"In the News" Archive - here you will find our collection of past news articles.

Travel: Philly's going to the dogs (and cats)
Kujo, a somewhat corpulent Chihuahua, lounges on his quilted bedspread in the William Penn Room. "Napoleon Dynamite" plays on the hotel TV.
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Make sure your backup pet caretaker is reliable
In my last Buddy Beat column, I began to reveal my top 10 list of excuses why people return animals to The Buddy Foundation. I left you hanging and indicated that reason No. 1 would be revealed today.   [full story] 

Feline heartworm disease update
Until recently, feline heartworm disease, unlike its canine counterpart, was thought to be relatively benign and infrequent. (Mosquitoes that carry heartworm larvae can cause heartworm disease when they bite cats or dogs.)    [full story] 

Pet Corner: Diligence pays off when one feline’s problem won’t go away
A few weeks ago I met a cat named “Snookie” (fictional name, real case). Snookie is a young female spayed cat, about three years old. She had come in the day before with signs of an upper respiratory infection. The vet who saw her gave the usual treatment for a sneezing, sick kitty… antibiotics.   [full story] 

Wayward feline sets off bank alarm
Manila: Police in suburban Marikina City rushed to a robbery alert just before midnight on Monday after a wayward cat, which apparently decided to relieve itself at the wrong place and at the wrong time, tripped a bank's burglar alarm. [full story] 

Tracking Feline Memories On The Move
Science Daily — When a cat steps over an obstacle with its front legs, how do its hind legs know what to do? A new study in Current Biology reveals that it is the foreleg stepping movement itself that leaves a lasting impression. By comparison, feline memories of having just seen an obstacle proved rather fleeting.  [full story] 

The Cat in the Fat: They're Getting Diabetes
A dense ten-page report in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, complete with pie graphs and complex tables, analyzed 14,000 United Kingdom cats (all covered by health insurance, no less) to discover the following: If your cat looks like a bowling ball, it's three times more likely to get type 2 diabetes than your skinny cat.
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Sweet cat or furry grim reaPURR'?
(Rhode Island-WABC, July 25, 2007) - It appears that a cat named "Oscar" is predicting the deaths of patients in a Rhode Island nursing home.
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Saving My Cat: Why No Price Was Too High
It's often said that you can't put a price on life. But what happens when it's the life of a beloved pet?   [full story] 

Flat Headed Cat
Perhaps the most aquatic of all cats, the Flat Headed Cat shares many attributes with the fishing cat, and yet is one of the most unique of all felids.  [full story] 

Emerging Feline Disease Causes Tragic Loss for Cat Owner
Jeanne Prins never would have suspected her cats could be at risk for a deadly virus. As a longtime cat owner, Prins took precautions to keep her feline friends safe from infectious disease. 
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Greenville County cats dying of disease
GREENVILLE, SC (AP) - The Greenville Humane Society says a highly contagious feline disease has killed more than a dozen animals in Greenville County.    [full story] 

International Feline Heartworm Disease Council Reconvenes
The International Feline Heartworm Disease Council reconvenes on July 12, 2007, for the first time in 10 years. The American Heartworm Society (AHS) will host the council in conjunction with its 12th Triennial Heartworm Symposium in Washington, D.C.   [full story] 

When Fido and Muffy start to squint
Cynthia Cook is an ophthalmologist, but she doesn't ask her patients to read the familiar chart starting with the big letter "E" at the top.
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Your kitty and osteoarthritis
Cats in the wild seldom suffer from diseases associated with ageing. To put it bluntly, if they slow down, for whatever reason, they become breakfast for another animal.   [full story] 

Stray cat shot in neck with arrow survives
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - When the Parker family saw the black and white cat with an arrow through his neck, they thought his chances of surviving were slim.
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This was no run-of-the-mill cat rescue
DANVILLE, N.H. - Cats get stuck in trees fairly often. Few of them, however, require assistance from power extraction tools.  [full story] 

43 dead cats discovered in fridge in St. Henri
He wanted only the refrigerator, said Sam Fattal, the owner of the building in St. Henri where a veritable dumpsite was discovered last week in a loft rented by a couple in their 50s. [full story] 

Helping pets live long, healthy lives
Sharing information with your veterinarian can be more than a purr-fectly good idea. It can help you get better care for your pets.  [full story] 

Pet Food News - ASPCA Warns of Acetominophen Poisoning in Cats
We subscribe to the cat newsletter produced by Dr. Jon of PetPlace.com. Today, we received a warning taken from an ASPCA press release about acetaminophen contamination in pet foods.
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Man faces 24 years in prison after 40 cats seized from house
A Martinsburg man is facing more than 24 years in jail and fines of up to $98,000 after more than 40 cats were seized from his home blanketed in feces and urine.   [full story] 

Cats overwhelm college campus
Cats — a whole lot of them — roam the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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5 dead cats might be sign of disease
A dead cat in Sioux Falls has tested positive for a bacteria that could infect humans.  [full story]

This little kitty is a lion at collecting
For the past 2½ years, Merrie Maino's cat has been prowling her La Jolla neighborhood and bringing home just about anything he can get his mouth around.    [full story] 

Cats Face Chronic Renal Failure
One of the leading causes of illness and death in older cats is chronic renal failure, which means that the cats kidney's no longer filter waste effectively.   [full story] 

SPCA: Too Many Stray Cats
Stray cats are becoming a growing concern. The warm winter we had could be partly to blame.
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PetPAC Opposes AB 1634 to Eliminate Mixed Breed Dogs and Cats in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“Unbelievable” was the reaction today after Members of the California State Assembly voted 41-38 to outlaw the existence of mixed-breed dogs and cats in the Golden State. [full story] 

A colossal cat comes with a princely price tag
It's no great shock that cat lovers can get a little excessive when it comes to their feline friends.   [full story] 

Latest Pet Industry News
Arthritic Cats Suffer Less Pain Than Dogs - Discuss - Around 3 million UK cats are over the age of 8 and thousands may be living with unrecognized or untreated arthritic pain according to a new study.   [full story] 

Potential cat owners should opt for adults
It’s kitten season. Each spring and summer, as sure as the tulips and strawberries come, animal shelters across the nation burst with adorable feline furballs.  [full story] 

Software prevents cats from e-mailing
It's not quite as dangerous as butt dialing, but cat typing can have its scary moments, like when PayPal or your IM client are open and in front.
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2 cats dead, 2 pit bulls hunted
Two cats were found dead and elementary students were kept inside during recess after two pit bulls were spotted running loose in the west end yesterday. One of the dogs was corralled by Toronto Animal Services officers in the Dundas St. W. and Lansdowne Ave. area but the second was not located.  [full story] 

AVMA introduces feline health brochure
"What you should know about Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease" is the newest addition to the AVMA consumer educational brochure series. The topic was recommended by the AVMA Council on Communications to expand the number of feline-specific titles offered by the AVMA.  [full story] 

After days out on a limb, tree-bound feline finally finds a friend
BIBLE HILL – With the rain teeming down here yesterday, Tracey MacKenzie climbed a tree to rescue a cat which had been there for six days. The cat had been some 70 feet up the tree, behind homes on Hemlock Avenue, since Saturday with no sign of coming down.  [full story] 

KITTY 'KILLER' IS INDICTED
May 11, 2007 -- An ex-Met minor leaguer and "Sex and the City" actor accused of killing his girlfriend's cat was indicted yesterday on charges of animal cruelty and harassment.  [full story] 

Feline makes long journey in cargo crate
Hendersonville | China the cat got her name after being delivered in a crate holding motorcycle gear that a North Carolina man had ordered to be shipped from Shanghai. [full story] 

Luxury hotel for cats and dogs opens in San Francisco
Excuse the pun, but there's no ruff-ruffing it at the Wag Hotel, a pets-only property that's having a grand opening ceremony today in San Francisco.
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Feline friends - Woman feeds, adopts campus kitties
Carol Mitchell found a starving cat on her walk through campus on Thanksgiving day nearly five years ago. Mitchell took the cat home and now walks on campus every day with food that she leaves for cats and birds.  [full story] 

KITTY 'KILLER' IS INDICTED
May 11, 2007 -- An ex-Met minor leaguer and "Sex and the City" actor accused of killing his girlfriend's cat was indicted yesterday on charges of animal cruelty and harassment.  [full story] 

Peru: Customs agents find 11 feline and monkey skulls at airport
Peruvian Customs agents routinely seize items that range from contraband to cocaine. However, Customs agents were surprised when they found something a little out of the ordinary at a warehouse located inside of Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport. [full story] 

The First Vet Visit
When bringing home a newly adopted kitten, it is imperative that you get her checked by a veterinarian as soon as possible, not only for her own health, but to ensure she doesn't bring with her any serious communicable diseases, such as FeLV or FIV.  [full story] 

Not only will cat walk on leash — he begs for it
Every morning, Mister Zi runs to the footstool where his leash is kept, drags it to the floor and sits there impatiently, making demanding noises, until owner Camilla Gresham puts his halter on. Then it’s out the door they go.  [full story] 

Top 9 Toys for Home-Alone Cats
Common questions from readers include, "Is it fair to keep a cat cooped up indoors while I am at work all day?" and "What can I do to help keep my cat from being bored when I am not at home?" These are good questions, because bored cats can sometimes become mischievous cats while trying to entertain themselves.  [full story] 

Filler in Animal Feed Is Open Secret in China
ZHANGQIU, China - As American food safety regulators head to China to investigate how a chemical made from coal found its way into pet food that killed dogs and cats in the United States, workers in this heavily polluted northern city openly admit that the substance is routinely added to animal feed as a fake protein. [full story] 

Top 3 Personal Cat Carriers
A personal cat carrier is an excellent means of including your cat in short trips, taking him for walks, or just bonding with him. Personal carriers can be worn much like baby slings or backpacks, and some even convert like strollers for cats, or car seats. [full story] 

A purr-fectly happy ending
After being stuck in a tree for about a week and then brought down by a fire hose, Kylie the cat is back safe at home.  [full story] 

Woman fined for poisoning two cats
A 78-year-old woman will have to pay more than $1,000 for poisoning her East Side neighbor's cats nearly two years ago, after she became upset they were roaming free and killing birds.  [full story] 

Cats are mysterious and colorful creatures
Cats are America's favorite pet, pushing aside the dog for the No. 1 spot. We may have to work at earning their love, but we share our home with 56 million of these mysterious creatures, more than double the number we had a decade ago.
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Catnip enjoyable and beneficial for your feline friend
For centuries, catnip has been recommended to humans as a cure for headaches, but most of us know it to be a stimulant for cats.   [full story] 

Blood screening for cancer in cats developed
OSAKA (Kyodo) A professor at Osaka Prefecture University and a veterinary medical screening company have jointly developed a method for screening cats for cancer by detecting a tumor marker in their blood  [full story] 

Sneaky Parasite Attracts Rats to Cats
When you see a cat pounce on a rat, it seems like a classic story about a predator and prey.
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Man who had hundreds of cats at home charged with animal cruelty
OCALA, Florida: A Florida man who kept hundreds of cats at a house that was full of animal waste was charged with animal cruelty. The floor of Jonathan Terpstra's home was covered with a layer of animal feces between 2 and 3 inches (5 and 8 centimeters) deep, authorities said.
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Cats with FIV can survive if they have vigilant owners
Cat AIDS? It's more common than one might think.
Felines afflicted by feline immunodeficiency virus, like this cat "Jessie'' who was recently adopted out of a local rescue group, can live normal lives if their owners are vigilant in looking for signs of infections and illness.   [full story] 

Vets Say Kidney Failure Up in Cats
WASHINGTON (AP) - A large veterinary hospital chain says it recorded a 30 percent increase in kidney failure among cats during the three months that pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical was sold.   [full story] 

Bill would require California owners to spay or neuter dogs, cats
A state lawmaker wants to force pet owners to spay or neuter nearly all cats and dogs by the time they're 4 months old, part of an ambitious plan to reduce the hundreds of thousands of pets he says are euthanized at shelters in California each year. Owners who fail to comply and get caught would get slapped with a $500 fine. 
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Recall of pet food leaves veterinarians seeking solutions
No one knows how many cats and dogs have fallen ill after eating the pet food subject to a massive recall. Many veterinarians are wondering whether this sort of problem is preventable as they struggle to respond to the situation.
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Cat saves family from poisonous fumes
Feline jumped on bed, meowed wildly until owner woke and called 911.   [full story] 

Woman's five cats treated for kidney failure after eating recalled food
CLEVELAND -- Pet owners across the country are watching their pets die and have no idea why.   [full story] 

Claws for concern? Feline friends can be stoic when it comes to illness
Cats are subtle.  This, of course, is the whole point, according to their fawning humans.
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Some Alpo Pet Food Added To Recall List
(CBS/AP) The recall of wet and dry pet foods contaminated with a chemical found in plastics and pesticides expanded Saturday to include a new brand even as investigators were puzzled why the substance would kill dogs and cats.  [full story]

Cats and human compassion: A wonderful mix in Orange
ORANGE--Having recently moved to the town of Orange, Marjorie Klein was on her way home one evening when she noticed several cats hanging out behind the Route 20 Market in the iron/metal recycling yard near the intersection of Blue Ridge Drive and State Route 20. [full story]

Feed a Dog, You Own It; Feed a Feline, It Forever Owns You
Meow, meow, meow, M-E-O-W!"
The cat circled the yard as he made an obvious plea.  That danged cat now owns me.  [full story] 

Here's the reasons why a neutered cat is a happy cat
Q: Both my parents are from the "old country" and neither believes in having dogs or cats neutered. They prefer to have our two-year-old tomcat remain intact and "natural" as "nature had intended" (in their words). How do I convince my parents that it is in the cat's own best interest to be neutered? Maybe you could list all the benefits of neutering male cats in your column and I could show it to them.  [full story] 

Dogs and Cats Skinned Alive for Their Fur in China
China has become the world’s largest exporter of fur garments in just a few years. Many of the international fur traders, manufacturers, and fashion designers have shifted their business to China, where they can exploit China’s cheap labor and the absence of restrictive animal welfare regulations.  [full story] 

CRITTER CARE: Your furry friends can get asthma, too
Asthma is a disease of the lungs, specifically of the lower airways of the lungs called the bronchi. It has also been referred to as bronchial asthma, allergic bronchitis, and feline allergic lung disease.  [full story] 

GARDEN SPOT: Catnip attracts our furry feline friends best when it's bruised, broken, fragrant
Two summers ago, I moved a catmint plant in our flowerbed to a more roomy area. The plant was fairly large and becoming crowded. It needed space to spread. Our cat had paid no attention to the plant in its original location, but after I moved it, suddenly the feline had a penchant to go roll around on it, paw at it and squirm about.
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The cat's meow: Biology students purrr-sue feral cats for disease research
Three professors in Duquesne’s biology department are using their laboratory classrooms to help the Pittsburgh community.   [full story] 

Cats Bonding With Their Owners
There are a lot of experts out there who say that cats are strictly independent animals. These very same experts state that cats have chosen to associate with humans due to their strategy of survival. Although many argue with this statement, there are many who agree as well although those that agree are normally those in the percentile who don't agree with cats. [full story]

Macquarie's feral cats: a delicate ecological balance
The extermination of Macquarie's feral felines was meant to safeguard the island's indigenous birds. But their demise has had an unexpected effect: rats and rabbits are flourishing - and pose a new threat to the native species.   [full story] 

Cat Travels From Arkansas to Florida
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Pickles the cat is in a predicament a long way from her Arkansas home. The calico feline from Bismarck, Ark., stowed away in a moving van unloading furniture at a neighboring home. The truck's driver, who is highly allergic to cats, discovered her the next day in Fort Walton Beach. [full story]

Happy ending for 30 rescued cats
Thirty cats saved from "cramped and squalid" conditions in Aberdeen have found new homes thanks to an appeal.  [full story] 

Chinese Animal Rights Victory Takes Cats Off the Menu
China's nascent animal rights movement claimed a rare victory today after rescuing more than 400 cats that were about to be slaughtered for their fur and meat. [full story]

Mystery of mummified cat in office basement
IT is difficult to imagine them as anything other than cuddly family pets. But hundreds of years ago, cats were seen as mystical creatures, associated with evil spirits.  [full story] 

Johnstown Fire Fighters Make Daring River Rescue
JOHNSTOWN -- Rescue crews answered a call for help late Wednesday morning. Braving cold temperatures and icy water, they were able to perform a daring water rescue to save a stranded cat that had gotten trapped in a small Johnstown creek.  [full story and video] 

Column: Herpes can be danger for cats
I have had cats who would suddenly break out with eye ulcers. The infection seemingly came out of nowhere. One day, they were perfectly clear eyed and healthy, and the next, their eye was swollen and they could hardly see. [full story] 

Feral cats, and tenants, don't deserve cruelty!
Feral cats that are sterilized and vaccinated are at home outside and can co-exist with humans.
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Men are acquiring cats because they remind them of ... us
Have you noticed there are an awful lot of men who own cats now?  When did that start?  Did the feminist movement backfire on us? I mean we all know the point of the movement was to take and not give.   [full story] 

Three cats rescued nearly two weeks after fatal fire
COLORADO SPRINGS - A trio of cats needed all nine lives to survive a fatal fire that destroyed a 135-unit apartment complex on January 16.
[full story] 

Should cats have catnip?
Although cats are carnivores and require certain amino acids (found in meat) to survive, there are a couple of leafy green plants that they like to snack on.  [full story] 

It Takes Four To Free A Feline
Paramedic and firefighter Rob Illingworth put years of experience and training to good use yesterday during a daring high-altitude ladder rescue on Bealey Avenue. Six-month-old kitten Texie, brought down from his arboreal escapade by no fewer than four firefighters, ran off with no word of thanks.  [full story]

On the trail of cats ... and a parasite that can be spread
Why did the cat cross Windsor Road?
Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois researchers don't think the answer is as simple as "to get to the other side," in the words of that old joke about the chicken.  [full story] 

Cats, dogs feel the cold, too - tips to care for furry friends in winter
Every winter, Misha Goodman said she can count on getting at least one complaint per day about pets being left out in the cold. [full story] 

Chip Implant In Cats Could Restore Human Sight
Columbia, MO (AHN) - A University of Missouri-Columbia veterinary ophthalmologist has been developing a microchip implant that restores sight to blind cats and hopefully to humans as well. Preliminary results in clinical human trials have been encouraging, with 30 people implanted so far.  [full story]

All About Traveling With Cats
If you are planning to travel with your cat, first ask yourself these questions: Are cats allowed at my destination? If so, will my cat adjust to conforming to regulations concerning pets and really be happy away from home? Cats tend to be creatures of habit and it is important that your cat can adapt to change.  [full story] 

Man driven by devotion to cats
He starts out about 10 in the morning, after he finishes his night shift stocking shelves at the Kohl's department store.   [full story] 

Bird flu back in Thailand and Japan, found in cats in Indonesia
Phitsanulok (AsiaNews) – Concern over the H5N1 virus and the bird flu remains high in Thailand, Japan and Indonesia.   [full story]

Feisty feline keeps the postman away
London - Postal workers are threatening to stop deliveries to a woman's house - because her cat is too scary.   [full story] 

It's easier finding lost pet dogs than cats!
London, Jan 15 (ANI): When it comes to recovering lost pets, a new research has found that worried owners are more likely to be reunited with their pet, if it happens to be a dog rather than a cat.  [full story]

Oregon man reunited with his tubby tabby
PORTLAND, Ore. Here, KITTY KITTY KITTY. Goliath, a 20-pound stray whose girth got him stuck in a pet door while trying to plunder some dog food, is back with his owner.   [full story] 

Off-limits to cats
Will banning cats in the countryside safeguard endangered birds? The British ban has certainly ruffled some feathers. Banning cats to save the birds has provoked a firestorm of controversy in Britain’s otherwise tranquil countryside.  [full story]

Fat pets join fat Americans in slide to obesity
American people aren't the only ones who struggle with obesity — American pets are fat, too.
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Retainal Chips May Give Sight To Blind Cats
Microchips could be a blindness cure for cats with congenital problems, and the treatment could someday be used in humans.   [full story] 

Twice-a-year exams benefit cats, owners
Did you know that by age 1, a cat has already aged the equivalent of about 20 human years? By the time they are 4, a cat is already the equivalent of 45 in human years, and an 18-year-old cat is close to 100!   [full story] 

Animal research has come far
Helping Paws has done several scientific laboratory rescues during the last 10 years. These labs were doing testing that in no way helped the cats who were being used for the research.   [full story]

120 kittens and cats vie for titles in Malacca
A total of 120 kittens and cats gathered at A' Famosa Golf Resort’s cowboy town for the international cat show, organised by the Feline Society of Malaysia (FSM) and the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA).   [full story]

Agility course not major obstacle for cats
Real cats don't fetch.  But they can run an agility course, if they feel like it.  [full story]

YOBS TORTURE CATS
ANIMAL charities have reacted with horror after a spate of attacks on cats.  Sick yobs put a cat inside a recycling bin and placed a breeze block over the lid, so it couldn't get out.  The creature was rescued after the householder heard its pitiful cries for help.  [full story]

Killing feral cats is more costly, futile and cruel than trap-neuter-release
Fiver was the runt. He was constantly getting buried under his seven brothers and sisters and pushed away from his mom's nipples.   [full story] 

Villagers turn rescue of trapped kitten into a family affair
For more than three weeks, Village of Liberty Park resident Gary Stebler and his wife Nancy heard cries from a trapped feline in a storm drain across the street.   [full story]

Harpers, meet the big cheese
The following is a letter I’ve written to the prime minister of Canada. I think you will agree that it raises a matter of great urgency.  [full story]

Keeping Kitty a Cool Cat
Your partner has just moved into your apartment. Now, you share morning coffee, suppertime stories and ever-increasing rent. You’re both very happy about the new living arrangement.   [full story] 

Feline problem not isolated
A Platte County program simmering on the back burner may be brought to a boil by an unlikely source: Feral cats.   [full story]

Cats left in closed grooming shop
When the owner of a Crest Hill grooming shop closed her doors for good last month, she left behind a couple of clients.   [full story]

Diagnosis Important in Determining Cause of Cat's Weight Loss
If your cat has been losing weight and condition it is time for a consultation and exam by your veterinarian. There can be many reasons for weight loss in cats. Age alone is not one of them.    [full story] 

Jeffersonville shelter seeking homes for 30 cats
A common saying among cat lovers is this: Cats are like potato chips — you can’t have just one.
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Humane Society suspends accepting young cats
Indianapolis - A fatal virus outbreak among cats leads to a temporary ban at an Indianapolis shelter. The virus is especially deadly to cats with weakened immune systems, or very young cats.  [full story]

Animal Friends staff rescues 19 dogs, 3 cats
Nineteen dogs and three cats scheduled to die before the start of the new year received highly publicized 11th-hour reprieves yesterday.
[full story]

An old-age home for cats and dogs
Old age homes for humans are dime a dozen but one for dogs and cats is something unheard of.    [full story] 

Cats abandoned on a bitterly cold night
THEY were curled up together, trying to keep warm on one of the coldest nights of the year.  Three cats were dumped at the gates of The Blue Cross animal adoption centre in West End.  [full story]

It rained cats, dogs at shelter in Bellevue
There was room at this inn for cats and dogs. Folks at The Humane Society for Seattle/King County in Bellevue opened their kennel doors to critters displaced by the windstorm.  [full story]

Hemingway cats in legal limbo
The fabled cats at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, many of them the six-toed variety that the author favored, are still living in legal limbo after a federal judge last week dismissed the attraction's lawsuit seeking to define their status.  [full story]

Animal group rescues 200 cats, seeks help with care
The Emergency Animal Rescue Service spent last week caring for 200 purebred Persian and Himalayan cats taken from a Blount County breeder.   [full story] 

Family found guilty of cruelty to 36 animals
A couple and their teenage son, who kept more than 100 animals in their three-bedroom council home, were found guilty of cruelty to cats and dogs yesterday. [full story]

Palm Beach Zoo introduces rare Malayan tigers to popular exhibit
Under a Tiger Species Survival Plan from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park received two rare Malayan tigers from San Diego, zoo officials announced.   [full story]

Kim Thornton Honored by the Winn Feline Foundation
At its October meeting, the board of directors awarded the 2006 Winn Feline Foundation Media Appreciation Award to well-known journalist and editor Kim Campbell Thornton.   [full story]

Ziggy’s feline good after tug of love
A STOWAWAY cat which survived a 17-day trip from Israel will be staying in Lancashire.
[full story] 

The right way to feed feral cats
While feeding wild or feral animals is generally a bad idea for humans and the animals, a considerable number of caring animal-lovers statewide have been feeding feral cats in an appropriate way. [full story]

Virus hits Nevins Farm cats; eight euthanized, quarantine to end tomorrow
METHUEN - An outbreak of feline distemper infection has hit cats at Nevins Farm for the second year in a row, forcing staff there to euthanize eight cats and quarantine 50 others.
[full story]

Cats, dogs and turkey
Christmas can often spell danger for cats and dogs so, although it is one of the busiest times of year, do spare a thought for your pets. Here are some top tips for ensuring that your pets are safe during the festive season.  [full story]

Rescue Me
As a small number of shelters across the country adopt a "no-kill" policy, refusing to euthanize homeless animals, one of Boston's best-known shelters isn't interested in joining the movement. One emotional day inside reveals why.
[full story] 

Feline disease can be controlled with vaccine
Feline panleukopenia, a highly contagious illness that attacks the lymphatic, gastrointestinal and nervous systems of cats, until recently was a death sentence for cats. Now, with vaccines, it is an uncommon disease.  [full story]

Felony charges sought after seizure of 5 horses, 3 cats
RYE -- New Hampshire SPCA spokeswoman Abigail Smith said she wants second-offense charges filed against the owner of five horses and three cats seized by the organization on allegations of neglect.   [full story]

Iowa library's famous feline dies at 19
The 19-year-old cat, who became a mascot for the city's library after being found in a book drop, died Wednesday in the arms of librarian Vicki Myron. [full story]

Some products help dogs and cats come along for the ride
Whether you see your pet as a member of the family, your best friend or simply a nice companion for your kids, chances are it's going to be your travel buddy at some point in time. [full story]

Feline calicivirus may be spreading in Taiwan
Feline calicivirus occurs worldwide and affects all breeds of cats.  Outbreaks in Taiwan are yet to be confirmed, but the Apple Daily reported yesterday that two cats died of this common viral disease.  [full story]

Bio-engineered cats open doors and raise fears
In a recent step towards the horrific predictions of science-fiction author Philip K. Dick in his book ''Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'' and the resulting cinematic production of ''Blade Runner,'' the California company Allerca has produced the first hypoallergenic cats ready to be marketed to the general public.  [full story] 

Garden Grove woman has two weeks to give away cats
GARDEN GROVE County health officials said today that a 53-year-old woman, who kept close to 200 cats in her home, will have two weeks to give away most of the animals.
[full story]

Gibsonton woman charged with animal cruelty over her 51 cats
Gibsonton, Fla. (AP) -- A 47-year-old Gibsonton woman could face up to five years behind bars on animal cruelty charges over her more than 50 cats. [full story]

Bereaved cats need homes
TWO cats, formerly owned by a Honiton woman who recently died of cancer, are in need of new homes.   [full story]

Dogs and cats long to be 'home for the holidays'
The 4th annual "Home for the Holidays" at the Northwest Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on South Fifth Avenue in Oroville runs from Nov. 6 to Jan 2nd. [full story]

60 cats rescued from storage unit in Milford, N.H.
MILFORD, N.H. (AP) - More than 60 cats were rescued from a storage unit when the renter was evicted, according to an investigator for the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire.
[full story]

UK's Leading Feline Welfare Charity Supports New Animal Welfare Act
Cats Protection - the UK's leading feline welfare charity - welcomes today's enactment of the Animal Welfare Bill and looks forward to the Act coming into effect in England and Wales on 6 April 2007 (an equivalent law having already been passed in Scotland).  [full story]
 
Be sure to have your new cat tested for feline leukemia
The Animal Protective League of Cleveland is no longer routinely testing kittens for feline leukemia.   [full story]

How to Make Ruffles a Star
Ever glance at your mangy tabby as it stretches itself into the space between the fridge and the wall and think, "Gee, I think Ruffles could be a contender"?  [full story]

Animal lovers form networks to rescue feral cats
Kathy and Michael Gallagher tended to dozens of cats in the woods behind their jewelry shop in Fox Run Shopping Center off U.S. 40 in Bear.
[full story]

Beloved feline vanishes Miss Chatham lived in Stafford
A gray stray cat who made a southern Stafford County laundromat her home has been missing for two weeks.  [full story]
 
Dogs, cats missing after burglary at Jackson animal shelter
As many as 13 dogs and cats are missing from Jackson County Humane Society shelter after an overnight burglary reported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department on Sunday.
[full story]

Feline virus warning comes too late
An outbreak of a feline virus at the Porter County Animal Shelter has led to heartache for some who adopted pets and caused the shelter to euthanize its remaining cats and to close its cat room for a period. [full story]

Does your cat make you `cat-choo?!'
Have you ever wondered - if your cat was allergic to you - whether your cat would voluntarily take allergy pills or shots, simply put up with the sneezing and wheezing and watery eyes or just leave?  [full story]

Humane Society Removes More Than 50 Cats From Home
DeFOREST, Wis. -- The Dane County Humane Society removed 54 cats, a rabbit and a ferret from a DeForest home Wednesday. [full story]
 
Man Accused Of Beating Cat With Rocks In Pompano
POMPANO BEACH Police in Pompano Beach sent a teenage man to jail after they say he beat a
cat in the head with rocks on October 26th.
[full story]

Your Stories: Cortland Cats Ready for Adoption
After months of waiting, hundreds of cats that were seized from an overcrowded cat clinic in Cortland are up for adoption. [full story]

Animal Shelter Lowers Feline Adoption Fee
The Helen Woodward Animal Center is cutting adoption fees this weekend for cats that are more than 6 months old. [full story]

Birman Cats
Gentle, individualistic and very loyal, Birman cats fall between Siamese and Persian in character. If you admire cats that are non aggressive, that enjoy being with humans and tend to be on the quiet side, you may well find that Birman cats are just the felines for you. [full story]
 
Cash-Strapped Hospital to Treat Cats and Dogs
A CASH-strapped hospital could open its doors to dogs and cats to raise extra funds. [full story]

Cats creating a crisis in the metro
With just two months to go in this year, the Animal Humane Society of Golden Valley and Coon Rapids is on track to set a new record, but not the kind anyone wants to see. [full story]

Martin woman's petition may aid feral cats
STUART — Kristen Nielander's efforts to aid feral cats reached a new level this week when she began a petition to change Martin County's cat leash law.  [full story]

Wanted: good home for feline fatherly type, kitten
BELMONT — A tomcat who stuck around to tend his kittens after their mother was killed deserves a home, say two women who’ve watched the unusual behaviour in their backyards. [full story]
 
Cat Coalition helps with rescued cats
All the members are volunteers who spend their free time feeding and helping the cats until they can be adopted. Coalition members say they are trying to do more than what the SPCA offers the community. [full story]

Celebrity Cat Owners Clamber to Get Their Paws on the Latest
Celebrity cat owners such as Sharon Osbourne & Mischa Barton are known to treat their feline friends to aromatherapists, behaviourists and stylists but a recent survey commissioned by new super-premium cat food brand, Perfect Fit, has revealed the next celebrity cat owner must-have – the Perfect Fit Feline Foodologist™!
[full story]

Gorgeous Feline
You'd look grumpy too if they shaved all your hair off! Angelina, a beautiful seven year old Persian, came to the shelter with so many mats in her fur that she had to have all her fur shaved off. [full story]

Guilty pleas in case of dead mom, cats
DOVER -- Candy Jean Haas and Pamela J. Haas each pleaded guilty Tuesday to two misdemeanors filed after their mother's corpse, and 130 dead and sickly cats were found in July inside a west Dover home. [full story]
 
Dogs And Cats Are Not Allowed To Run Freely
After receiving numerous complaints of dogs bites - Rio Grande City is trying to clean up the streets with the new mandatory leash ordinance. [full story]

Residents: Neighbor Harbors Dozens Of Stray Cats
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A reported case of animal cruelty and neglect hit a Columbus neighborhood and residents said they've witnessed more than two dozen cats around a house and its driveway. [full story]

About animal acupuncture
What it is: A Chinese therapy, usually performed by inserting needles at points along the body's energy meridians. Acupuncture causes the body to release neurochemicals, including endomorphins, rebalancing the flow of energy. [full story]

Dogs, cats and alleged crack lead to arrest
Drug investigators arrested a Hendersonville couple on drug charges Oct. 11, but also removed several pets from the premises due to filth in the house.  [full story]
 
Volusia woman fights to keep 200 cats
PIERSON -- The phone call, like so many others made to Kristy Grant's rural Volusia home, was from a stranger with an unwanted cat.  [full story]

Feline a lot better
A cat-astrophe was averted yesterday when a prize-winning Russian Blue feline that spent 14 hours on the lam in Madison Square Garden was found safe and sound. [full story]

Lynn Thomas: New vaccine sterilizes feral cats
Webster's dictionary defines feral as untamed, wild, savage.  For the more than 70 million cats in the United States defined as feral, it translates into homelessness, disease, starvation, exposure to cruel weather conditions and prey for predators.  [full story]

Cats seek safe and loving homes
The Cayman Islands Humane Society is desperately seeking homes for three homeless kitties all of which had a very unfortunate start in life.  [full story]
 
Minnesota Principal Shoots Two Cats at School
In some classes, the 'survival of the fittest' theory may be taught. But the majority of professors resort to more text-based learning methods.  [full story]

Homeless cats in Oceanside are everyone’s responsiblity
Several people called me to see if I had read the recent letter to the editor on the destruction of feral cats at the local SPCA. That outcome is the reality for feral kittens and cats.  [full story]

Feline Foundation of Maui administering feral cat program
The Feline Foundation of Maui will provide information about its feral cat program Sunday afternoon at the Maui Humane Society, as part of an observance of National Feral Cat Day. [full story]

Tea Garden Cats Use 9 Lives
Two feral cats captured at the Japanese Tea Garden will no longer be destroyed. Instead, Animal Care Services will turn them over to Purr-fect Heaven.  [full story]

Firefighter saves dogs, but cats perish
A single-alarm blaze that swept through a home on Thursday killed two pet cats, but firefighters were able to pull two pet dogs from the burning structure.   [full story]

Shelter can’t keep feral cats forever
Staff and volunteers at the Parksville/Qualicum SPCA take no joy in having to euthanize feral cats, says shelter manager Nadine Durante.    [full story]
 
Hypoallergenic cats and hype
Recent news reports have dangled a stratospherically priced option for wannabe cat owners who are allergic to the bewhiskered, twitchy-tailed set. Just plunk down $3,950 (plus a $995 processing and transportation fee) for a hypoallergenic Allerca cat. [full story]100 cats removed from dirty house
RAPID CITY, S.D., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Some 100 cats were removed from a South Dakota home that was saturated with cat feces and urine.

[full story]Abandoned feline siblings need home
Yin and his sister Fauna were abandoned by their family when the family moved out of state. A neighbor found the two cats and brought them to the Humane Society of Washington County.
[full story]

Overpopulation forces shelters to kill cats
SKOWHEGAN -- There were yellow cats, white cats black cats and striped cats, fat cats and skinny cats, old cats and young cats.  [full story]

Are cats color blind?
The answer is no, Jim. Cats aren't color blind -- but their color vision isn't as discriminating as ours. Cats probably see the world in shades of blue and yellow -- much like people who are red-green colorblind.   [full story]
 
Group continues to look out for good of dogs, cats
BECKWITH — Although its name has changed over the years, the goals of the New River Humane Society are as solid and consistent as they have been from the beginning — controlling the population of cats and dogs and assuring that all animals are treated with dignity and respect. [full story]

Woman told to pay fine for caring for stray cats
STUART — Silver kittens shook furiously from Ellie Booth's ears this morning as she she stood up, slung her leather kitty cat purse over her shoulder, and scowled at the Martin County Animal Control officers walking out of the courtroom.  [full story]

Crush of cats cries for limiting breeding
Driving home one day last month, Katie Kuzmenko saw two kittens huddled on the side of the road. They obviously had been abandoned, and the 19-year-old Troutdale native couldn't pass them by. She pulled over, put them in her car and took them home.
[full story]

DNA test project for Siberian tigers short of funds
A project to test the DNA of captive Siberian tigers and determine whether the genes of the rare species are deteriorating is short of cash.
[full story]
 
Instead of circus, make trip to feline rescue center
The circus has come to Indianapolis, and with it a traveling troupe of tigers that spend most of their time on the road in small cages.  Why settle for watching a small group of tigers in a bad mood at the circus? Come to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center.....[full story]

Dr. Phil Helps Woman Keep Cats
Talk Show Host Dr. Phil developed a soft spot for a cat-hording woman he interviewed during one of his shows. When the Florida woman faced threats of losing her pets Dr. Phil came to the rescue.  [full story]

Man Charged in Transport of Asian Cats in a Carry-On
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 — Long before there were snakes on a plane, there were leopards in a carry-on, and monkeys down a pair of pants, according to a federal indictment handed up on Monday in Southern California.  [full story]

Abandoned cats need new home
More than 25 starving cats were found at an abandoned trailer near Colfax last week.
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Vets Assess Conditions of Cats
Cortlandville (WSYR-TV) - The Cortland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals checked out more than 270 cats rescued from filthy conditions earlier this month.  [full story]

Saudi Clerical Police Outlaw Sale of Cats, Dogs
Saudi Arabia's religious police, tasked with chiding women to cover themselves and ensuring men attend prayers, are turning to cats and dogs. The police have issued a decree banning the sale of the pets, seen as a sign of Western influence.  [full story]

Gadsden crew wearing gas masks removes 20 cats from house
GADSDEN, Ala. - Animal control workers wearing gas masks removed more than 20 cats from a filthy house, and welfare workers moved two disabled people from the residence, which was deemed unsafe and in need of repairs. [full story]

Teen sentenced for killing feral cats
SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. A Spotsylvania County teenager has been sentenced to 50 hours of community service for shooting and killing feral cats at a trash dump. [full story]
 
Rescued cats are on the road to recovery in Cortland
274 neglected felines found ill, emaciated in Cortland home.  [full story]

Squalid house of cats affected neighbors
YOUNGSTOWN — Residents near a Douglas Street house were being held hostage by the smell of dead cats and mounds of feces from live ones, city Prosecutor Jay Macejko says.  
[full story]

Local Case of Severe Animal Abuse Discovered
A case of animal cruelty leaves a Shiawassee Community shocked, and the alleged abuser may even get away with it. It all began with a phone call from a Corunna home where the renter told the Shiawassee Humane Society she was being evicted and had no place to put her animals, but when workers arrived, something seemed amiss.   [full story]

Someone cuts throats of horses, dogs, cats in Tangipahoa
HAMMOND, La. -- Somebody killed a horse, a dog and three cats at a rural Tangipahoa residence near Hammond.  Another dog and two horses were wounded in the attack.  [full story]

Cats receive emergency oxygen treatment
No people were hurt but four cats received emergency oxygen treatment Monday after a fire devoured portions of their home - a fifth-wheel trailer parked in the 100 block of Avenue of Flags in Buellton.   [full story]

Purr-fect treatment for Alex's feline friends
BRITONS spend £15m a year on treatments like massage, reflexology and acupuncture - for their pets. But Holmfirth woman Alex Chaloner doesn't have to reach into her pocket to treat her two cats with complementary medicine. [full story]
 
Dozens of cats abandoned in apartment
Animal control and humane society workers removed 27 abandoned cats Wednesday from an apartment in Nashua reeking of cat urine and feces. The cats, of varying ages, were left behind by tenants facing eviction, said Melissa Gauveia, a leasing agent for Gauthier Realty.   [full story]

A feline with a winning demeanor
Two years after he narrowly escaped death by dynamite when Veterans Stadium was imploded, a once sickly stray cat has landed on his feet at the top of the cat-show world.  [full story]

Veterinarians On Socialization Classes for Kittens
A kitten's mind is a terrible thing to waste. "It all began when my clients in puppy classes wanted equal attention for their cats," says Dr. Kersti Seksel, a veterinary behaviorist in Seaforth, New South Wales, Australia. "Kittens deserve an education too."  [full story]

Dogs, cats displaced by hurricane find comfort with new owners.
When Hurricane Katrina smashed the Gulf Coast late last August, not only were thousands of people left homeless, but so were their pets, many of whom became separated from their families.  [full story]
 
The feds are sourpusses about Hemingway cats
The nearly 50 cats that lounge around the Hemingway Home in Key West, Fla., are the descendants of the famed writer's cat, and that for years has been enough to afford the felines a carefree and pampered life at the historic attraction.  [full story]

Pets grieve, too
Animals may languish after owner dies, but providing continuity will help them adjust.
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Zookeeper could face charges after tiger escapes from Lowry Park Zoo
Tampa, Florida- A Sumatran tiger at the Lowry Park Zoo was shot and killed Tuesday evening after the rare feline escaped from a night house cage while some visitors were still in the park.
[full story]
 
Swimming Cats
Cottage Grove -
We've all heard of the doggy paddle but what about the kitty paddle?  One Cottage Grove woman says all five of her cats can swim and she says most felines are probably able to.    [full story]

Olympia Raccoons Dining On Neighborhood Cats
OLYMPIA - Her name was Lucy. The cat was Lisann Rolle's baby until this past June.
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Police Find 75 Cats, 17 Dead In Howard County Home
Howard County, MD Howard County animal control officers discovered 75 cats in a Columbia home after responding to numerous citizen complaints about a suspicious odor. Of the 75, 58 cats were alive, but in critically ill condition and 17 were found dead.  [full story]

Wild Cats Rounded Up At Grapevine House
Grapevine, TX city officials moved to close a home filled with nearly 100 wild cats Tuesday. They were acting on complaints brought last week, and when the homeowners couldn't remove the cats by Monday, police and animal control personnel moved in with search and seizure warrants to take the animals.
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Cats go vegan in Asia's biggest feline shelter
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) In Asia's biggest shelter for rescued cats, the feline inmates are turning vegetarian these days, thanks to animal lovers who import alternative Italian food for the furry laptops.   [full story]

Cats, Dogs Found Dead In Shelter
BOSTON -- Five animals were found dead in an animal shelter in Oxford, Mass., and the town's animal control officer was charged in the case.
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Big cats in apartment pose risk of disease to humans and other animals
Dubai: Wild animals from unknown origins could carry a risk of disease to other animals and humans, said the director of Dubai Zoo.
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New homes sought for dogs, cats
CAMBRIDGE — The Humane Society of Dorchester County is facing an overcrowding problem at its shelter.  [full story]
 
Woman gave tireless devotion to cats
The 113 lions, tigers and other castoff cats in Calhan won’t be homeless after the sudden death of an animal sanctuary’s owner. Karen Sculac of Big Cats of Serenity Springs died Saturday morning of pneumonia at age 47. She became ill with strep throat about a week and a half ago, yet kept cleaning and feeding her brood.  [full story]

Make no mistake: Oops is a fine feline
A mixed-breed cat sired by accident takes home three first-place ribbons at Overland Park show.
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Feline Health Tips
Cats are masters of disguise when masking signs of illness, so any change in normal behavior patterns are key indicators that something may be wrong. Hiding is sometimes a tip-off that something is bothering them.  [full story]

Big cats to move out of Ranchi zoo
Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) Healthy big cats in the Ranchi zoo -- mostly lions and tigers -- will be shifted to other parts of India to save them from a disease that has claimed six of the species.  [full story]
 
Last Meow For Feline Crimefighter
CBS) BROOKLYN Fred the cat's crime fighting days came to a tragic end Thursday. The crime-solving feline had been in the care of a Brooklyn assistant district attorney at her home when he accidentally got out of the house and was hit by a car. Fred worked undercover in May to catch a man who was posing as a vet.  [full story]

85 dogs, cats seized in raid
LAKE KATRINE - The Ulster County Sheriff's Office on Monday executed a search warrant and seized 56 dogs and 29 cats from a property on Potter Hill Road. The owner called the seizure excessive and dangerous.  [full story]

Plague cases found in cats
Cat and dog owners are being advised to be on the watch for possible symptoms of plague in their pets by the University of Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, after the discovery of recent positive cases in the state.  [full story]

 
Feral cats wreaking havoc on NZ birds
FERAL cats have been established on the mainland of New Zealand since the 1830s, and since then have been wreaking havoc on many of our unique bird colonies.  [full story]

Pigeon fancier 'shot neighbour dead' in drunken row over cats
A pigeon fancier allegedly gunned down his cat-loving neighbour in a drunken rage after a long-running dispute, a court has heard. [full story]

Felony fits for foul feline food
Sympathy for a Brownsdale man charged with a felony for poisoning stray cats is as hard to find in Vista Village as one of the manufactured homes without animals.  [full story]

82 Cats Seized From Smelly Calif. Home
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- Animal control officers seized 82 cats from a couple's home after neighbors complained about the odor they were causing.  [full story]

Getting cats to think inside the box
What is it with some cats? You take them in off the street and provide the lap of luxury, and they repay you by peeing on your carpet - or worse.  [full story]

Common cat parasite affects human brains
LONDON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say more than a quarter of the world's population is infected with a feline parasite related to malaria and which causes personality changes.
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Elderly Man And His Cats Saved From Fire
(CBS4 News) MIAMI An elderly man was pulled from his burning apartment Saturday evening after firefighters found him huddling in his bedroom, clinging to life with his 12 cats.
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Shelter won't take kittens for now because of virus
The Humane Society of Indianapolis wants to alert area cat owners about the recent outbreak of a potentially fatal virus that weakens feline immune systems. Because of the virus, the animal shelter has temporarily suspended the acceptance of cats younger than a year.
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How a feline catapulted its way into my wary heart
Three years ago, something happened at my house that can only be described as a cat-astrophe.  [full story]

Pet cats aren't hazard to pregnant women
You do not have to give up your cat if you are pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site.  [full story]

Four Friendly Cats
The Trumbull Canine Shelter recently raided the home of a cat hoarder and rescued four friendly cats from the home. All have been to the vet
for a health check and are already spayed and neutered.   [full story]

Resident Escapes House Fire, But Cats Perish Inside
MAITLAND, Fla. - Firefighters were on the scene of a house fire in Orange County early Wednesday afternoon as smoke and flames poured from the house on Duo Lake Road near Maitland.  [full story]

Spirit of High Andes Yields More Feline Secrets
La Paz, Bolivia (July 26, 2006): With exquisite timing, the exciting news reached me here during a recent conference of Alianza Gato Andino (AGA), a coalition of groups dedicated to conservation of the Andean mountain cat (Oreailurus jacobita), one of the rarest and most elusive animals on Earth. [full story]

Dogs, cats right at home on water with boaters
Mate likes to run circles around the cockpit, stopping at the bow and stern, draping his huge curly paws over the edge of the boat as he checks out what’s going on. [full story]

Feline Glove Thief Caught In Action
Pelham, NY (AHN) - Residents of Pelham know to keep a look out for a cat who notoriously steals gardening gloves. The cat named Willy has collected about two dozen gloves since the beginning of springtime.  [full story]

Bella's feline better after cruel prank
Things are looking up for Bella, the kitten found on a Bronx street with a rubber band wrapped tightly around her right rear leg.  The victim of a cruel prank, Bella almost lost her leg. But the sweet-natured kitty is on the road to recovery, thanks to a story in the Daily News.  [full story]

Cats in Iraq with H5N1
Avian influenza is capable of infecting mammals other than humans. Like domestic cats. Cats are companion animals (’pets’) in Europe and North America and live as closely with humans as birds do in Indonesia, southeast Asia and China, perhaps even more closely. They are thus potential bridge vectors from birds to humans, contracting the disease by eating birds and then nestling with people.  [full story]

Feline beauties go on show
Persians battled it out with burmese, domestic and companion cats at the annual Nelson Cat Show at the Trafalgar Centre at the weekend.  [full story]

Abandoned Dogs and Cats Rescued from Home
About a dozen dogs and cats were rescued from a Northwest Bexar County Home this week.  The animals were found living in terrible conditions at a mobile home on Ada Mae near Ralph Fair Road and I-10 in Leon Springs. [full story]

Rare disease kills four big cats at Eastern India zoo
A rare disease spread by ticks has killed four big cats, including a rare white tiger, at a zoo in eastern India in the past week, a news agency reported Tuesday.  [full story]

Oxygen masks for dogs, cats
Pets at home during a fire now have a better chance of being saved with pet oxygen masks. These masks are being distributed to the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Department's 20 stations.  [full story]

Appeal over 'appalling' find of strangled cats
A COUNCIL refuse collector found three cats strangled and dumped in Leeds, the RSPCA revealed last night.  [full story]

Animal control officers remove dozens of cats from condemned home
(New Haven) Deplorable living conditions discovered in one New Haven home has crews rescuing dozens of cats from that house for a second day. [full story]

Becoming aware of feline illnesses requires watching
You may believe the hidden life of cats involves captive mice or caches of catnip, but it could be an illness that your cat is hiding. [full story]

Canine, feline, slender, stocky, young, old: All need a home
To passersby on Walnut Street, the sound of barking dogs is familiar, and those who stroll down North Willow Street may have seen the occasional cat perched in the window of an innocuous brown building. However, the operations of PAWS (Pound Animal Welfare Society), Montclair’s local animal shelter, are anything but innocuous. [full story]

Activists urge government to neuter and release cats
FURRY FRIENDS: Animal lovers used a book launch yesterday to promote the feral cat Trap-Neuter-Release or Return program for controlling stray cat populations [full story]

Volusia County Lets Woman Keep Her 200 Cats
PIERSON, Fla. -- A Volusia County woman has won the right to care for almost 200 stray and feral cats at her home, despite objections from her neighbors in Pierson. [full story]

TNR program is the humane way to treat feral cats
I commend Ms. Conrad for caring for her cats and, I assume, having them spayed or neutered. Unfortunately, for decades now, not all humans have been so responsible with their pets. Millions of feral cats have resulted from the failure of humans to have their pet cats sterilized.
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A dozen cats found in city home
Reports of as many as 100 cats in a home in Bramalea turned out to be exaggerated after the City of Brampton found just 12.  [full story]

Good Samaritans help injured kitty
Instead of writing about another tale of sorrow and woe created by mankind, I have a gift that is sure to brighten your day and maybe beyond.
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Feline foiled during turkey attack
A feral cat was stalking five turkey chicks along the north side of 10th Ave. south of Barron Thursday morning as their mother watched nervously from the south edge of the road, not intimidated by the approaching photographer. [full story]

SPCA: Clayton cats in bad shape
Sixty-seven cats removed from a West Clayton Avenue home are in "rough shape" and investigating officers stayed inside only 10 minutes at a time because of high levels of carbon monoxide and ammonia from the animals' urine, a lead investigator said Wednesday. [full story]

Whiskers purrs about caring for cats
ALBANY -- Three-week-old kitten Luigi purred loudly in Kim Muller's hands as she fed him with a bottle. "It's good, huh?," Muller said. [full story]

It's raining cats and cats - Humane Society overrun, needs people to adopt
BARRE TOWN – The folks over at the Central Vermont Humane Society are up to their whiskers in cats and aren't quite sure what to do about it. [full story]

Ohio's Animal Shelters See Rise In Feline Population
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A flood of felines has become a major problem for Ohio's animal shelters. Veterinary researchers at Ohio State University say their new survey shows the number of cats taken by shelters rose almost 20 percent between 1996 and 2004.  [full story]

Woman convicted in drowning family's two cats 
GOLDEN, Colo. - A 38-year-old woman was convicted of charges stemming from her ordering the drowning of her family's two cats because they repeatedly soiled the house, authorities said. [full story]

Ohio’s shelters overwhelmed with cats
COLUMBUS - It’s a situation approaching a cat-astrophe: The state’s animal shelters are bursting with stray or unwanted cats and find themselves forced to euthanize larger numbers of them, an Ohio State University survey of animal-control agencies found. [full story]

Something must be done about feral cats
Twice in the past couple of months, we have had problems with feral cats that Spotsylvania's Department of Animal Control refuses to help us with. The only response I've received is that "cats are free-roaming animals," and they aren't responsible for picking them up. [full story]

Death rate cat-astrophe
ANIMAL WELFARE officers in Keysborough have labelled the 30,000 cats that are put down each year in Victoria a ‘cat-astrophe’.  To counter the statewide death toll, the Australian Animal Protection Society in Keysborough is campaigning for locals to pick up a furry friend for as cheap as $40 from its animal shelter on Homeleigh Road.   [full story]

Feline filth forces town to shut woman's home 
NISKAYUNA -- The stench, debris and piles of cat feces in a house on St. David's Lane are so bad that officials don't know if the home will ever be habitable again. [full story]

Feline fine
The house may not have survived when a digger driver attacked it but at least the cat did. Janice Gledhill and James Harvard feared that not only had they lost their £250,000 home but also their beloved pet, Ashley.
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Letter: Check out feline therapy
When the stresses of a world in turmoil or merely a bad day at work threaten to overwhelm us, help is just a cat-in-the-lap away. Feline therapy eases anxiety by lowering blood pressure and releasing “feel good” endorphins. [full story]

Kangaroo Island cats to be microchipped
Domestic cats on Kangaroo Island will be required by law to be microchipped and contained in a move to combat the feral cat problem.   [full story]

Reigning cats and dogs in America
Last week, a new study by researchers at the University of Arizona and Duke University revealed that Americans have one-third fewer close friends and confidents than two years ago, and the number of people who have no friends has more than doubled during that time. As companions, humans just aren't cost-effective anymore, at least not compared to pets. [full story]

Would Americans Tolerate Pet Dogs & Cats Being Eaten in Asia?
Americans would be outraged if an animal shelter as a fund-raiser sold all their cats and dogs to a meat processing plant to be eaten in Asian countries.  [full story]

115 dogs and 25 cats are found in home
BRISTOL - Complaints from neighbors helped lead police to the largest puppy mill ever found in Washington County, authorities said yesterday. The stench of feces and urine from 115 dogs and 25 cats wafted out of the house on Nininger Road as officers in biohazard suits carried animals from the home.  [full story]

Cats unwelcome when piping plovers are born
SEABROOK, N.H. --You could call it a cat fight.   move to protect the endangered piping plover by ordering a group to stop feeding stray cats near Seabrook and Hampton beaches has angered area cat lovers. [full story]

Dogs and cats get overheated, too
SEATTLE -- With a record high temperature expected today in Seattle, the city's animal shelter is urging owners to take care of their pets.  Director Don Jordan says whenever it's hot the Seattle Animal Shelter gets hundreds of calls about pets locked in cars. [full story]

Raccoons Eating Pet Cats In South Bay
Residents in one South Bay neighborhood are on alert for vicious raccoons.  Neighbors are posting flyers in Cupertino, warning people to bring their pets in at night. Hungry and aggressive raccoons have killed and eaten three cats within the past several weeks.
[full story]

45 West Deptford cats euthanized
CLAYTON … All 45 feral cats removed from a Harker Avenue home in West Deptford earlier this week have been euthanized, officials said Wednesday.  [full story]

Kits, cats and how to produce 80 million cats
This month we have been featuring kittens and cats in our feature Pet of the Week. There is a good reason for this, as this is Adopt-a-Cat month.  Making a visit over to the Cass County Animal Shelter this past week I was amazed at the number of the furry creatures who were looking lovingly through the bars, hoping I would be the one to take them home.
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Judge Orders House Arrest for Lewis, the Attack Cat
Fears of a death sentence for Lewis, the black and white cat from Fairfield, Conn., whose attacks on people nearly sent his owner to jail, proved to be unfounded today, as a judge imposed the feline form of house arrest.
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Cats Removed From City Home
(Rochester, N.Y.) – A 72-year-old woman is under arrest after Humane Society investigators removed 10 cats from her Ontario Street home. Five of the animals were dead.  [full story]

Animal House: SPCA Removes Dozens of Cats and Dogs
WEST DEPTFORD - Gloucester County animal control agents were still trying to trap and catch the last remaining cats roaming thru the dilapidated home at 817 Harker Avenue.
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Rescued cats doomed
A Harker Avenue home overrun with dozens of feral cats and dogs was fumigated Tuesday with the owners' permission after the animals were removed.  [full story]

Target: Feline Reproduction
From the 32-foot custom-made RV she shares with a surgical table, tiny gas masks and, each day, another few dozen cats, Dina Sicuranza likes to think about Giants Stadium. [full story]

Big Brother plays cat and mouse
Those crazy Americans have come up with another twist to the reality TV format.  They are running a Big Brother-style television show, but it won't be populated by humans.  [full story]

Offer could be lifesaver for Lewis the ferocious feline
A VICIOUS pet, facing the death penalty after causing a real ding-dong when he attacked an Avon lady, has been offered a surprise reprieve.   [full story]

All right, so who's feline lucky today?
HOUSTON · In a chance of a lifetime, formerly homeless Molly of Houston is in New York to compete for an executive position with a major cat-food company.  [full story]

Proper care for cats will make them purr
June is Love-a-Cat month, and all month long the Hawaiian Humane Society will be promoting the wonderful relationships between humans and felines. The Cat House is purring with cats and kittens in all colors, types and sizes.
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Looking for fun and feline groovy
A trip to Memphis has finally freed Cat Power of her demons, she tells Will Hodgkinson.  By way of introduction, the Atlanta-born singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, tells me that she’s sober. I tell her that I should think so, too, at 10 o’clock on a Tuesday morning, but Marshall is announcing her sobriety as a new way of life, not a temporary condition.  [full story]

Cooking for the finicky feline
If you really want to pamper your cat and show how much you love the furry feline, consider making it a gourmet dinner.  [full story]

Restaurant Inspired Feline Cuisine
ASPEN, Colo., Yellowfin Tuna Florentine, white meat chicken, whipped egg souffle, savory broths, garden greens -- all things you might find at the Aspen Food and Wine Classic held June 16-18. Visitors to the "Gallery of Elegant Meals" at the renowned Baldwin Gallery (209 South Galena Street) will find all of these, plus the Fancy Feast cat dining on new restaurant-inspired Fancy Feast® Elegant Medleys(TM) Gourmet Cat Food. [full story]

Move Over Bruno: Now a Lion May Be AWOL in Germany
It seems Bruno the rampaging Bavarian brown bear isn't the only wild predator on the loose in Germany. A large feline beast has been spotted circling a little eastern German village. But the locals aren't sure whether it's a lion or a big ginger tomcat.  [full story]

Daufuskie couple work to control feral feline population
It's just after 6 p.m. on a Thursday, and Laura Winholt's work day isn't even halfway finished. On Thursdays, it never is. Though the nurse reported to work at the Outpatient Surgery Center of Hilton Head at 7 a.m., after her shift she's taking a boat back to her home on Daufuskie Island to care for an altogether different set of patients. On this particular night, she's looking for "Stud." [full story]

Pet cats killed with antifreeze
A pet owner has spoken out after three of his cats were fatally poisoned with antifreeze in an Aberdeenshire village. Former soldier Ronald Kerr has been left devastated by the deaths in St Combs, near Fraserburgh.  [full story]

Fierce feline's no fraidy cat
WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- A black bear picked the wrong New Jersey yard for a jaunt earlier this week, running into a territorial tabby who ran the furry beast up a tree -- twice.  [full story]

House fire kills two cats
HUNTINGTON -- A fire killed two cats in a house in the 409 West 9th Ave. on Friday night. The fire began around 8:15 p.m. according to Tim Provaznik, deputy chief with the Huntington Fire Department.  [full story]

Try to cat-proof your home before adopting a kitten
JUNE IS BUSTIN' OUT all over and so is kitten season, so making June the official Adopt a Cat month is quite appropriate. Life with a cat or cats can be such fun, but before you add a feline to your family, everyone will be much happier if you take some time to prepare your home for the new addition.  [full story]

Cats must be fixed in Rhode Island, under law signed Friday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Rhode Island became the first state in the nation to require cat owners to spay or neuter their pets, as Gov. Don Carcieri signed a bill into law Friday.   [full story]

Abandoned cats euthanized
(APPLETON, Wis.) - Nearly 30 cats found abandoned in a filthy Appleton home have all been euthanized. The Fox Valley Humane Association says a number of the cats were found to have feline leukemia.  [full story]

Swift Action Needed During Outbreak of Virulent Calicivirus
DAVIS, CA -- When virulent systemic feline calicivirus (VS-FCV) strikes, aggressive action is needed to keep the highly contagious and often deadly disease from wreaking havoc within a veterinary practice. [full story]

Woman with 81 cats charged with animal cruelty
A Bluff City woman who was found keeping 81 cats in squalid conditions has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty.   [full story]

A perilous couple days
BRISTOL -- An unlikely hitchhiker in the engine compartment of a city police lieutenant’s personal vehicle was rescued at the police department Tuesday.   [full story]

New Rochelle students rescue dogs and cats
They rescued dogs living under a trailer, stray cats surviving by a historic steam locomotive and one female dog with its two puppies that had been bitten by a male dog living in the same pen.  [full story]

Seized cats infected with leukemia, euthanized
APPLETON — Thirty-three cats seized from an Appleton residence on May 27 tested positive for feline leukemia and had to be euthanized, according to the Fox Valley Humane Association. [full story]

Feline feat: Cats emerging as model for human disease research
FREDERICK -- For scientists in the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity at the National Cancer Institute at Frederick, genes are the cat's meow. The Cat Genome Project studies wild and domestic cats to develop the species as a genetic model for infectious and hereditary diseases in humans.  [full story]

Feline friends await homes
ST. PETERSBURG - Linda Spaulding has what some might call a large family. She shares her Brighton Bay home with two sons, two dogs and 13 cats, four of which are foster cats. She took in the animals because of the swelling overpopulation of cats and kittens in local shelters.  [full story]

200 Cats Removed From Fla. Home
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Authorities were forced to euthanize more than 200 cats found in a Sunrise town house after the animals were found living poor health and suffering from ailments such as upper respiratory infections and malnourishment, according to Broward County Animal Care and Regulation. [full story]

Fire causes $250,000 damage, kills 4 cats
A London Road house fire caused an estimated $250,000 damage and killed four cats in eastern Duluth Thursday morning. 
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Salt Lake County pets of the week
This cute guy is Dante, a handsome 2-year-old black and white domestic shorthaired cat. He has perfect polka-dots on his side and a darling dot in the middle of his pink nose. He's calm and friendly and loves people. His discounted adoption fee is $55.  [full story]

Contest seeks furniture for feline sensibilities
Portland's Design Within Reach contemporary furnishings studio will host a Cat Revolution competition June 21 and 22 at its Pearl District quarters. [full story]

Adopt-A-Thon seeks homes for dogs, cats
Homeless dogs and cats are looking for good homes, and the Humane Society of Southern Arizona will try to help them find human companions with such accommodations at the Adopt-A-Thon on Sunday. 
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Feline Festival
The Animal Protection League hosted their ninth annual "Feline Festival" held at the River City Mall in Keokuk. The festival is designed to celebrate the unique qualities of cats and the people who love them. It also benefits the Animal Protection League's Homeward Bound project. [full story]

Study Links Cats and Childhood Allergies
A study linking cats and eczema suggests that mothers with newborn babies should lock the kitty away. Dogs are more child-friendly when it comes to allergy, according to the findings. [full story]

New kittens need to be checked for feline virus
Kitten season is here and cats are America's favorite pet. Americans own about 77.6 million cats as compared with 65 million dogs. 
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Just like people, fat cats need to get slim and trim
My two indoor cats just seem to be getting fatter and fatter. I feed them only a half cup of food a day and they don't seem to be able to lose weight. Is there anything I can do?
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Abandoned cats and dogs on rise as summer nears
A two-week supply of food, a leash, a muzzle, a favorite toy - in the event of a crisis, these are a few of the items that the Dane County Humane Society advised would help keep pets safe and with their caretakers. [full story]

Woman who had 250 cats gets jail time
In sentencing a woman who had more than 250 cats in her Town of Ottawa home, a judge said owning that many animals was "obscene".
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Cooking for the finicky feline
If you really want to pamper your cat and show how much you love the furry feline, consider making it a gourmet dinner.  Unsure what entrée would please your finicky pet?  [full story]

Iowa city fines people who feed stray cats
CLERMONT, Iowa - The city isn't going to pussyfoot around when it comes to stray cats. The City Council has decided that anyone who feeds the cuddly creatures are aiding a nuisance. [full story]

Fostering kittens a full-time job
This year's cat population explosion got off to a late start, maybe because of the heavy rains earlier this year. But the kitten deluge is underway now. [full story]

Overfeeding, table scraps lead to an 'epidemic' of overweight pets
In this era of pet resorts, doggie yoga, feng shui pet gardens and Retin-A acne treatments for cats, it was just a matter of time.  [full story]

Home With Dozens Of Cats Inside Condemned
A house in Hazleton with dozens of cats inside has been condemned. The owner of the West Fourth Street home, Aileen Kulpon, now has until six Thursday evening to remove some 50 cats living in the home. [full story]

Rescued Mistreated Cats Recovering, Nearing Adoption
Nearly two weeks after more than three hundred sick and emaciated cats were seized from the Rocky Mountain Cat resort in Twin Falls, they're nearly ready for adoption in Boise. Those who know what a Himalayan or Ragdoll cat is, are lining up to take them off the hands of the Idaho Humane Society. [full story]

Veterinarians now using Retin-A to treat acne on cats
Acne is a common skin disorder of cats. Whereas human acne is typically linked to puberty, feline acne may occur in a cat of any age, although it's more common in adults. Its severity can ebb and flow over a lifetime in affected cats.  [full story]

3,000 Offer To Take Rescued Dogs And Cats
More than 3,000 people have asked animal charities if they can take more than 200 distressed Yorkshire Terriers and cats that were discovered at the site at Crowpot Cottage in Malthouse Lane, on the outskirts of Burgess Hill after widow Elizabeth Stevens, 72, was taken into hospital and died on Easter Sunday. [full story]

Cat lover extraordinaire
Ocala - Jessica Barbazon rescues felines, one lucky cat at a time.  Her latest arrived at Barbazon's Feline Estate shelter last.............[full story]

New Animal Shelter Seeking SpokesDog, MasCat
The new McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center is holding a SpokesDog and MasCat Contest from May 1-13. [full story]

Dead cats? What's wrong with people these days?
I am utterly appalled at the slaughter of innocent, abandoned animals that are initially dumped by thoughtless, irresponsible people and left to suffer from the elements, predators, and demented human beings.  [full story]

Reducing stray animal population is clinic's mission
ODESSA - When Blackie came poking around Linda Hamilton's yard, she knew the wild feline was in need of more than just food. [full story]

Puppy, Nursed By Cat, Dies
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. - A puppy that was nursed by a cat after being rejected by his mother has died. Kelly Kent, of Connellsville, says her 2-year-old cat, Zoey, had been nursing and cleaning the black runt since late March. [full story]

City workers save two cats in a box
City workers made a disturbing discovery while cleaning a ditch by the Regina landfill gates Tuesday afternoon. [full story]

Cats Indoors!
The Campaign for Safer Birds and Cats, was initiated by ABC to end the unnecessary suffering and death of birds and other wildlife caused by free-roaming domestic cats. Cats Indoors! seeks to educate cat owners, decision makers and the general public that free-roaming cats pose a significant risk to birds and other wildlife, suffer themselves, and pose a threat to human health.  [full story]

Extra boots needed for this puss
EDMONTON -- If cats always land on their feet, there's one freaky feline who has an added advantage.  [full story]

Have you lost that loving feline?
A veterinary practice is appealing for the owner of a lost cat to come forward. Shaw Veterinary Centre in West Swindon is currently looking after the grey cat that an RSPCA inspector found in Gorse Hill.  [full story]

Animal Shelter Nearing Capacity
The Delta County Animal Shelter is almost at capacity, officials say, and they're expecting more cats in the next few weeks.  [full story]

More than 100 cats have to be put down
TWIN FALLS -- Of the 323 cats removed last week from Rocky Mountain Cat Resort on South Washington Street, 117 have been euthanized.[full story]

Rejected puppy welcomed into feline family
A pug puppy rejected by his mother has found a new, more welcoming family — a cat and her three kittens. [full story]

Feline fanciers find purrfection at show
Nearly 180 cats and kittens from across the Northeast vied for the judges' attention over the weekend at the Genesee Cat Fancier's 54th annual All Breed Cat Show.    [full story]

Woman looking for someone to adopt cat with feline AIDS
Laura Katz was the tender-hearted type of little girl who brought home the bird with the wounded wing, the puppy with the punctured paw and the homeless alley cat. [full story]

The Feline Link in the Bird Flu Chain
For fear that cats could contribute to a more rapid expansion of the bird flu virus, H5N1, several European governments have taken precautionary measures related to these and other domesticated animals. Many citizens are even turning their pet cats over to animal shelters. [full story]

Mathew McConaughey is our kind of chap
The Sahara star bravely saved an innocent little kitty from being potentially burned to death.   [full story]

Humane societies seeing feline increase with "kitten season"
The latest arrivals to Stray Haven Humane Society in Waverly, N.Y., came Wednesday morning in the form of five four-week-old kittens and their mother, who were found at a dumpster at a gas station in the Town of Candor, N.Y. [full story]

Outsmarting the cat that wakes you up
Gloria Stepps treasures her sleep. When her beloved 6-month-old kitten, Bongo, began interrupting her blissful slumber, she wondered what he wanted. At first, she thought he was just hungry so she gave him breakfast early. When her sleep disruption continued, she tried soothing him with verbal cooing.  [full story]

U.S. is a nation of 360 million -- pets
(CNN) -- Pets outnumber people in the United States by about 60 million, with furry, feathered and scaly inhabitants numbering about 360 million, according to the pet industry. [full story]

Dead cats found at trash site
Spotsylvania animal control investigating the death of four cats after carcasses were found at a trash drop-off site in Partlow yesterday.  [full story]

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