Florida cat shelter has to close because of rezoning and the cats have nowhere to go
Because of rezoning by the authorities Beyond Nine Cat Rescue in Oakland Park, Florida, has to close which means all the cats have to be adopted or fostered.
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Police officer shot intervening in dispute over feeding cats
Feeding feral cats can lead to disputes. We know that, but rarely, if ever, does it escalate to a shooting. Sadly, in this incident one of persons involved shot a cop who survived. The Brevard County Sheriff’s deputy was investigating and it seems that he wanted to break up the argument and was shot by …
74-year-old man beaten up for feeding feral cats in Florida
The man told Mr Smith that he was breaking the law. Smith said that he wasn’t whereupon the man hit Smith presumably with his fist on the right side of his head which felled him.
Florida man brings tiny ‘cheetah’ kitten to firefighters and discovers that it is a bobcat
Florida, USA: There is a moral to this story and it is made by the Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge and Education Center. “If a citizen spots a displaced, injured, or orphaned wild bobcat, the first thing they should do is contact their local wildlife rehabilitation facility for advice to determine if the animal …
Joe Exotic found guilty of plotting to murder Carole Baskin the founder of Big Cat Rescue
This is a further and final follow-up post in the saga of Joe Exotic’s trial for a federal murder-four-hire plot to kill Carole Baskin, the Big Cat Rescue founder, last year. His real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage. The online news media (and me!) can happily report that he has been found guilty as charged, …
Central Florida, USA; you’ve got to keep your domestic cats under direct supervision because of rabies
Florida: Is the fear of rabies transmitted to domestic cats going to drive cat owners to keeping their cats under direct supervision or keep them inside? There’s a report in the UK online news media which describes a small central Florida town being ‘infested with feral felines’. I think the word “infested” is an …
Florida woman supporting 3 feral cats in Florida is threatened and harassed. Help please!
Calling all people in Florida involved in TNR or cat rescue and perhaps a lawyer who might be able to help. Leslie, writing a comment on an article about the sort of person who becomes a feral cat caretaker, said the following: Leslie writes: Hello. I live in a condo in Florida, and have …
Economic expansion in Florida trumps Florida panther conservation
As always, business and economic expansion is more important, at the end of the day, to wild species conservation. And the Trump administration, as we well know, is very keen on economic expansion in the USA together with the resultant increase in job opportunities and job security. This is one of President Trump’s main …
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