Colorado law designed to ensure high standard, ‘socially conscious’ animal shelters

Colorado House chambers at the state Capitol

I like this law which is currently going through the Colorado legislature. Not everyone does who is involved in debating it but it appeals to me. I particularly like the concept of setting standards which create “socially conscious shelters”. I interpret that as a step higher in the scale of quality from “no-kill” shelters. …

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Shy cat living with elderly woman forced to approach neighbour to raise the alarm

Cat at front door

This is the story of Sylvester. If he is still alive he would be approaching about the age of 20 at the time of this article. In 2007 Patricia Kerr, aged 90, had lived will Sylvester for about five years. Patricia had adopted him as a stray. He is described as a ginger, part-Persian …

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Trains went over domestic cat about 250 times and he survived

LONDON, UK: London underground trains went over Blitz, a white-and-black domestic cat with a hint of Turkish Van, an estimated 250 times without any injuries. It appears that he was hiding within the rails below the level of the trains to escape foxes who’d attacked him causing extensive injuries to his tail which needed …

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How did two cats end up in a deep gully in front of a building with no escape?

How did these cats end up in this hole?

Two cute cats, Barney and Bradley have been rescued. They were spotted in a deep, dead space with no way out in front of a building in Burnley, Lancashire, UK as you can see from the picture. The RSCPA are unsure how they got there. Burnley is a town ‘up north’ with a population …

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Case will go before a jury to determine ownership of injured dog signed over to a rescue under a ‘medical release’

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An Anderson, South Carolina woman will have to go to court in May to determine who gets custody of her dog after it was given to a Golden Retriever rescue under a ‘medical release’ after the dog was possibly hit by a car, where he suffered injuries. Forgive the long article but it’s necessary …

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