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Wednesday, October 08, 2003

Trap-release programs still illegal
By Karla Browne, October 8, 2003
The Sentinel, PA
http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2003/10/08/news/news06.txt

Potoroo and friends find a safe home at last
By SIMON BENSON
October 9, 2003
THE bettong, potoroo and bandicoot are not familiar sights to most Sydneysiders.
Daily Telegraph, Australia - 4 hours ago
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1260&storyid=308748

Lend A Hand
10/08/03
[Scroll down to]
The Cat Coalition
Birmingham News, AL
http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/baldwin.ssf?/base/news/1065604633149750.xml

AVA halts sterilisation scheme for stray cats; control now under Town Councils
By Ca-Mie De Souza
08 October 2003 2155 hrs
Channel News Asia, Singapore
By Ca-Mie De Souza. SINGAPORE
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/51290/1/.html

Game Commission skirts decision on stray cats
By RICHARD FELLINGER
Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 08, 2003 - 9:33:24 AM EST
Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon
http://www.ldnews.com/Stories/0,1413,139~10137~1684535,00.html

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Resources/Links:

* State Animal Shelter Statistics
* Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), Feral Cat, and Cat Management TRAINING AND EVENTS
Comprehensive Cat Management:
* Save Our Strays book by Bob Christiansen, 1998 - website no longer online as of 2012
* No Kill Advocacy Center
* Cat Management in Communities

Spay/Neuter:
* Neuter/Spay Assistance and Information ~ Oregon, Washington, Nationwide:
Neuter/Spay Oregon
Neuter/Spay Washington
Neuter/Spay Nationwide
* Early (Pediatric) Spay/Neuter
* Cat Management in Communities > Model Spay/Neuter Programs

HOW TO Trap-Neuter-RETURN-Manage (TNRM):
* Alley Cat Allies (ACA) - click What We Do > Help People Help Cats
* American Cat Project
* Feral_Cats Forum
* Neighborhood Cats NYC - Click How to > Overview
* Feral Cat Caretakers' Coalition - CA
* Drop traps - hard to trap cats

Feral Cat Resources:
* Castaway Critters - PA Click at left Feral Cat Resources, Spay Neuter
* No More Homeless Pets (Best Friends) - Resource Library: Click Feral Cats, Spay/Neuter
* HSUS Feral Cat Resources - Humane Society of the United States

Trap Neuter Return (TNR) Collaboration:
(including wildlife groups)
* New York City Feral Cat Initiative
* Animal Protection League of New Jersey - Project TNR
* Long Island Cat Project/Animal Alliance of Long Island - NY
* Burlington County Feral Cat Initiative - NJ (website offline)
and New Jersey Feral Cat & Wildlife Ordinance & Protocols on Neighborhood Cats
* Project Bay Cat > Toolkit - CA
* Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon and Audubon Society of Portland
Animal Balance-Protecting ALL species

Cat Issues:
* Cats in the Bag > Find Lost, Missing Cats, Dogs
* Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium (HARC)
* Feline Cancer Resources
* Indoor Cat Initiative, feline enrichment
* Kitten Rescue Kitten Care Handbook
* PetAbuse.com Cruelty Database, select cat
* Shelter Medicine Information Sheets

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* Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon
* History of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)
* Katrina Pets Resources

Weblogs (blogs) [alphabetical]
* Animal Ethics
* Animal Writings
* Carnival of the Cats
[weekly on Sundays 6pm Central]
* Cat Welfare (Singapore)
* Friday Cat Blogging –
do a google.com search!
* Invasive Species
* Shelter Life (Animal Ark Shelter)
* Tipped Ear Clan
* Vox Felina
* Wildrun now The Owl House

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* Informs of challenges or resources in areas, if not already aware.
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* Helps to support others.
* Supplies valuable data.
* Highlights the need for a comprehensive cat management component that saves cat lives as part of each community's homeless animal management program.
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