Cat Care News
- Appeal for new homes for cats in crisis in St Albans Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:21AMA STRAY black cat has been saved from a dice with death at a local business.
- New shop helps pet organization Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:16AMLake Zurich's new consignment shop is focused on helping with animal welfare.
- New Carrollton toys with hiring cat-control officer Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:23AMPending New Carrollton City Council approval, Police Chief David Rice hopes to hire an animal control officer by the end of September in response to numerous complaints about stray cats.
- High-tech Baptist OR gives patients one-stop shopping Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:39AMThe room looks like a mixture of ultimate home entertainment, space-age gaming and flat-screen TV monitoring with a multi-adjustable power bed in the middle. Lie on that bed at Baptist Health’s new Hybrid Vascular Operating Room and the blue scrub-swathed staff can view an arterial blockage via digital X-ray on the outside or an ultrasonic probe inside the blood vessel. Rotating the live 3D ...
- Cat lovers convicted of neglecting treatment Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:38AMA Christchurch couple who had more than 30 cats has been convicted of neglecting veterinary treatment for 14 of them that had to be put down. read more
- Couple's neglect caused 14 cats to be put down Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:34AMA Christchurch couple, who had so many cats that an SPCA inspector lost count of them after 30, has been convicted of neglecting veterinary treatment for 14 of them that had to be put down.
- Southern Decadence events start and more today in New Orleans Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:11AMEvents happening in and around New Orleans.
- Injured Norfolk cat may have escpaed from trap Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:39AMVets in Norwich believe a tiny kitten found with a badly crushed front leg may have escaped from a trap.
- Mother cat 'adopts' baby squirrel Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:11PMA woman’s efforts to save a baby squirrel left her barn cat nursing the furry little creature along with its newborn kittens. But wildlife experts recommend she immediately rush the squirrel to an expert, although it’s thriving.
- Palm Beach County Closes Overnight Pet Drop Off Shelter Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:10PMSickness is forcing Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control to do away with the overnight pet drop-off shelter.
- Inside the Interrogation Room: How to Extract Confessions, Sniff Out Lies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:50PMDetective Sgt. Brian Harris, who is considered the grand inquisitor of the Houston Homicide division, teaches his interrogation technique at the Houston Police Department academy. Interrogation is a masterful game of cat and mouse -- the ultimate mind game between a criminal suspect and police interrogator. ABC News' Primetime Crime was granted unprecedented access to the inner-workings of the ...
- Abandoned cat, kittens, dog available for adoption Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:20PMStaff at the Hampton Inn in Stroudsburg discovered a mother cat and her four kittens in a box in the Dumpster outside the hotel Saturday night.
- Police Warn of the Danger of Meth Production Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:03PMLaw enforcement officials are working around the clock to get methamphetamine off the streets. Police say this drug not only has devastating effects on users, but can pose a serous safety risk to the public and law enforcement.
- HUFFPOST HILL - AUGUST 30TH, 2010 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:23PMWhat's Your Reaction? Presidents past, present and hypothetical dominated the news today.
- Cutest Thing You'll See All Day: Cat Adopts Baby Squirrel Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:23PMLisa Reichel and her family were scared. They'd found a baby squirrel that had fallen out of a tree and tried to save it. A wildlife expert told them to use a dropper to try and see if the baby squirrel would drink some of the nutrition it would need to live.
- Public officers, police rescue great horned owl Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:39PMJose Silva, a Winnetka Park District groundskeeper was cutting the grass at Skokie Playfield about 7 a.m. Aug. 20 when something grabbed his attention. A male great horned owl had become trapped in the netting of a batting cage, located behind the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Facility. The owl's left leg was ensnared and the bird was frantically struggling to free himself.
- NSFW: A Modest Proposal For Authors Who Abandon Their Publishers — Give Me A Break Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:20PM"Publishers are all cohorts of the devil. There must be a special hell for them somewhere." - Goethe If I were a commissioning editor in a major publishing house, I’d be feeling a little unloved right now. Like the wife of a guy who runs over his neighbour’s cat: why does everyone hate me ? What did I do? Maybe hate is too strong a word: hate is when you hope that someone will burst into flames ...
- Four of the World's Smallest Otters Were Born at Blackpool Zoo Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:15PMA Cute Quartet of Baby Oriental Small Clawed Otters are Now Out and About By Paula Holden Blackpool, UK - Four of the world's smallest otters have been born and successfully reared at Blackpool Zoo for the first time in its 38 year history. The cute quartet of Oriental Small Clawed otters are now out and about after spending their first two months being cared for in the holt by their mother ...
- China's 'Bill' reveals his vision Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:54PMAt first glance, dressed in an azure polo shirt and carpenter pants, Yao Xin appears to be no different from many other Chinese college students with their love of football and bashfulness in the presence of girls.
- Suhakam chief: “We’re an independent entity” Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:14PMTAN Sri Hasmy Agam was appointed the new Suhakam chief in June 2010. Previously, he was executive chairperson of the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), and secretary-general of the United Nations Association of Malaysia. “I’m conscious of the fact that I’m no longer a civil servant. Now that I’m the chair[person] of Suhakam, [...]
- Wild Bunch: troubled SA sanctuary looking to unload hundreds of animals Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:48PMRon and Carol Asvestas built it, then screwed it up; next, daughter Nicole García sacked Mom and Dad; then, the new board, led by Jamie and Michelle Anthony-Cryer, sacked García.
- A Marathon Diet For a Scarborough Sea Life Centre Aquarium Loggerhead Sea Turtle Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:45PMShe Weighed an Astonishing 130 Kilos, Nearly Twice What She Should Have Weighed By Michaela Bowness Scarborough, UK - A marathon diet lasting a staggering 10 years has finally come to an end for a Scarborough Sea Life Centre Aquarium rescued loggerhead sea turtle! Turtle Antiopi suffered brain damage from a head wound inflicted by a collision with either a boat propeller or an unfriendly ...
- Philip Hensher: Who will hold the RSPCA to account? Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:19PMThe RSPCA is one of Britain’s biggest charities. In 2009 it had an income of nearly £120m, of which over five-sixths came in donations. Its work is highly visible, and it gives the impression of having a moral authority which is beyond question. I wonder, how-ever, whether the general public really understands its nature and powers.
- LIVE BLOG -- Denison vs. Kennedale Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:40PMHope springs eternal when a season is yet to start. Some old faces, some new faces and a dynamic of a team ready to tackle the 10 opponents facing them between now and the playoffs.
- Living with pet hates: The cat-in-the-bin saga is the thin end of the animal cruelty wedge Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:53PMSENIOR inspector Billy Linton climbs into his sleek black van and checks his BlackBerry for the first job of the day. Parked outside the Scottish SPCA Glasgow Animal Rescue an
- Special needs pets are a focus at Mount Pleasant Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:44PMEAST HANOVER — Visitors to the Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter came in a steady stream on Saturday, eager to inquire about adopting, or perhaps to see a familiar, furry face.
- Health Ambassadors Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:36PMTo many, picking the best and most "beautiful and healthy star" seems a tall order, especially when the competitors are of the canine and feline family who are equally adorable and smart, no matter what species they belong to.
- Pollock at home after having emergency appendectomy Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:25PMAMERICUS — Nothing was going to stop Michael Pollock from coaching his first game with the Americus-Sumter Panthers. Not even an emergency appendectomy.
- Is Mary Bale the most evil woman in Britain? Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:14PMMary Bale: we all know someone who looks a bit like her. The greying cropped hair, the loose-fitting clothes, the ambling figure of a care-worn bank clerk. What we didn't know until now is that, lurking behind the pleasant appearance of this familiar high street figure lies a monster, capable of carrying out an act of indefensible cruelty.
- 21 sick, flea-ridden cats removed from Branford home Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:37PMBRANFORD — Twenty-one sick and flea-ridden cats already have been removed from squalid conditions inside a Union Street home, and authorities plan to rescue 10 more from the house next week.
- Blogging And Tweeting, Egyptians Push For Change Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:25PMYoung Egyptians are using social media to fight police brutality and urge a more open government. With thousands of bloggers online, Egypt's social media movement is the oldest and largest in the Arab world. But is it having an effect?
- White Pine County Sheriff's Blotter Report Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:20PMAug. 16 REPORT OF AN OPEN DOOR: City - officer located an open door on a local business establishment. The business was checked and the door secured.
- The Puppy Files: Growing up Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:39PMEvery so often I've been writing a new entry in The Puppy Files here on Four Legs Good. At least one puppy has shared our house for two years now, and there's been plenty to blog about. But this might be the final episode.
- Fast acquittal ends 19-year wait for grieving Pinellas family Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:13PMBy Bill Duryea, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, August 25, 2010 After so many years of waiting, the end came too quickly. Pat Gicking waited 18 years from the day in 1991 that she'd gotten the call that the body of her eldest child had been found in the woods of northeast Pennsylvania. Eighteen years passed before the afternoon in July 2009 when officials from Pennsylvania came to her St ...
- Children abused, killed as witches in Nigeria Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:58PMJust after midnight, the pastor seized a woman's forehead with his large hand and she fell screaming and writhing on the ground. "Fire! Fire! Fire!" shouted the worshippers, raising their hands in the air.
- Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky Episode #07 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:45PMSummer is over, but there's always time for the beach. Swimsuits...
- Washington Township, NJ, police rescues elderly dog from 6-foot-deep ditch Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:13PMWASHINGTON TWP. —Robert Lackey really loves animals. Dogs are his favorite animal, horses his second favorite, he said. He's minded his neighbors' cat while they've been away, and he's taken care of his great nephew's black lab, Charlie, too.
- Township keeps lid on residential cats Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:24PMBORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP The Township Committee will not reconsider the townshipâs limit on the number of pets some residents can have.
- 369 Absolutely Adorable Pet Wallpapers [Photography] Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:10PM# photography Cats. Dogs. The occasional lizard, pig or rock. These are your pets, Gizmodo readers. And for this week's Shooting Challenge , you photographed them brilliantly. More »
- In the Nevada desert, a dream town waits for a buyer Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:28PMCAL-NEV-ARI, Nev. — Slim and Nancy Kidwell dreamed up a town on a barren patch of federal dirt. It was the 1960s, and the two California pilots had long talked of running their own airport. One ...
- NFC East All Division Defense: The Making of One Beastly Brass Ball Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:09PMThe saying in the NFL is that a defense is what wins championships, and thinking along those lines I've decided to rummage up a list (or slide show) of players who I feel would best represent the NFC East in an All Division Defense. The Beast is chalked full of defensive playmakers, ranging in all shapes and sizes and in order to be considered for a spot on a Dubrow All Division Team, every ...
- US midday: Dow tries to claw back losses Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:46AMLONDON (SHARECAST) - After initially dropping below the all important 10,000 mark the Dow has clawed its way back above that level and the Nasdaq is in positive territory despite more disappointing US economic data today.
- If I Had a Scammer Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:39AMWe’ve all had exorbitant get-rich-quick ideas come to mind, but they usually pass just as quickly when common sense takes over. Not in the case of Brigid Corcoran, that is, a 31-year-old cancer “survivor.” The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department arrested Corcoran on Aug. 20.
- Emerald Isle to get report on island bombing Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:25AMTideland News Writer Military officials have completed an initial assessment of the presence of unexpired munitions on and near Cat Island in Bogue Sound off Emerald Isle, and will inform the public of the results during a public meeting Sept. 1.
- No more first responders? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:11AMThe Marshall Fire Department will no longer provide comprehensive first responder service within the town, aldermen were told last week.
- WPS Weekly - Week 19 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:03PMThe WPS Championship presented by Citi will be hosted by FC Gold Pride at Pioneer Stadium after their 3-2 victory over the Chicago Red Stars clinched the regular season crown on Sunday.
- Pooch gets new leash on life Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:42PMSurgery and therapy have helped rescue a dog named Indy from a life of pain.
- Mark Steel: If anyone is fanatic it's Sarah Palin Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:23PMTo give yourself a stressful and futile day, try telling people there are no plans to build a mosque at Ground Zero. You'll get nowhere, although the truth is there are plans to build an Islamic centre, with a swimming pool open to everyone, two blocks away from Ground Zero. So if this is a continuation of the terrorist agenda as claimed, it's been a peculiar plan, and Bin Laden must have ...
- Neighbour helps nab bicycle thief Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:12PMCoyote follows woman, truck stolen, cat burglars and more from the police beat
- Henry J. Stern: Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:38PMThe Charter Revision Commission voted last night to postpone by 11 years the effective date when a two-term limit would take effect, even if the voters approve it in referendum this fall.