Sunday, September 12, 2004

Animals caught in legal limbo
SPCA's rescue price - $2,133 a pet
phillyburbs.com, PA
... Sommar said the SPCA's policy is to euthanize feral cats within days of their arrival at a shelter, so the court battle is necessary. ...


Group to spay, neuter feral cats in Charleston
Coos Bay World, OR
... The event will be co-organized by the Friends of Animals with Needs, a Coquille group that will spay, neuter and vaccinate feral cats by appointment. ...
[Feral Cat Blog! Note: This is a repeat of the article originally published, and posted here, on September 3.]


Vet to donate services to local shelter
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, MI
... Animal Kingdom has offered the services at no cost to the shelter in an effort to encourage community members to take home the felines at a reduced adoption ...


Cat Owners Warned to Keep Pets Safe
WIBW, KS
... roam free. Animal control officers say felines that aren't afraid of strangers are prime targets for torture and mutilation. Animal ...


Cats Protection's Top Tips for Cool Cats
UKPets, UK
... veterinary advice. Holidays: Cats Protection does not recommend that owners take their felines with them when they go on holiday. Cats ...


Deer and otters move in on the foxes' lairs in the urban jungle
Britain's woodland wildlife is migrating to cities and suburbs, dividing householders. Otters strip garden ponds in Walsall and Newcastle of their fish. Muntjac deer are found wandering in a multi-storey car park in Oxford.
Independent


Pets at risk from passive smoking: insurer
Channel News Asia, Singapore
Research carried out in the United States also shows that cats living in smoking households are twice as likely to develop certain forms of cancer, including ...