Cats in china have a friend

Thought I’d take a peek around at what life is like in China for felines. In doing so, I discovered the horror stories about cat culling to rid the city of its strays before the Olympics. I am doing some further investigations into this horrifying situation before going to ‘print’ here at the Newsroom.
Along the way, during my search, [...]

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Heartless cat lover?

This posting is in response to reader’s comment made this morning about how I dealt with a dangerous feral cat.
“I appreciate your taking the time to write your comments in regards to the feral cat. You are obviously passionate about this issue. However, please note several things here. This is not a decision that I made [...]

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The feral cat story: Final chapter

 I have been dealing with a mean feral cat now for almost a month. In researching all I could find on feral cats, Trap-Neuter-Release programs, rescue cats, I truly believed that if I could just trap him and get him fixed, he’d calm down and learn to co-exist with my beautiful orange tabbies.
But after the third [...]

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What to do with this feral cat?

If I wasn’t so determined to become a responsible cat person, I’d have given up trying to trap this mean cat. See previous postings which chronicle this fascinating saga  :)  
But Marco (at left) is now limping again. I heard the cat fighting noises last night and hoped that it wouldn’t result in yet another trip to the [...]

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Shades of gray–a mean kitty poll

I’m on Day 5 of feeding ‘Mean Kitty’. I put the food where I can watch him from the window when he decides to come out of his hiding place to eat. He won’t let me come out on the porch while he’s there. As stealthily as I try to open the door and tiptoe [...]

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Mean kitty needs a name

This is an update. To follow this story, start at “What do I do with this mean ol’ cat?”
I was supposed to meet MaryAnn (not her real name) in the parking lot of our local megaPet store last night to pick up the cat trapping cage. It was getting dark and she hadn’t arrived. It felt kinda’ wierd hanging out in [...]

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Mean ol’ cat-update

He doesn’t start a fight with my cats every day, so I forget about him sometimes, but last night I heard that screechy cat noise that makes you realize all cats aren’t far removed from the jungle, even my adorable mewsers. The amplified ‘fingernails on the chalkboard’ sound came from the front porch. When I opened the door, the mean [...]

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