Cat survivors of the deadly dog attack at Alabama shelter relocated to Ohio shelter

Dothan Animal Shelter

Thirty cats from the Dothan Animal Shelter who survived the shocking attack by two dogs from the same shelter who forced their way out of their cage killing 29, are being shipped out (or have been relocated already) to the Northeast Ohio SPCA No-Kill Pet Shelter in Palma. I am told that the cats …

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79-year-old Ohio woman ordered to spend 10 days in the county jail for feeding stray cats

sentenced to jail

A Garfield Heights, Ohio woman has been ordered to report to the county jail on August 11 at 9 a.m. after she was convicted of feeding stray cats. Nancy Segula, 79, started feeding the cats in her Havana Road neighborhood in Garfield Heights back in 2017. During an interview with Fox8 News, Nancy described …

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21 cats starved to death in carriers in a wood. Felony charges of animal cruelty dropped for lack of evidence

Cats dumped and left to starve in carriers in wood

You may remember the woman who allegedly dumped 21 cats in carriers in a would and left them there to starve a death. It was ‘cat murder’ of the most heinous kind. When they were found by Janice Lawniczak (Butler County humane officer) they had been reduced to skeletal remains. They died of agonising …

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The reason why Mars employees eat the company’s pet food

Taste testing cat and dog food. Note: this is a joke and these guys are not Mars employees. "Rhett & Link Eat a Variety of Pet Foods"

Mars employees eat the cat food because they are hungry….just kidding, please read on… Certain employees working for the giant pet food manufacturer, Mars, eat the company’s wet cat food as part of their job. The Daily Mail website says that they do this to make sure that it tastes nice for cats and …

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Relocation of shelter animals transports heartworm as it is not always tested

Transportation of shelter animals from south spreads heartworm to the north

The relocation of shelter animals often by air is commonplace in America. It’s a great idea as it leads to more adoptions and the saving of lives. Craig Prior, a Nashville-based veterinarian with the non-profit Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) makes the point that there is a shortage of shelter animals for adoption in …

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