Humane Society of the U.S. Free download from: http://www.animalsheltering.org/resources/all-topics/cats/managing-community-cats.pdf 33 pages, paperback. $10 if ordered from: http://marketplace.animalsheltering.org/product/managing-community-cats Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Managing Community Cats: A Guide for Municipal Leaders is in most respects the endorsement of neuter/return feral cat control that those of us who introduced the method to the U.S. circa 25 years ago […]
Ask Beth: Indoor/outdoor cats with feline HIV
What do you recommend for cats with feline HIV? Beth Clifton is a veterinary technician, former animal control officer, and former police officer. Beth welcomes your questions about any aspect of animal care & control, c/o ANIMALS 24.7 “Comments” or animalcop50@yahoo.com. Q – I was curious as to what you recommend for cats with feline […]
Beat The Heat
Fix female cats before their first heat! For several years now we at Marian’s Dream have been promoting the idea of fixing cats prior to their first heat. If just 35% more people would do this we could balance the number of potential homes and kittens born each year. We could get close to true […]
Elected on pro-animal platform, new Costa Rican president allows anti-dogfighting bill to become law without a signing ceremony
Former president left dogfighting law unsigned SAN JOSE, Costa Rica––New Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís either failed to sign into law the anti-dogfighting law he helped to push through the legislature or did not announce signing it, but the law took effect anyway on May 29, 2014, when published […]
No-kill advocate Winograd rebukes Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners rep for citing his work out of context
“Any claim that such clinics are either unnecessary or should be restricted based on my work is categorically false.” MONTGOMERY––Acting as judge during an Alabama State Board of Veterinary Licensing hearing on charges brought against Alabama Spay/Neuter Clinic founder William B. Weber, board member Sam J. Eidt, DVM on April 29, 2014 reportedly cited No Kill […]
Veterinary protectionism rises again in Alabama (update)
Nonprofit clinic suspends operations COLUMBIANA, Alabama––A three-year push by Alabama for-profit veterinarians to close the four nonprofit spay/neuter clinics in the state partially succeeded during the last week of April 2014 when charges brought against William B. Weber, DVM and the nonprofit Alabama Spay/Neuter Clinic in Irondale intimidated Joy Baird, DVM into suspending operations at the […]
Maddie’s Fund scraps model shelter plan
Model shelter is no shelter at all PLEASANTON, California––The long-awaited state-of-the-art Maddie’s Fund teaching and training shelter turns out to be no shelter at all. Whether this reflects a change in the Maddie’s Fund thinking about how best to transition the U.S. to no-kill animal control is unclear, but the decision to scrap the notion […]
Impoundments for alleged neglect fell in 2013
Lowest caseload in at least 15 years Reported impoundments of allegedly neglected animals by U.S. law enforcement agencies fell in 2013 across the spectrum of neglect situations, to caseloads not seen since the 1990s––but the reasons for the drop are unclear. More successful interventions to prevent mass neglect might be one explanation. Alternatively, lawsuits and […]
New adoption center gives Fresno humane community a point of pride
A rare “good news for animals” event in a city which has had little to celebrate FRESNO, California––Celebrating a rare “good news for animals” event in a city which has had little to celebrate, the Cat House on the Kings and the Petco Foundation on February 15, 2013 together opened a new 1,500-square-foot adoption center […]
Humane community stops Alabama vets from blocking low-cost s/n
Alabama Veterinary Medical Examiners Board denies Alabama Veterinary Practice Owners Association request to deny licenses to nonprofit clinics MONTGOMERY––The Alabama Veterinary Medical Examiners Board on October 10, 2012 unanimously rejected a rule proposed by the Alabama Veterinary Practice Owners Association which could have closed all four nonprofit dog and cat sterilization clinics in the state. […]