Cat thyroid disease linked to chemicals - Los Angeles Times

An epidemic of thyroid disease among pet cats could be caused by toxic flame retardants that are widely found in household dust and some pet food, government scientists reported Wednesday. The often-lethal disease was rare in cats until the 1980s ...

Kitty conundrum - Couple upset over recent shootings involving their ... - Missoulian

Wayne Mostad and Traci Scharfe are thinking they may have to move from their Rattlesnake-area home after a second pet cat of theirs was recently shot. Simon, shot this past weekend, will survive the pellet wound but may have to have a leg amputated ...

Some pets still need a ‘Home 4 the Holidays’ - Oneida Dispatch

No comments posted. Photo by JOHN HAEGER Wanderers' Rest Humane Association Shelter Director Lynne Kazinitz pets one of the cats in the cat room on Wednesday. Photo by JOHN HAEGER A cat waits, ready for adoption at Wanderers' Rest Humane Association ...

Entries sought for Cat Show in Alexandria; deadline is Jan. 13 - Alexandria Daily Town Talk

Cenla Cat Fanciers is looking for entries for its Jan. 17 Cat Show at the Rapides Parish Coliseum Exhibition Hall. The group is particularly looking for unregistered, household pet cat entries. Household pet cats are those that are over 4 months of ...

Occupants escape fire at Emmaus home; 2 cats die - Allentown Morning Call

Nikki Shafer is wrapped in a blanket and an unidentified toddler crouched on the sidewalk is crying after a fire swept through the second floor of a row home at 125 N. 2nd St. in Emmaus. Shafer, who lived on the first floor of the row home with her ...

Consumers Happy to Spend on Their Furry Friends - Digital Chosunilbo

Amid economic slowdown, consumption is decreasing in most sectors, with the exception of the pet industry. While consumers are generally tightening their purse strings, they are actually spending more on products for their pets. According to GS-Mart ...

RSPCA calls for tough cat laws after two kittens lose legs - West Online

The RSPCA is calling on the State Government to create a Cat Act, one that reflects dog legislation to prevent the growing atrocities and abandonment of domestic cats. The society is calling on Premier Colin Barnet to make mandatory de-sexing and ...