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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

day, I had come home to a scraggy, skittish stray of my own. The process of taking in a stray isn’t usually instantaneous and straightforward. They pointed out the puncture wounds, likely infected with bacteria that could quickly kill. With respect to the stray cat Puck, we eventually learned her name was Jackie.

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Make Your Cat an Indoor Cat

10,000 Birds

Almost every single outdoor pet cat, feral cat, or stray kills other animals , no matter how well fed the cat is through other sources. But, one might ask, isn’t it virtually impossible to take a pet cat that is used to wandering freely out-of-doors and make it an indoor cat? Well, your cat is no different!

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Keep pets happy and healthy in the cold months ahead.

4 The Love Of Animals

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW; www.ifaw.org ) has compiled some tips on how to keep pets happy and healthy in the cold months ahead. While this time of year can be great fun for your pet, be sure your winter habits don’t leave them out in the cold. Even a small amount can kill. Keep Them Close.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. They may be “outdoor cats” with a specific owner, stray pets, feral, or may have originated in one household and are now fed or cared for by other households in the neighborhood.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper? I addressed this one last week. Maybe on paper.