All over the world, people enrich their lives with the loving company of pets to hug and care for.
For many pet owners, their beloved animals are members of the family, although since they cannot communicate with humans, it can sometimes be difficult to understand them.
Other times, they can be downright strange.
Pet owners in the US and Europe have shared examples of their cats, dogs and other creatures behaving very strangely, to the point of striking fear in the hearts of their humans.
From a black cat who appears to have discovered witchcraft to a hamster whose sleep was so deep its owner thought it was dead, pet owners have had quite the scare.
Human beings are a species of animal lovers and all over the world people enrich their lives with pets to love and care for. But sometimes, their strange behavior can scare us. The American owners of this Sphynx cat posted a photo of her on Facebook and said they were “terrified” after capturing her in this position.
WackoJaco has collected some of the strangest and strangest snaps of animals that have gone rogue and scared the hell out of their owners.
Here, FEMAIL reveals the best of the bunch…
This cat’s owner found his feline standing next to a lit candle in a scene that looked like a spell of some kind, and the cat seemed very surprised to have been interrupted.
In 2017, Canuck the Crow from Vancouver, Canada, caused a stir when he stole a sharp corrugated knife from a crime scene and attacked a mailman with it.
The owner of this black Labrador got the shock of his life when he woke up in bed and found his dog standing over them with a plastic fork in his mouth.
What do they know? These cats, lined up and sitting in the same position while looking at their owner, seem to be up to no good.
Curiosity didn’t kill this cat, but it certainly made it look like a non-mortal creature when the feline sneezed into a white powdery substance.
Climb the stairs… if you dare! This cat’s owner probably got scared when he climbed onto the bed and saw his feline waiting eerily on top.
Whatever you do, don’t open the curtains: This cat’s owner went to draw the curtains in his house and was strongly warned not to do so.
This adorable dog picked up his favorite ball while walking, but the markings on the toy made it look like the angelic pup had very fierce teeth.
This hamster was sleeping so soundly on his exercise wheel that his owners thought he had died