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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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Most of my family lives in Indiana, but thanks to social media we can easily keep in touch. Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. On the one hand, it’s better than doing nothing with a feral cat colony. They are all wonderful people and they are all animal lovers.

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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

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The state of Indiana has been soliciting comments for a bill which would make the above scenario legal for 90 days, creating an uproar among those who are licensed to care for injured and orphaned wildlife. That is, until the ducklings grow up, are released into a pond, and greet the local feral cat colony as long-lost relatives.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. I’d like a hit squad to visit the people who call me in the middle of dinner or at 3 AM to tell me they have a baby raccoon they found two weeks ago,” wrote Kathy in Indiana. Change in Law. That’s easy!” wrote Veronica in California. “I

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

4 The Love Of Animals

A feral kitten captured and neutered by a small non-profit, somewhat militant organization, was on display at our local Massachusetts Society Prevention of Cruelty Association branch, which often took these feral cats in the hope of finding homes for them. He’d come from Indiana, seemed nice and quiet, very well behaved.

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