he dropped out of school and moved to Paris to train in the profession that would bring him worldwide acclaim.

After making a name for himself on the European wrestling circuit, Roussimoff

moved to Montreal, Canada, where he eventually crossed paths with Vincent McMahon Sr, founder of the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment).

It was McMahon Sr who suggested the ring name of “Andre the Giant” and prove instrumental in launching the young wrestler to international superstardom.

Today, facts and stories about Andre the Giant’s drinking habits abound. Weighing more than 227kg, the giant could easily consume dozens upon dozens of beers or bottles of wine before feeling the alcohol’s effects.

“There are a lot of crazy stories about Andre that sound fake but most are true, especially his drinking,” said former wrestler Gerald Brisco. “Andre used to ask me to get him six bottles of Mateus wine and ice them down.

He would drink those before we went to the ring and no one could tell.”

He could pick up Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Apparently, he thanked Arnie for dinner by picking up the actor and carrying him to the car park, where he then placed him on top of the car.

The owner of the car was not impressed. — Wires.