Felines in the News
October 2005
Mama Cat and Kittens Saved by Miami Firefighters
| KITTEN AID : Miami-Dade firefighter Orestes Gonzalez administers oxygen to one of the eight felines rescued from a town house fire in Sweetwater Tuesday. Eight cats rescued from Burning Home |
And in other feline news, a woman who murdered her cat Fluffy by boiling her alive in the washing machine was sentenced to six weeks in jail. Six years might have made more sense for such a barbaric act! Fluffy's kittens lost their mama in a manner so cruek it just breaks my heart.
It was a happier tail in Quincy, Massachusetts where local volunteers pitched in to help keep a shelter alive.
October 16 is National Feral Cat Day and many events were held in honor of this worthy and laudable cause. This reminded me of a very touching story about a former pet but now homeless kitty eeking out a paltry existence in the wild was written several years ago by an animal actvist.
A rescued cat lies in its cage at Muttshack Animal Rescue Foundation shelter in New Orleans, La., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005. The temporary shelter which is supported by donations to the foundation, is set up at a Lake Castle School where they care for animals rescued in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. They foster animals with the intent of trying to reunite pets with their owners. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
The kitty in the above photo is waiting for her family or a new one in a Texas shelter. She is available at the New Mexico Rescue Group
Here are some stores that grabbed the attention of felines and their friends in news sources this week:
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4:54 p.m.
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