Facial tumours kill off Tasmanian devils
Emma Young, Sydney
Special Report from New Scientist Print Edition.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994303


[From Lana - thank you!]
Merrillville, NW Indiana - Neuter Scooter - Nov 2 & 3
Please help us pass the word! CAll 219-924-4118 (local) for more
info or to make an appointment or go to www.neuterscooter.com . Please feel free to forward/crosspost this info and print it up to put on
bulletin boards in stores, libraries, laundry mats,
subdivision/trailer park clubhouses, etc.
The neuter scooter will be in Merrillville IN on Sunday Nov. 2 and
Monday Nov. 3 doing $40 spay/neuters (including distemper/rabies
shots) for cats only. Kittens can be spayed/neutered as early as 6
weeks (rabies shots will only be given to those 12 weeks and older;
same price with or without shots). Optional services that are NOT
required that will be offered: feline leukemia and FIV tests, feline
leukemia shots, Frontline flea treatment ($10 each), ear cleaning
($15), ear mite meds ($5).
True feral cats (cats that can't be handled and that will be released
back outside) that come in live traps will be given a half price
discount, making the cost only $20! (The vet techs will decide if
they are truly ferals at check in.) Live Traps can be rented (you
leave a deposit and then get it back when you return the trap) from
most towns and county animal controls or bought at Home Depot, Lowes,
Tractor Supply, Farm and Fleet for $25-$40.
This is a great chance to get the outdoor feral cats around your home
spayed/neutered (so they don't reproduce, become ill or fight/breed)
at a very low cost! (Trap/neuter/return -- TNR).
So, if you have any whole kits, cats of your own, know people who
have whole kits/cats, or know of any feral cats needing to be TNR'd,
this is the time to do it!
Lana


Virus scare has shelters turning cats away
Michigan Humane Society shelters in Rochester Hills and Westland currently are not accepting cats from pet owners.
By BOB GROSS , Of The Daily Oakland Press
Oakland County Press, MI
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10404392&BRD=982&PAG=461&dept_id=467992&rfi=6


Under the Boardwalk, luckless homeless cling to life
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
JOHN CURRAN
Associated Press Writer
Newsday
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-nj--underwoodmotel1025oct25,0,7362116.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire


In Oregon: Albany council won’t limit cats in homes
Staff, news services
Salem Statesman Journal, OR
http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=69706


No-kill shelter finds mutilated cats left in boxes overnight
By L. Anne Newell
DailyStar.com
Arizona Daily Star, AZ
http://www.dailystar.com/star/today/31025CATABUSE2fjco-jmd.html


Injured Cats And Kittens Left In Cages Outside Shelter
By Jim Becker, News 13 Reporter
KOLD-TV, AZ
http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=1496642&nav=14RTIjBB