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Catfight!: Ga. woman, 86, charged with cat theft

The claws are coming out in court case over a Georgia cat. 86-year-old Fauniel Kliemt has been charged with stealing a long-haired cat she said was a stray. Kliemt pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of theft of lost or mislaid property. The case began in 2007 ago when a neighbor gave her the cat.

NYC Cat Finally Rescued After 14 Days

Molly the cat is finally free. After two weeks stuck behind a brick wall in a 19th century building, the bashful 11-month-old feline was rescued from her plight Friday night by a volunteer who found her wedged in a crawl space between bricks and a piece of sheet metal.

N.Y. Rescuers Go High-Tech to Save Cat

Rescuers used drills, miniature cameras, cat food and even a 1-pound raw fish in a desperate effort Wednesday to entice an 11-month old cat named Molly from behind the basement wall of a Greenwich Village delicatessen where she has been trapped for 12 days.

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Black Friday - A Cat's Eye View

Well it's come and nearly gone. Black Friday. It's the day everyone awakens from their tryptophan-induced slumber to start the season of Good Will Toward Men by rushing into stores willy-nilly at the crack of dawn and damn the poor old lady who fell under their feet.

L.A. ponders whether declawing hurts felines
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Nancy Bonus dearly loves cats - whether they are declawed like the two she keeps as pets, or still have their claws like those she cares for when they wander into her yard.

The Cat Who Got Swine Flu
Source: The New York Times

A few days after two members of an Ames, Iowa, family came down with the flu, they noticed their 13-year-old cat wasn't feeling too well either. The cat has since become the first documented case of a feline with the new H1N1 virus, commonly called swine flu.

Swine-Kitty Flu
Source: TIME

..the Iowa cat's case reinforces just how different H1N1 is from the seasonal flu viruses.

Cats now wearing wigs to hide identity
Source: msnbc.com

the end is upon us all the cats are getting smart enough to wear wigs to hide their identities and male pattern baldness

Black Cat Serves as SoCal School's Crossing Guard
Source: ktla.com

A black cat named "Stormy" has become the unofficial crossing guard for one Costa Mesa elementary school. The 17-year-old feline has a bit of a routine with crossing guard Barbara Scalla, 69, of Huntington Beach.

Polk Co. Kitty's Nose Can Sniff Out Sickness
Source: Central Florida News 13

LAKELAND -- Elijah is a 2-year-old cat that can sniff out sickness. The first thing he does when he meets someone new is smell their breath. He is focused on sniffing out diabetes.

Bayer Animal Health :: Help Your Pet, Get to the Vet Campaign Foots the Bill, So Pets Dont Pay the Price
Source: PR Newswire: press release distribution, targeting, monitoring and marketing

Excerpt: Advantage(R) Topical Solution from Bayer Animal Health announced today the Help Your Pet, Get to the Vet Campaign with a mission to distribute more than $250,000 in $20 Veterinary Vouchers and offer valuable money-saving information to help offset costs and concerns for  …

Pet Owners Deserve Claim of Exemption or Tax Credits for Pets
Source: Talking Points Memo

Excerpt: Should American's pets be counted as an exemption or tax credit on taxpayers income tax forms? I happen to think they should.

Vet Talk: Health Benefits of Pet Ownership
Source: yorknewstimes.com

Excerpt: In today's society there is no doubt that the human-animal bond is stronger than ever.

Healthy Pet Food Deli Opens For Pampered Pups
Source: wcco.com

--Video Report version on the right of the page.-- Excerpt: From the looks of things, a dog's life is a good life. Between exercise, fresh air and playing with friends, they expend a lot of energy. So how does a pet owner fuel that passion?

Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves - The cute backlash continues with a site that shows your pets at their most "embarrassed"
Source: nbcnewyork.com

Excerpt: When we told you about the genius blog F*** You Penguin - which takes overly cute animals to task - we prophesied that after years of everyone nuzzling up to fluffy animals in tutus and fairly ODing on their adorability, 2009 was set to be the year of the cute backlash.

An Asian Tomcat Myth

Of all the animals that roamed the earth, cats perhaps form the species associated with the most exotic, regal and most number of myths and superstitions.

Me-ouch! Vets Reattach Injured Cat's Face
Source: AOL

BOSTON (December 10) - Me-ouch! Veterinarians on Tuesday performed an unusual surgery to reattach the face of a cat they believe was injured by a car's fan belt, probably because she tried to stay warm under the hood.Edgar, a 4-year-old long-haired feline, went missing from her h …

Cat's Torn-Off Face Reattached After Car Fan Belt Accident
Source: FOXNews.com

BOSTON — Me-ouch! Veterinarians performed an unusual surgery to reattach the face of a cat they believe was injured by a car's fan belt, probably because she tried to stay warm under the hood.

Arrow misses cat's brain
Source: Times of the Internet

AUBURN, Ala., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- An intern at Alabama's Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine said a crossbow arrow shot into the head of a cat Friday missed the feline's brain.

Volunteer at Animal Rescue Facility gets Attacked and has Leg Amputated
Source: The St Louis Post Dispatch

WARREN COUNTY A volunteer at an exotic animal farm had his lower leg amputated Monday after a tiger attacked him Sunday on his first day of work.

Good Mews '2-Fur' Adoption Special Extended through August
Source: Good Mews Animal Foundation

Good Mews Animal Foundation has again extended its '2-Fur' adoption special through the end of August. Adopt two cats or kittens for one adoption fee! Good Mews is open for adoptions every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the first and third Sundays of each month from 1 p.m.

Cat pulls fast one on firefighters -
Source: msnbc.com

It was the stereotypical firefighters-try-to-rescue-cat story, but with a twist.

Female alley cats call the shots at mealtime
Source: New Scientist

Cats live independent - some say selfish - lives, but it seems even Rome's streetwise alley cats are chivalrous when it comes to food.

Feline Memories Found to be Fleeting - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

A new study has measured just low long cats can remember certain kinds of information—10 minutes.

Cat Attack!
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How To Introduce A New Kitten Or Cat To An Older Cat
Source: felinecart.com

The following technique can be used to introduce a new kitten or cat to your other cat(s). I've been involved in pet rescue most of my life and this technique worked successfully every time.

Redrum Kitten Picture...cute and scary at the same time!
Source: FunnyPicturesofCats.Info

This cute little kitten has the craziest look in his eyes…I think he has plans for you…check out the funny pictures of cats and kittens on this website! There's even a simple form for users to submit their own funny pictures! New pictures are added daily, so bookmark the si …

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