"Schwarzenegger reverses stand on waiting period for killing strays" !!!
[Feral Cat Blog! Note:
Also see entries yesterday under California Alerts. For dozens of news articles on this topic, do a news search on Schwarzenegger!]
From United Animal Nations:
HAYDEN LAW MAY BE SAVED - BUT MAKE SURE THEY SEE IT THROUGH!
[Excerpts]
PLEASE THANK Governor Schwarzenegger for recognizing the value of the Hayden legislation and tell him we look forward to working with him on legislation to protect animals in the future.
Special thanks to Assemblymembers Koretz, Levine and Leno for showing their leadership on this issue as well.
The concerns of the animals were heard loud and clear. Please be sure your thanks are just as loud.


Animal Care, Not Cruelty
... Fugit says the Idaho Humane Society is getting overwhelmed with all the kittens coming in right now and urges you to spay and neuter your cats and dogs if you ...
KBCI, ID


Animal Shelters Overloaded, Putting Animals to Sleep
... Shelter workers say people fail to spay or neuter their pets, then the animal gets pregnant, or impregnates other animals in the neighborhood. ...
KPOM-TV, AR


Answering the (cat)call
... It's a heartbreak to us to not be able to take them all.". Arend said it's essential that families spay and neuter their cats to prevent over-population. ...
The Jackson Citizen-Patriot, MI


Spay/neuter clinic offers low-cost options
A mobile spay and neuter unit from the Arizona Humane Society will be stopping in Payson from Tuesday to Thursday next week. Surgeries ...
Payson Roundup, AZ


Animal Control needs more than a building
... The answer is to cut the supply of animals, through a low-cost, countywide spay-neuter program, and to aggressively enforce a licensing law that charges far ... Fayetteville Online, Fayetteville NC


Neighbors say garbage attracted feral cats
LIBERTY A large pile of garbage at an East Point-area residence could be a contributing factor to a recent rabies outbreak in that neighborhood, neighbors said.
Williamsport Sun Gazette, PA


War may be impacting pets
When Lara and Matt Jackson found out her Navy transfer would send them from Columbia to the Seattle area, they agonized about what to do with Betsy, the couple’s 1-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever.
The State , SC


More than 100 cats die at SPCA shelter
The Express Times, PA


Do low - protein diets - or high - protect cats against kidney ...
DetNews.com, MI


PET CALENDAR
... Spay/neuter assistance for Tri-Valley feral cats. 925-426-8656. Cats must be in a proper trap to be accepted by the veterinarian. ...
Contra Costa Times - Contra Costa County, CA, USA


Woman given ultimatum: Remove felines or face fine
... For cat lover Sallada, that would be like asking a parent which one
of her ... Residents may not have more than six pets, according to a township ordinance. ...
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown, PA, USA


Public invited to shower kittens with kindness
... Board president Susan O’Leary said she got the idea for the novel
fund-raiser for the not-for-profit, no-kill shelter for cats from other
shelters in Chicago ...
Gary Post Tribune - Gary, IN, USA


Cats Litter Area Shelters As Population Swells
Kansas City Channel.com, MO


Good neighbors make domestic bliss a reality
San Francisco Chronicle, CA


Algonquin Hotel's puss checks out during rehab
New York Daily News, NY