Crews managed to rescue some animals, including rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes, and lizards.

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Domesticated cats alone kill around 300m animals each year in Britain, including around 80m mice, 15m rabbits and 3m rats.

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But several animals including tropical fish, parrots, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs died.

BBC: Several animals die in pet shop fire in Fulham

Humans have introduced dozens of species into Australia - including wild horses, pigs, goats, dogs, cats, rabbits and foxes - and these have now become a major problem for the ecosystem.

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