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How a birder’s mistakes incited 100 years of cat hatred
The Domestic Cat: Bird Killer, Mouser and Destroyer of Wild Life; Means of Utilizing and Controlling It by Edward Howe Forbush Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1916. [Free...
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How “secondary poisoning” kills your outdoor cats
(Beth Clifton photo) Threat to both ferals and indoor/outdoor pets by Merritt Clifton Asked one of the most dedicated of the multitude of “cat ladies” of my acquaintance, “Do you know if there’s truth...
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Cats on the air everywhere!
Half an hour with Stacy LeBaron of the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts––North American awareness of human impact on natural habitat is sometimes traced back...
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Ask Beth: How do you feed an old cat?
(Beth Clifton photo) 13-year-old tom asks for food, then does not eat it Beth Clifton (left) is a veterinary technician, former animal control officer, and former police officer. Beth welcomes your...
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Talking about cats in Holy Week
Stacy LeBaron ANIMALS 24-7 visits with Stacy LeBaron of Community Cats podcast Yes, it is Dog Bite Prevention Week, according to the U.S. Postal Service, and Easter week according to the world’s 2.2...
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“Rabies roulette” in Tampa: the odds favor TNR
(Beth Clifton collage) You are 32,250 times more likely to hit double zero than to meet a rabid cat in Hillsborough County TAMPA, Florida––With the 2016 final numbers yet to be reported by...
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TNR achieves 72% drop in kitten birth rate, finds Alley Cat Rescue
(Beth Clifton photo/collage) 25 years of neuter/return has effect comparable to reducing average litter size from four kittens to one MOUNT RANIER, Maryland––The largest return of data yet...
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Feral cats: the true tale behind the tails
(Beth Clifton collage) A “victory” and “rescue” story making a difference for millions This is about our feral cats Alley, Oops, and Red Schoendienst. It is quite a bit different from the hard news...
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AVMA insight: cats are not dogs, so “Fix felines by five months”
(Beth Clifton collage) Early-age sterilization, already widely practiced, is on pace to win full AVMA compliance by the year 2100 SCHAUMBERG, Illinois––Having realized that a cat is not...
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Distemper & transport incidents slow Hurricane Harvey rescue effort
(Beth Clifton collage) Best Friends, after wrongly ripping the Houston SPCA via Change.org, has disaster on own watch HOUSTON, Texas––Best Friends Animal Society efforts to rehome dogs...
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Panhandlers & street corner animal exhibitors: who is who?
Bobby, a pit bull “who works Webster Avenue in the Bronx” borough of New York City, according to photographer Bill Busk. Animals dancing for pennies are regulated. Panhandlers’ animals are not....
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All cats want for Christmas are their two front paws (and hind paws too, intact)
(Beth Clifton collage) Nova Scotia and Denver ban declawing FREDERICTON, Nova Scotia; DENVER, Colorado––Christmas came early in 2017 for cats in Nova Scotia province, Canada, and in...
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Cats: Life in the Great Indoors, by Gavin Ehringer
(Beth Clifton photo) The following is an excerpt from Leaving the Wild: The Unnatural History of Dogs, Cats, Cows, and Horses by Gavin Ehringer, which explores the ever-evolving relationship between...
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Are Southern California coyotes eating 68% fewer cats than 20 years ago?
(Beth Clifton collage) Data indicates steep drop in the feral cat population LOS ANGELES, California––Southern California coyotes may be eating 68% fewer feral and free-roaming pet cats in...
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How a shelter “Blackjacked” adopters with the “nanny dog” myth
Jazmine Turner & Blackjack.(Beth Clifton collage) Four-year-old nearly lost eye to pit bull rehomed by the Humane Society of Catawba County LENOIR, North Carolina––Responding to a week...
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Feline Fix by Five: the F-word campaign
(Beth Clifton collage) One simple change can have profound results by Philip A. Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS The Veterinary Task Force on Feline Sterilization for Age of Spay and Neuter Surgery was convened...
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Mystery marine toxo host kills sea mammals; cats wrongly blamed
(Beth Clifton collage) Toxoplasma gondii finding in beluga whales points same way as sea otter and monk seal studies––& not toward cats MONTREAL––A new study widely publicized for...
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TNR protects African wildcats from “genetic pollution”& ferals from cruelty
Top: African wildcat. Botton: feral cat.(Beth Clifton collage) Alley Cat Rescue begins project at Kruger National Park KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa––Alley Cat Rescue, of Mount...
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Albuquerque sued again for allegedly rehoming dangerous dogs
(Beth Clifton collage) Earlier cases allege rehoming dangerous cats, too ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico––Already sued half a dozen times in under four years over issues pertaining to rehoming...
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New York bans declawing cats; Massachusetts next?
(Beth Clifton collage) 2015 “Favorite Vet” contest outcome tipped balance toward declaw bans across North America ALBANY, New York––Governor Andrew Cuomo on July 22, 2019 signed into law...
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