Angel >> Fish who are damn well fed up and aren't gonna take it anymore Cod, salmon, tuna... they're all disappearing. Environmentalists and conservationists are up in arms over the management of global fish stocks. Fine. But how do you suppose the fish feel about all this? Last week, a 90-kilogram swordfish decided to fight back: he broke free of a 30-metre trawler's net off the coast of Malta, then turned back and attacked the boat. He pierced the hull and nearly sank the boat--the crew saved themselves by killing the fish and using its body to plug the hole. But for the swordfish, it's a better way to meet your maker than to end up cut into small squares and laid to rest on a bed of rice.

Insect >> Mile-End vigilantes seeking the people's justice for their pets The disappearance this summer of more than two dozen feline pets in Mile-End, along with the discovery of more than one mutilated cat corpse, suggest a horrific crime that should eventually be punished. But for the moment, everyone in Mile-End needs to take a Valium. Two weeks ago, MUC police questioned a man in connection with some of the disappearances; last week, angry posters with the man's name, address and phone number were posted all over the neighbourhood. Meanwhile, musings continue about another potential suspect, who is currently on vacation; pray to heaven that he isn't greeted by an angry mob upon his return. Residents' frustration stems not only from their vanishing pets, but by the ineffectiveness of the cops; police better get on top of this dossier fast, before things really spin out of control.