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NEWS ABOUT: cats

cats stories: 6 news summaries

Fido, Fetch
My Tax Break!

Longshot GOP bill wants to make pet expenses deductible
to boost economy

Oct 13, 09 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bill with appealing benefits for pet owners and advocates alike is crawling through Congress, though it’ll probably be put down without ceremony. The HAPPY Act proposes pet expenses be tax deductible up to $3,500 a year, as a way to stimulate the economy and, of course, encourage... More »

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pets • Congress • legislation • tax breaks • tax credit • companion • cats • dogs • Thaddeus McCotter • Robert Davi

OPINION

 Why Sharks Trump Cats 

There's evidence well beyond just Cats, the musical

Sep 27, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the few torn between the two as a favorite animal, the Shark Guys sink their teeth into why sharks are better than cats. Some highlights:
  • When’s the last time you got a LOLSharks pic?
  • James Bond was never dropped into a cat-filled aquarium.
  • “Sharks taste
... More »

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shark • LOLcats • jump the shark • cats

OPINION

 2 Much Kittehs 
 on teh Interwebs;
 1-Day Ban Planned 

Can "9.9.09—A Day Without Cats on the Internet" possibly fly?

Sep 3, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Let’s face it: Cats own the Internet. But it’s getting a little much, and that’s why the Urlesque blog is organizing “9.9.09—A Day Without Cats on the Internet.” The master plan calls for cats not to be mentioned, emailed, viewed, nor... More »

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pets • technology • social networking • Internet • YouTube • web surfing • LOLcats • moratorium • computers • cats

Teen Suspect Arrested in Fla. Cat Killings

Murders spawned 1,000-member Facebook group

Jun 14, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Miami police arrested a teenager today in connection with a high-profile series of cat-killings, the Miami Herald reports. Accused of mutilating and killing more than a dozen cats, Tyler Hayes Weinman, 18, was charged with animal cruelty, improperly disposing of an animal body, and burglary. Residents alerted police to Weinman,... More »

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Florida • killer • animal cruelty • teenager • mutilation • cats



 5-Year-Old 
 Russian Girl 
 Raised by 
 Cats, Dogs 

Russian, 5, was locked in unheated flat with animals

May 27, 09 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russian police have removed a feral girl from the home where she was raised by cats and dogs, the Times of London reports. Natasha, 5, who mimics the animals rather than speaking, has never been outside her family's unheated apartment. Her grandparents and father also lived there, but she had... More »

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Russia • crime • Siberia • child abuse • dog • child • cats • Mowgli Syndrome • feral child

(Newser) - While swine flu sweeps the world, a YouTube meme is sweeping the Web with nearly equal virulence, Butter Team blogger Z reports: Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat. Amateur video artists splice fail-type situations—guy falling down escalator, Miss South Carolina—with a clip of a keyboard-playing cat, and the kitty... More »

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YouTube • Miss South Carolina • memes • failure • cats • Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat

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