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January 25, 2009: 12:50 pm: admincats, dogs, kittens

If you know of anyone in need of help in providing food for their animals due to economic hardship, here’s an option for short-term assistance. It’s through the Meals on Wheels’ “We All Love Our Pets” initiative. With support from the Banfield Charitable Trust, grants are available to local Meals on Wheels agencies to provide pet food to clients.

For more information, visit http://www.mowaa. org/Page. aspx?pid= 326

Purrs, Frankie

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January 21, 2009: 11:37 am: admincats, feral cats

Killing feral cats backfires, killing more birds

You’d think humans would learn that killing one species to save another is not the way to control animal populations. Removing the feral cats from Macquarie Island in Australia caused environmental devastation that will cost authorities 24 million Australian dollars ($16.2 million) to remedy.

My once feral kitty, Gypsy

They were killing the cats to save birds, however, all they did would kill more birds and wreck havoc on the environment and bird habitat. Rabbits, who had been controlled by cats multiplied. Rapidly. For more on this attempt, yet again, to play GOD in our ecosystem, and the results, read the full article at Killing cats for birds backfires

For more information on TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) programs. How they work, the pros and cons of TRN, information links, and valuable resources, click Save Feral Cats…with TNR.

Purrs, Frankie

P.S. For funny cat pictures, animations and other fun cat stuff, click Cats Just Wanna Have Fun

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P.P.S. For dozens of articles on cats and cat breeds, click Cat Articles

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January 17, 2009: 11:18 am: adminbig cats, cats, lion, snow leopard

Big Cat Rescue

I’ll be writing more about big cats in the blog than I have in the past. These wild animals are just such amazing felines.

In Florida called, Big Cat Rescue, which is an educational sanctuary, and a not for profit organization focuses mainly on big cats but also has other animals. They also help to promote legislation to protect these animals.

Here’s Simba, one of the tigers at the sanctuary.

Their sanctuary houses the most diverse population of exotic cats in the world, with 14 of the 35 species of wild cat represented among more than 100 residents. These include tigers, lions, leopards, cougars, bobcats, lynx, ocelots, servals, caracals and others, many of whom are threatened, endangered, or now extinct in the wild.

For more information, check out their website at Big Cat Rescue and at Indroducing Big Cat Rescue.

Big Cat Rescue