Rupert SPCA plans to replace humane traps with drop traps for their feral cat TNR program

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It’s been estimated there are approximately 2,500 feral cats in the city of Prince Rupert. The SPCA is planning to switch the method of trapping used from humane traps to drop traps. Prince Rupert, British Columbia SPCA branch manager Amy Stacey has announced she’s working with her staff and TNR volunteer coordinator Ashley Johnson to …

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Florida veterinarian said senior cat was ‘suffering’ and euthanizes her on the day of intake at SPCA

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A Lakeland senior cat was euthanized the same day it was turned in to SPCA Florida because the veterinarian said the cat was suffering. This tragic story is yet another reason to have your cat microchipped. Jazmyn had been part of MeLynda Rinker’s family for many years. There’s even a brick in the front yard …

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Caught on video: San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 coax cat down from power pole

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Here’s a quick (but heart-stopping) video of a cat in San Francisco being coaxed down from a power pole. The firefighters who arrived to assist were afraid the cat would be electrocuted if it moved in the wrong direction. San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 (SFFF Local 798) posted the video on their Facebook page showing …

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Neighbor complained about feral colony in Elkhart, Indiana. The situation is beyond critical.

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A feral colony that volunteers helped to spay/neuter in Elkhart, Indiana last fall are losing their home, thanks to a neighbor complaining. This story highlights the split in attitudes in how to manage stray and feral cat colonies. IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP PLEASE TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO LOBBY THE CITY COUNCILLORS. CLICK …

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Piggyback police rescue: Two branches of Colorado law enforcement help a cat stuck up a tree

A cat in Colorado has two branches of law enforcement to thank for his rescue from a tree after being stuck there most of the day. He even got a piggyback ride back down! The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and the Florence Police Department worked together on a call on Wednesday after getting word …

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Massachusetts cat missing since August 2013 reunited with his owner after being found 20 miles from home

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This is the happy ending story of a beautiful tabby named Larry, who went out for a walk in Essex, Massachusetts in August 2013 and never returned. Thanks to a microchip, Larry was reunited last week with his owner after being trapped 20 miles from home in Salisbury. No one knows how Larry traveled so …

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NC woman reunited with cat who went missing in October 2017 and was believed killed by a coyote

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A Wilson County, North Carolina woman was recently reunited with her cat who went missing in October 2017 and was believed killed by a coyote. Ashleigh Lynn came home from vacation and discovered her cat, Pancake, was nowhere to be found. Ashleigh search inside and outside the house. A neighbor informed her a cat …

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“DEAR ABBY: I’m recently married, and in my opinion, my wife has too many pets”

Dear Abby is an American advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name “Abigail Van Buren” and carried on today by her daughter Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights to the pen name. A letter to Dear Abby from a man who is ‘lamenting’ his marriage has gone to …

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