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Are there so many birds that cats don’t matter?

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Statue “Phillis Wheatley” by Meredith Bergmann, in Boston. For instance, assume (and I will NOT stand by this number, it is just one I’ve heard here and there) that kitty cats in America kill 50,000,000 birds a year. Hardly any Sandhill Cranes are killed by domestic (including ferrel domestic) cats. Makes you think.

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Breast Cancer in Pets

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Here are some great facts about breast cancer in dogs and cats. Mammary gland tumors are common in dogs and cats, especially those that aren’t spayed or were spayed late in age. Once your dog or cat is five years old, perform a mammary exam monthly. Cats: • Less common in cats than dogs, 1/4000 will have mammary cancer.

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Bird Deaths in Washington DC Lead to Calls for a Lights Out Program

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Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Get yours today! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Siberian Husky Voted Top Dog in Pets-idential Election

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Nubby Day, a Boston terrier from Matthews, NC, as Director of Pet Pampering. The company offers customized, comprehensive care for dogs and cats — including boarding, daycare, grooming and training – all under one roof at 42 pet care centers in 18 states. About Best Friends Pet Care. Best Friends Pet Care Inc. has led the U.S.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

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Shon Rahrig : While living in Ohio in 1999, Rahrig allegedly adopted several cats and a puppy from local shelters and tortured them sadistically. He poked out the eyes of a cat named Misty, broke her legs and jaw, cut off her paws, and left her bleeding in a laundry basket. His whereabouts are unknown.

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Rare Birds: The Extraordinary Tale of the Bermuda Petrel and the Man Who Brought It Back from Extinction–A Review

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Elizabeth Gehrman, a journalist who has contributed to the Boston Globe, first encountered Madeiros and a cahow chick named Somers (the first cahow chick born on Nonsuch Island in 400 years) while on assignment to write about Bermuda for a travel magazine.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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She lives at Indigo Hill, an 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in Appalachian Ohio with her husband, Bill Thompson III, their children Phoebe and Liam, and their Boston terrier, Chet Baker. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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