Scruffy was a stray mongrel nobody wanted until Daily Mirror reporter Jack Stoneley turned up and was struck by the loveable stray sitting forlornly in a cold cage.

Jack's story appeared on the front page of the British newspaper on the day Scruffy was due for execution - and the readers refused to let the little dog die.

From being the pooch without a pal she became the most sought-after animal in Britain, with hundreds queuing up to claim the dog as their new pet.

(READ the wonderful story in the Daily Mirror)