Many household pets, including fish and dogs, were the key players in some of last year’ most unusual insurance claims.

The annual round up of quirky claims includes many examples of pets being the blame for household items breaking. One claimant’s digital radio was worse for wear after his granddaughter had placed it in the garden pond hoping the music would then make the fish dance.

Also responsible for claims were hamsters, chickens and rabbits.

In one case, a claimant came home to find a pet labrador had managed to trail white emulsion across the living room, after wagging his tail into the remnants of a paint tray.

Another case revolved around a goldfish whose bowl was smashed, after a pool player had hit the ball with such gusto, that the ball leapt off the table and hit a balcony before breaking the bowl.

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