She’s a different kind of blood donor. Think your pet leeches off of you? An Oregon woman sent shudders across social media after revealing that she keeps leeches as pets — and even lets them ...

A woman has revealed how she keeps leeches as pets and even lets them suck her own blood. Security guard Sommer Seeley, 26, from Portland, US, is the proud owner of five leeches which are ...

Most people are happy to settle with a cat or a dog, but this man shares his home with a slightly more bizarre pet - a GIANT leech. And not only does he let the creature live in his house - he ...

A THERAPIST who lets his giant pet leeches such his blood once a month claims that the vampire-like feeding sessions have improved his health. Ariane Khomjani, 22, places the three predatory worms ...

“Oh, I don’t know. Don’t other people keep leeches for pets?” says Hicks. In the basement of the Mutter Museum, director Robert Hicks shares his office with a pet leech. (Emma Lee/WHYY) ‘They love my ...

A growing number of people are keeping giant leeches as pets, and letting the bloodsucking parasites feed on their blood for sustenance. The breed of choice is the buffalo leech (Hirudinaria ...

They only need to be fed twice a year (Picture: SWNS) A woman who owns 35 pet leeches has shared how she uses them to treat her mum’s arthritis and knee pain. Marie Bailey, 23, first started ...

who has been leading the efforts among his fellow Ojibwe as community outreach manager with the Leech Lake tribal police. "Our pets are the ones who walk with us." Animals are central to Ojibwe ...

There is an effort to find those pets good homes. Each week, the Leech Lake Legacy group loads up more than a dozen surrendered or stray animals and brings them to the Twin Cities. It's rare to ...

and they aren't the only slithering reptile he has lurking in his room A THERAPIST who lets his giant pet leeches such his blood once a month claims that the vampire-like feeding sessions have ...

They say the cost of keeping a pet can bleed you dry. But one man's devotion to his giant leech means he feeds it his own blood when it feels peckish. A stomach-churning video of the bloodsucking ...