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Sprayed Raid spray on ants near my front door. How long until it's safe for my cat to be there?

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I had a doctor's appointment today, and prior to that I had noticed my cat (male, neutered, 4 years old) sniffing around the front door but thought nothing of it. Any other tips? Three hours later, I came back, and there's a whole line of ants running around. Anyways, I panicked. Is it safe for my cat?

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Pet Adoption Tips from Adopt-A-Pet.com

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People can encourage other pet owners to spay or neuter their pet (link to our spay neuter page) to help prevent unwanted births. Thanks to Adopt-A-Pet.com for these great tips! Pet Adoption Tips from Adopt-A-Pet.com originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 10, 2009.

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National Audubon Society Caves to the Cat Crazies

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He wrote a column , not for Audubon, but for the Orlando Sentinal , in which he advocated the killing of feral cats instead of the use of trap-neuter-release. Hat-tip to Rick Wright who pointed me to the Audubon statement. The reason for Audubon’s actions? Ted Williams is one of the few reasons I read Audubon Magazine.

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February Birding in Tybee Island, Georgia

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It is clear that the trap-neuter-release efforts are doomed to failure, as they always are, and I saw three obviously pregnant cats in my short time there. The culture on Tybee seems to be all about outdoor cats and even a peremptory perusal of search results for cats and Tybee Island comes up with a host of results.

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Pet Photography 101 Giveaway

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We recently got a chance to check out a great new book called Pet Photography 101: Tips for taking better photos of your dog or cat ! The book offers tips and tricks for photographing your pet using the latest technologies. The contest, which helps raise much needed funds for spaying and neutering programs, runs through March 4th.

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National Dog Bite Prevention Week

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Here are the tips and stats that they sent us: Nearly 2,900 letter carriers were bitten by dogs last year, yet that pales in comparison to the 4.7 Spay or neuter your dog. Neutered dogs are less likely to bite. That is, not until we got an email from the USPS. Now that we know, we are happy to spread the word.

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Book: Shift Your Habit

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And the tips aren’t hard things either, everything is simple to do. Everything is broken down into categories and shows how the “shift&# can save you money, how it impacts the planet, and easy tips for making it work. Here are a few great tips for future and current pet owners. We really enjoyed the book a lot!