"Schwarzenegger reverses stand on waiting period for killing strays" !!!
[See additions to California Alerts info below]


Clinic offers portable health care for cats
... And KittiCo, a nonprofit group, has come up with a new way to handle
cat overpopulation: a 28-foot-long RV that's been fitted out as a mobile
spay/neuter clinic ...
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - Dallas, TX, USA


Veterinarian, clinic workers help stay terrors of rabies
... A certificate of rabies vaccination must be presented if you are licensing
for the first time or ... You don't have the town reminding you that your
cat needs doing ...
Kent Good Times Dispatch - New Milford, CT, USA


Feral cats wiping out bilby population
... FRANK MANTHEY: The Commonwealth did a survey on feral cats not so long ago, and estimated that our feral cat population in Australia has now reached 22 million ...
ABC Online, Australia


Spring is wild baby season
... summer. Feral (stray) cats and domestic cats allowed to run free are one of the greatest threats to wildlife in America. They will ...
Ames Daily Tribune, IA


County briefs
LOWER WINDSOR TWP. Ordinance targets cats
Officials in Lower Windsor Township are considering adopting an animal enforcement ordinance to help cut down on residents who feed stray or feral cats.
Supervisors recently reviewed a draft of the ordinance, which would make it unlawful for residents to feed wild cats unless attempting to catch them.
The ordinance was drafted in response to several complaints township staff has received regarding large numbers of wild cats gathering in areas where residents have been putting food out for them. The supervisors will review a final copy of the ordinance at their next meeting, July 8, at 7 p.m. at the township municipal building, 2425 Craley Road.
York Dispatch - York, PA, USA
[Feral Cat Blog! Note: Catch 'em and then what??? Let's find out.]


Council nixes cat limit; feeding still in question
[Excerpts]
... While (residents who feed feral cats) may not need to clean up after
stray cats, they will not be allowed to feed them," he said. ...
The ordinance will be raised for public comment on July 6. [bold added - FC Blog!]
Windsor-Hights Herald - Hightstown, NJ, USA
[Feral Cat Blog! Note: Opportunity for Reader Opinions' online with this article.]


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[Feral Cat Blog! Note: CALIFORNIA - ACTION ALERTS!]

Schwarzenegger reverses stand on waiting period for killing strays
Associated Press
KESQ, CA
[Feral Cat Blog! Note: This story picked up nationwide.]

Update from www.theanimalspirit.com
Subj: Update: Schwarzenegger Backs Off From Stray Pet Crackdown
Date: 6/25/2004 8:03:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Schwarzenegger Backs Off From Stray Pet Crackdown
Washington Post

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Alert by FeralPlace@aol.com, 6/25/03, www.theanimalspirit.com
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/06/25/Schwarzenegger.strays.ap/index.html
News Article:
Schwarzenegger backs speedier killing of strays
Friday, June 25, 2004 Posted: 11:34 AM EDT (1534 GMT)
Contact:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-445-4633
Email: http://www.govmail.ca.gov
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State Budget Will Repeal the Hayden Law Protecting Companion Animals
URGENT! Please Call Legislators Today!
http://www.uan.org/advocacy/hayden.html

EMERGENCY - HAYDEN BILL (SB 1785) MAY BE VOIDED IF YOU DON'T ACT NOW
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AnimalAdvocacy/message/4028

Governor Wants to Repeal Law Favoring Pet Adoption
... Schwarzenegger wants to repeal California's comprehensive law forcing
animal shelters to hold stray cats and dogs up to six days before killing
them, a budget ...
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles, CA, USA

Row over 'Terminating' California's Stray Cats and Dogs
Animal rights campaigners reacted angrily today to plans by California
governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to “terminate” stray cats and dogs. ...
The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Gov. Schwarzenegger Proposes Terminating Stray Animals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is outraging animal lovers
by proposing to make it easier for shelters to kill stray cats and dogs. ...
NBC 11.com - San Francisco, CA, USA

[Feral Cat Blog! Resources: For those who'd like to learn more about the Hayden Law:
An Analysis by UCLA Law Professor Taimie Bryant, Ph.D.
Hayden Legislation Update:
“The Uncertain Present and Future of the Hayden Shelter Reform Legislation of 1998” by UCLA Law Professor, Taimie Bryant, March 2004.]

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Doggone crowded
Lancaster Newspapers, PA


Quality-of-life woes discussed in Easton
Penn Live, PA -


Around The Region
... Alley Cat Guardians announced a Saturday garage sale to raise money to aid in the organization's mission of trapping, spaying and neutering feral cats, and to ...
Modesto Bee, CA


Stray cats, drugs topics of meeting
Easton Mayor Phil Mitman attended the city's second Block Watch Association
meeting Thursday night and discussed topics ranging from stray cats to
drug dealers ...
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown, PA, USA


Radio station squabble spilling over to charity
... After Miller mentioned he was having trouble with stray cats that had
settled under his house, sports talk was put aside as listeners flooded
the phone lines ...
The Tennessean - Nashville, TN, USA


If you love kitty, don't set it free
... Stray cats are likely to spread viruses, such as feline leukemia and
other fatal diseases. If your cat needs a friend, adopt another ...
Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ, USA


Glad Wolf's at door
... on pet registrations has further increased the number of abandoned
animals. "We hope that what we do will be a great help for what is a terrible
overpopulation ...
New York Daily News - New York, NY, USA


Cats, dogs need foster homes while shelter waits for new building ...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA


Dr Reddin to head KICCC
... The trapping sub-committee, led by Mr Barry Green, tabled numbers of 144 feral cat control events, from which nearly 50 feral cats have been analysed for ... Kangaroo Island Islander, Australia


Students travel from US to help with KI project
... The 4.2 kilometres of two metre high fencing has been specifically designed to keep out feral cats, pigs and goats that threaten the existence of native ...
Kangaroo Island Islander, Australia


Winchester has a cat problem
Winchester Sun, KY


Woman who took in stray cat now being treated for rabies
phillyburbs.com, PA