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Posts tagged "cats indoors"

WLS Podcast, Steve Dale Celebrates Year of the Cat

Listening back, my favorite 890-AM WLS Petcasts in 2010, this installment celebrates cats, and was recorded in conjunction with Adopt-A-Cat month. Listen here for the cat Petcast. At this time CATegorical Care (which I wrote with Beth Adelman and Amy Shojai) was released by the American Humane Association in conjunction with the CATalyst Council. It... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
December 19, 2010 at 5:58 pm
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How Angry Are People About Feral Cats?

I don’t know why – but it seems in 2010 readers complained an awful lot about feral cat issues? Are there more feral cats today than five years ago? I’m not sure, but I don’t think so. Perhaps, what is true is that the public discourse on the issue and public frustration about owned cats... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
December 9, 2010 at 6:25 am
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Attempting to Lynch A Cat? And the Cat is Shot!

Violence doesn’t only happen in Chicago, Detroit or elsewhere in America – check out what happened on the other side of the pond, according to UK Mail Online. A defenseless cat was held down and shot three  times. I’m not talking about a lion or tiger, just a plain house cat, or moggie as they... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
November 7, 2010 at 10:02 am
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Alternative Ideas To Mandated Spay Neuter

The issues relating to shelters, why people give up pets to shelters and pet adoption are very complex. I don’t maintain to have all the answers. Still, I do have some ideas. For sure, what won’t work – that’s mandatory spay/neuter. There’s new information which demonstrates how MSN has failed, maybe even costing communities more... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
September 17, 2010 at 8:12 am
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CATegorical Care: Free Cat Health and Welfare Guidebook

Hot off the press – created to support Adopt-A-Cat month from American Humane and the CATalyst Council: CATegorical Care: An Owner’s guide to America’s #1 Companion. This is a FREE guide (click above link to download) with the latest information on cat health and welfare meant for both novice and experienced cat owners. Here are... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
June 15, 2010 at 8:45 am
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They've Stopped Killing Cats In Evanston: A Personal Rant About TNR

When residents complain about feral cats, and volunteers offer trap/neuter/return (TNR), that is now the preferred option – by law in Cook County (as long as the TNR is administered by a sanctioned TNR sponsor). However, in Evanston the response by city officials was to trap and kill. Not only were these officials there not... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
February 7, 2010 at 11:55 am
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