Monday, August 8, 2005

Cat Fight
The Daily News, Kelso, Washington
He's not an animal hater, says Kelso resident Anthony Currera. But cats that leave pawprints and scratches on his Lincoln Navigator SUV or barf up hairballs on his porch had better beware -- in less time it takes to say "Puss in Boots," they may get a one-way ride to the local animal shelter.

Tazewell officials seek authority to pick up stray cats
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV
TAZEWELL, Va. - With stray cats roaming in neighborhoods across Tazewell County, officials are looking at ways to control the feline population. ...

Opinion - Other Voices: Ecological devastation
Daily Press, VA
... The Daily Press published an editorial, dated April 17, 2004, and titled, "Feline follies." The editorial was meant as a humorous attempt to look at what the ...
[Feral Cat Blog! Repetitive Note: Again with "the Wisconsin study." Please read the following articles about predation studies. Also, please include the cite for the study indicating cats are the second leading cause of wild bird extinction worldwide.]

Feline deaths a concern
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX
By JASON TRAHAN / The Dallas Morning News. When Mike Grabham noticed his cat Buddy was missing in March, he thought little of it. ...

Fur Factor
Mail Tribune, OR
... on Smith’s exam table. Patnesky recalls a past case of feline leukemia in a cat dumped at Shimkus’ farm. If the kitten tests ...

Animal shelter unleashes campaign
Laramine Boomerang, WY
... the room, just 8 feet or so from the toilet, is a bench where a prospective pet owner can sit down and have a few quiet moments with the feline before deciding ...

Fishers in Camden?
Waldo Village Soup, ME
... We've been told that coyotes may be around as well and they are equally dangerous to your feline friends. Keep those kitties in, folks! ...

On The Catwalk
Battalion, TX
... graduating pet owners to, at the least, hand the pet over to an animal shelter so the pet does not end up "terrorizing" the community, as feral cats have at A&M ...

SPRAYING AND MISSING THE LITTER BOX ARE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS
Hernando Today, FL
... Spraying is more a territorial response, a sort of feline graffiti. Spraying occurs most often, although not exclusively, among unaltered males. ...

BREEDING ORDINANCE: Reining Cats and Dogs
Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV
... of bed, Erickson said. Meanwhile, area shelters last year ended up killing 24,000 cats and dogs. Harold Vosco, the organization's ...

Valparaiso man faces charges for keeping cats in cages
Lincoln Journal Star, NE
VALPARAISO — For two scorching weeks in July, six cats called an unventilated storage unit home. ... He investigated and found the cats. ...

YOUR HOUSE: Pet fences work well
Detroit Free Press, United States
... Carl G. Dear Carl: It can be a problem training some dogs, and especially cats, to stay in your yard. ... The fencing is flexible, so cats cannot climb over it. ...

State of the State
Counties making news .....
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
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... The Vernal City Council has approved a six-month trial period of trap, spay or neuter and release program to reduce the stray cat population. ...
[Feral Cat Blog! Note: Excellent -- although six months is not a fair nor realistic time period, we'll take it!!!]

Humane society offers low-cost cat neutering
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, CA
... 17. For additional information or to arrange an appointment, call the Humane Society's Spay and Neuter Hotline at (909) 623-9777, Ext. 696. ...