Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Council passes new animal control bylaw
Golden Star, Canada
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Concerning cats: the bylaw states that no person can keep more than three felines on any property within the town. An early draft of the legislation contained a provision outlawing the feeding of feral cats (that is, wild with no apparent owner") for fear of enabling easier repopulation of the species around town. When strong concerns were expressed about the severity and ambiguity of such a measure, however, council quickly moved to cut it from the tabled bylaw.

Feral Cat Assistance Program offers care for stray cats and kittens
Jamestown News, NC
... The Feral Cat Assistance Program (FCAP) is a volunteer animal welfare organization that provides free sterilization and vaccination for feral cats in the ...

Lake Jackson approves feeding ban
Brazosport Facts (Subscription), TX
The ordinance, which passed on second reading in the consent agenda without discussion, makes feeding feral dogs and cats a misdemeanor crime punishable by up ...

Pawtucket may ban feeding stray animals
Pawtucket Times, RI
... coyotes," and Holmes said it is no accident that Slater Park, Gill Avenue and other places where coyotes are being spotted are also frequented by feral cats. ...

Living with Northwest Wildlife: Coyotes: Part 2
Chinook Abserver (subscription), WA
... Don’t feed feral cats (domestic cats gone wild). Coyotes prey on these cats as well as any feed you leave out for the feral cats. ...

Mayor wants gassing of strays to end sooner
San Antonio Express (subscription), TX
agoSan Antonio euthanizes stray dogs and cats in carbon monoxide chambers at the municipal animal shelter in Brackenridge Park. The ...

Lippman stays true to Mystery Lovers
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA
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Special events Feline event offers neutering, vaccinations
Fix Felix Day, a community event, offers cat owners and fanciers the chance to neuter their male felines for $30 each, courtesy of Action for Animals Humane Society.
The fee includes a rabies vaccination.
A veterinarian will perform the neutering on Monday by appointment only at Action for Animals' no-kill animal shelter in Westmoreland County.
The service is available for any house, barn, stray or feral male cat, including cats from Allegheny and other counties. Each cat must weigh more than three pounds.
Action for Animals Humane Society is sponsoring Fix Felix Day to help eliminate euthanasia as a way to control kitten overpopulation. Neutering male cats reportedly helps prevent health and behavior problems, such as wandering, territory marking and aggression.
Details: 724-539-2544.

Man faces charges after cat is spray-painted, burned
Mail Tribune, OR
... Tim George. A caregiver told officers that McCray said he killed his cat. The gray feline, named Cosmo, was found in some backyard brambles, George said. ...

Clinic provides free neutering for 100 cats
Tracy Press, CA
Jules Veterinary Clinic will neuter the first 100 male cats it sees today to curb the numbers of unwanted felines popping up around town. ...

Same rules apply for cats
Aberdeen American News, SD
Q. Does the city have a law about keeping cats tied up? ... A. John Weaver, the city's animal control officer, said the same rules apply to cats as to dogs. ...

Spay-neuter clinic will open at animal shelter
Florida Today, FL
... Animal Guardians of Brevard received permission Tuesday from county commissioners to create a spay-neuter clinic at the Eau Gallie Boulevard shelter, as a ...