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Feral Cats in American Cities

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… The ordinance would allow Minneapolis residents to establish cat “colonies” where abandoned and wild cats can be fed but also vaccinated, neutered and identified in an effort to humanely cut their population and control disease.

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The Mysterious Case of Fighter the Fighting Fish

4 The Love Of Animals

Dogs aside, I’ve tended to plenty of small mammals and reptiles in my years, and have seen some pretty interesting things. We abandoned our house for the safety of my parents’ house on the other side of town. The Mysterious Case of Fighter the Fighting Fish. by Garth Stein.

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Further flooding across Roebuck Plains

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It appeared that many of the birds that we had seen on earlier visits this year had abandoned the area due to the huge expanse of water. The highway was a popular route for lizards, goannas and other reptiles that were a bit sick of all the water. Even when you drive as slow as is feasibly possible you can’t help but make a wake.

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