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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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cat stories: 74 news summaries

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 Cat Takes a Ride in Used Couch 

Spokane woman gets a little something extra with her furniture

Mar 13, 09 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Washington woman received an added bonus when she bought a used couch from a thrift store: a calico cat, the Spokesman Review reports. Callie lived in Vickie Mendenhall’s house for a few days, during which Mendenhall and her family would occasionally hear faint meowing. It turned out the... More »

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cat • thrift

(Newser) - A Nebraska man faces a misdemeanor charge—which could become a felony—for stuffing his cat into a homemade bong and smoking marijuana through the contraption, the AP reports. The man, who was also charged with possession, said the cat was hyper and he was trying to “mellow” her... More »

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bongs • Nebraska • animal cruelty • marijuana • cat • drug paraphernalia • domestic disturbance • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Socks is no more. The First Cat of the Clinton White House died today at the age of 20, People reports. The feline, who had lived with Bill Clinton’s former personal secretary, Betty Curie, since leaving the White House, was put down after a bout with throat cancer.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • White House • Bill Clinton • euthanasia • cat • feline • Socks the Cat • Betty Currie • throat cancer

(Newser) - A column suggesting that housecats murder babies out of jealousy has earned the Houston Chronicle a lot of, well, catcalls. It's not true, the paper now reports. “It’s funny that someone would still actually think that is true,” said a veterinarian and SPCA official. “That... More »

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murder • infant • cat • feline • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome • SIDS • veterinary medicine • toxoplasmosis • asphyxiation

 Shelters Hold Pet 
 Free-for-All Jan. 24 

Campaign aims to find 3,000 animals a home

Jan 14, 09 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Pet shelters across the nation are urging Americans to get on the Obama bandwagon and adopt a pet; as an added incentive, they're dropping regular fee for the first 10 adoptions at each of 300 participating shelters Jan. 24, USA Today reports. Fees for the 3,000 pets will be... More »

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pets • adoption • recession • dog • cat • animal shelters

 Hard Times Bite Dogs, Cats 

Out of work owners leave pets at shelters

Dec 22, 08 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - As man's bills pile up, man's best friend is all too often getting the heave-ho, reports the AP in a look at the economic impact on animal shelters across a recession-battered America. As dogs and cats of broke owners stretch shelters to their limits, the sinking economy also cuts into... More »

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euthanasia • Humane Society • dog • cat • economy • animal shelters • veterinary services • Petside.com • American Pet Products Association • Animal Humane Association • Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals • Help Out Pets Everywhere

(Newser) - Mice started a fire in a Toronto animal shelter that killed 100 cats and three dogs, the Telegraph reports. The rodents likely sparked the blaze by chewing through electrical wires. Canadians nationwide have been donating money and offering temporary homes and meals for the few animal survivors. “People... More »

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Canada • mice • electricity • Toronto • fire • cat • animal shelters



  Wild Cat Gang 
  Keeps Lost 
  Boy Alive 

Huddled together to keep him warm, brought him food

Dec 20, 08 1:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Police in Argentina recently found a 1-year-old homeless boy being cared for by wild cats, the Daily Telegraph reports. A policewoman on patrol noticed an unusually large cat gathering which, on closer inspection, was surrounding the boy. Doctors believe the eight cats snuggled up to keep the child warm... More »

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feral cats • cat

Chinese Protesters: Stop Nabbing, Eating Our Cats

Thousands of strays transported for food: protesters

Dec 18, 08 11:01 AM CST
(AP) - Several dozen protesters in Beijing today urged an end to the "shameful" and "cruel slaughter" of cats for food as they unfurled banners in a tearful demonstration. Thousands of cats across the country have been rounded up recently by traders and transported to Guangdong province; protesters claim they... More »

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China • diet • protests • animal rights • cat • protesters

 Vet Helps Cat Save Face 
 After Car Mishap 

Reattachment surgery goes smoothly for kitty lacerated by car fan belt

Dec 10, 08 4:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Not quite done with her lives, a Boston cat is recovering from what would typically be a fatal encounter with a car, the AP reports. Edgar, a 4-year-old long-haired female, went missing from her home for 3 days last week. When she finally reappeared, part of her face was detached.... More »

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cat • veterinary medicine

Economic
Slump Hits the Dog House

More abandonments, fewer adoptions put burden on shelters

Nov 9, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Our furry friends don't know what an economic downturn is, but they're feeling its effects as much as we are, Reuters reports. Between owners finding they can't afford the best cat food to dogs being sent to foster care when homes are foreclosed, shelters are seeing a spike in abandonments.... More »

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pets • US economy • rescue dogs • cat • animal shelters • financial crisis

 'Stationmaster' 
 Puts $10M in 
 Town's Kitty 

Japanese hamlet cashes in on calico's popularity

Oct 30, 08 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Japanese hamlet of Kishikawa has hopped aboard the Tama express, CNN reports, with the local economy getting a $10 million boost as the calico-turned-hat-wearing-stationmaster gains popularity within and beyond the nation’s borders. Folks flock to the town for a break from city life, taking pictures with the feline... More »

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Japan • train • cat • train station • local economy • stationmaster • novelty

Hero Pup Protects Kittens
in Burning House

'Leo the Lion-Hearted' revived by firefighters as family of 7 escapes raging fire

Oct 27, 08 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A terrier pup in Australia is due for a bravery medal after refusing to abandon a box of kittens trapped in a blazing house over the weekend, reports the Melbourne Herald Sun. Leo the Lion-hearted—as he’s been dubbed—was carried from the blaze and resuscitated by firefighters, who... More »

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Melbourne • rescue • house fire • dog • cat

OPINION

 Would You 
 Eat These? 

Cute kittens a welcome distraction from economic apocalypse

Oct 9, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thank goodness for cultural differences. If it weren’t for an animal-rights crusade against Peru’s cat-eating festival, British Sun readers would have been subjected to yet another headline about the economic crisis yesterday, the Guardian’s Justine Hankins writes. Instead, they got “a story that brilliantly combines two... More »

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food • Peru • cat

Puppy Rescued From Baghdad Had Rabies

National alert follows dog's death; other pets on flight seized

Oct 3, 08 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twenty-four animals flown to the US from Iraq have been taken back from their adoptive homes after the CDC learned a puppy on their flight had rabies, the New York Times reports. The dogs and cats, befriended by troops in Iraq, were vaccinated only days before being exposed to the... More »

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Iraq • pets • SPCA • dog • cat • Operation Baghdad Pups • rabies

In Love With
the Pet-Sitter?
You Dog!

Companion animals loyal to their humans, except when they're not

Sep 27, 08 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - It can lead to tearful separations, but cheating is natural—for quadrupeds, that is. It really is them, not you, a veterinarian tells MSNBC. Pets may gravitate toward a new owner for any number of reasons. “Hallie was my dog, but I always sensed her unhappiness at having to... More »

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pets • training • animal behavior • dog • cat

 No Farewell for 
 Hemingway's Cats 

Lengthy dispute resolved by fencing cats in

Sep 25, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The bell no longer tolls for the six-toed cats of a certain writer’s home. The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum has struck a deal with the federal government that will see the 50-odd descendants of the author’s unusual pet continue to roam the Florida Keys property, the AP... More »

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Florida • cat • Ernest Hemingway

College Dorm Rooms Go
to the Dogs

More campuses allow pets in hopes of
de-stressing students

Sep 24, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - College students have long been expert at sneaking everything from gerbils to puppies into their dorm rooms, but a number of schools have made furry residents official, reports USA Today. The pet-friendly movement's spread to more than a dozen campuses, where officials hope reducing the stress of college life and... More »

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pets • college dorms • dog • college student • cat • animal shelters

Cat Killing Was Self-Defense: Ex-Ballplayer

Mets prospect says he beat ex's tabby to death for trying to bite him

Sep 18, 08 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joseph Petcka doesn’t deny he beat his girlfriend’s cat to death, but he says it was self-defense, the New York Daily News reports. The ex-Mets prospect and bit-part actor (one episode of Sex and the City) says the 7-pound tabby tried to bite him. Prosecutors say Petcka screamed,... More »

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New York Mets • animal cruelty • baseball • cat

 Colleges Adding Meow to Mix 

MIT among higher-ed bastions allowing students to keep cats in dorms

Sep 9, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges around the country are warming up to furry friends, the Boston Globe reports. MIT is in the vanguard, offering as an example its 8-year-old program that allows student-vetted felines to live in certain dorms. "They can really lighten the mood,” one senior says, “especially when students... More »

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pets • MIT • college • college dorms • cat • undergraduates

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