A guitar case full of catnip to the creators of the animated series Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, whose colorful characters do double duty as rock stars and animal lovers. The girls declared on a recent episode that they would never participate in cruel activities like bullfighting, because they wouldn't want to hurt the bull.

An ocean of catnip to officials in Monza, Italy, who wrote a new ordinance barring residents from keeping goldfish in bowls. City official Giampietro Mosca said, “A fish kept in a bowl has a distorted view of reality and suffers because of this.…[W]e don't want to see animals treated like objects any longer.” The law also forbids the sale of colored chicks at fairs and the use of small animals as prizes.

A volley of hairballs to tennis ace Serena Williams, whose killer style does not complement her killer serve. “I have so many minks and furs,” Serena said, “but I live in Florida, so why do I have them?” Serena has two companion dogs, Jackie and Bambi, who are probably wondering the same thing. Write Serena Williams c/o Jill Smoller, William Morris, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA.

A catnip-encrusted Charmbracelet to animal-loving diva Mariah Carey, who plunked down $10,000 but wouldn't spend a cent on the tacky fur items at the Christian Dior boutique in Aspen, Colo.