Two dozen dead cats found crammed into cages in an Oklahoma City field

Edit The Examiner 19 Jun 2016
Animal welfare investigators are searching for the person responsible for leaving two dozen dead cats crammed into cages in an Oklahoma City field on June 10, OKCFox News reported June 15. The cages were reportedly discovered in the tall grass near a road, and officers believe that they were thrown from a vehicle while the cats were still alive. It's believed the cats were in the field about a week....

Homeless man robs DeWitt Rite Aid at gunpoint, gets into chase in stolen truck

Edit Syracuse 19 Jun 2016
-- A man is accused of using a gun to rob a Rite Aid and then stealing a pickup-truck and getting into a chase, DeWitt police said ... Saturday a man walked into the Rite Aid Pharmacy, at 6430 Kirkville Road in DeWitt ... The clerk handed over cash and the cigarettes and the man ran away with the loot....

Colorado woman fights off mountain lion attacking her son

Edit The Associated Press 19 Jun 2016
DENVER (AP) -- A Colorado woman saved her 5-year-old son's life by prying his head from the mouth of a mountain lion that attacked the boy in their front yard, authorities said Saturday ... The animal ran off ... A young lion attacked a man as he fished north of Dotsero, about 60 miles from where Friday evening's attack occurred. The man suffered scratches and bites on his back and was treated at a local clinic and released ... ....

Police: Armed jaywalker from Norwalk arrested in Pasadena

Edit Press Telegram 19 Jun 2016
PASADENA >> Police arrested a Norwalk man early Saturday on suspicion of gun possession by a convicted felon after he jaywalked in front of a police car, officials said. Mark Espinoza, 24, was arrested following the 3.55 a.m. encounter at Fair Oaks Avenue and Mountain Street, according to Pasadena police Lt ... ....

Your cat can now be a wine snob

Edit Austin American Statesman 18 Jun 2016
Wine lovers who have cats can now toast together, thanks to a “purr-fect” new product ... #cat #catsofinstagram #cats #catoftheday #catlover #catstagram #catlady #catman #catlove #catlife #catselfie #kitten #kitty #kittylove #wine #catwine #wineforcats #wino....

Abu Dhabi: An island home to stray cats seeks aid

Edit Arabnews 18 Jun 2016
The inhabitants of the desolate, man-made island off the coast of Abu Dhabi can’t be immediately seen among the breakwater rocks ... A colony of stray cats has swelled on Lulu Island among its barren sandy hills and abandoned buildings that have fallen into disrepair, with the gleaming modern skyline of the UAE as a background ... “Everything lives in harmony with the cats here.” ... So Aylott and others are working to neuter and spay the cats....

Finally, you and your cat can have a chill night in and just get wine drunk together

Edit Mashable 18 Jun 2016
Finally, you and your cat don't have to get dressed up on a Friday night, go out to some loud club and spend a lot of money ... Colorado, which your wine-snob of a cat will surely appreciate ... 100 years of kitten beauty....

Clay shelter at capacity for cats, needs supplies, adoptive and foster families

Edit The Florida Times Union 18 Jun 2016
Clay County Animal Care and Control, which is at capacity for cats, will hold a Kitten Shower from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at its Fleming Island location. read more ... ....

Unique Father’s Day events, ideas from Sacramento nonprofits

Edit The Examiner 18 Jun 2016
Father’s Day is an opportunity to honor that special man, whether or not his name is on the birth certificate ... If Dad loves dogs or can resist a kitten, take him to a local animal shelter to find a gift he will truly treasure. Different nonprofit rescue groups and municipal shelters across the Sacramento region have pets of virtually any age, including dogs, cats, chickens, reptiles, birds, rabbits and more ... Sacramento River Cats vs....

It’s kitten season at the shelter, and Melvin is one of many waiting to meet you

Edit LA Daily News 18 Jun 2016
Meet this cream-and-white cutie and the rest of the kittens, and take one -- or two -- home today....

Justin Bartlett Animal Rescue: growing and "Always for the Animals"

Edit The Examiner 18 Jun 2016
Founded by a small group of caring souls, JBAR began primarily to save the most vulnerable in South Florida shelters. Pups and kittens with their mothers and orphaned pups and kittens were the focus since they are the most at-risk in county shelters ... They branched into the rescue of many adult and senior dogs and cats, too, still with an all-foster and all-volunteer team, saving over 5,300 animal to date ... M.A.S.H ... So far, the M.A.S.H....

A job for cats

Edit The Examiner 18 Jun 2016
It is like an employment agency for cats where farmers and rural property owners with land and barns who need rodent control are able to adopt cats without fees to work on their farms. It is a permanent adoption and the cats go to work ridding the barns of rodents ... cat population in their area. This program has saved the lives of more than 1,700 cats....

Pain relief for cats? There are some options

Edit The Miami Herald 18 Jun 2016
In a recent column you wrote about how hard it is to tell whether or not cats are in pain ... My cat Bogie suffers from arthritis, and our veterinarian says there’s nothing more to be done for him short of a hip replacement, which I’ve decided against. I’m shocked that there are so many options to treat pain in dogs but none for cats ... It’s true that there are no pain medications approved for long-term use in cats....
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