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    Ultimate locals

    Feb 23, 2021

    Feral cats are like Las Vegans -- invisible to tourists and newcomers, making a life beyond the lights

    Fifth Street

    February 4, 2021

    Feb 04, 2021
    *SPECIAL URBAN WILDLIFE THEME* | Feral Cats Are True Las Vegans | Rats on My Roof (and in My Mind) | The Curious Eew of the Black Widow | Why Scorpions Are Nature's Nihilists
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    Animals
    Patches is reunited with Norm Borgatello, her late owner's partner, at the Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County, Calif., on Dec. 31.
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    The Cat Who Came Back: Patches, Believed Killed In Mudslide, Shows Up 3 Years Later

    Jan 14, 2021
    A calico cat thought to have died with her owner in the mudslides that swept through California's Santa Barbara County in 2018 has been found and reunited with her late owner's partner.
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    Keep Your Pet Safe Through Back-To-Work, Halloween, And Walks In The Dark

    Oct 09, 2020

    The days are getting shorter and cooler, people are returning to their workplaces, and veterinary clinics are reopening.

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    KNPR's State of Nevada
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    Hot Ideas For Helping Pets To Have A Safe, Happy, Healthy Summer

    Jul 02, 2020

    Fireworks, searing heat, and coyotes can make being a Nevada pet owner — not to mention a Nevada pet — a challenge in the summer.

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    Goats and Soda
    Minks at a mink farm.
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    Dutch Minks Contract COVID-19 — And Appear To Infect Humans

    Jun 25, 2020
    This outbreak of COVID-19 adds to the list of animals that can contract the disease. And, in this instance, the minks seem to have passed the virus on to humans.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Cats overtake an empty tourist shop in Jordan's ancient city of Petra.
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    Animals Roam Free In Petra Heritage Site Under Jordan's COVID-19 Lockdown

    May 07, 2020
    Tourists' absence from the ancient city has made way for the cats, dogs, birds and other creatures to take over.
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    The Killer At Home: House Cats Have More Impact On Local Wildlife Than Wild Predators

    Apr 18, 2020
    They may look cute and fluffy, and they don't go far, but cats are deadly stalkers who rule concentrated areas of their neighborhoods.
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    Animals
    The kitten Hank was infected with fleas and a deadly feline virus before Hannah Shaw took her in. Hank became the cover model for Shaw's new book on neonatal kitten care, <em>Tiny but Mighty.</em>
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    How Hannah Shaw, The 'Kitten Lady,' Rescues The Most Fragile Felines

    Aug 15, 2019
    The professional cat advocate and caretaker has penned a new guide, Tiny but Mighty, on how to adopt neonatal kittens, who are often too vulnerable to be housed in standard animal shelters.
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    Animals
    Griselda , 11, a domestic long-haired cat, already declawed when she was surrendered by her owner for adoption, plays inside her enclosure at the Animal Haven pet shelter in New York.
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    Cats Can Keep Their Claws: New York Bans Declawing

    Jul 23, 2019
    It's the first state in the nation to outlaw the practice, which animal-rights advocates say it is equivalent to chopping off a person's fingers at the first knuckle.
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    Griselda, a domestic longhair already declawed when she was surrendered by her owner for adoption, plays inside her enclosure at the Animal Haven pet shelter in New York on Tuesday. The New York Legislature has passed a bill that would make the state the
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    New York Is One Step Closer To Becoming First State To Ban Cat Declawing

    Jun 04, 2019
    Both houses of the state egislature voted on Tuesday — Animal Advocacy Day in the state capital — to make it illegal to perform the controversial procedure.
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    Animals
    Some cats can be trained to do the same things dogs can do.
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    All Right. Some Cats Do Fetch

    Apr 05, 2019
    Even though they might not be as eager to please as dogs, cats can learn to fetch. And some even enjoy the game.
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    Animals
    A street kitten looks out from behind a panel of lights in Cyprus in 2018.
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    Cats Don't Fetch, But Know Their Names As Well As Dogs, Researchers Say

    Apr 04, 2019
    In the study by Japanese researchers, cats reacted to their own name. Researchers say it's the first evidence showing cats can understand spoken words.
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    Science
    The United States Department of Agriculture announced on Tuesday it will discontinue a research program that involved killing thousands of cats. The agency has been under pressure to put an end to the program.
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    USDA Terminates Deadly Cat Experiments, Plans To Adopt Out Remaining Animals

    Apr 02, 2019
    Scientists infected the cats with toxoplasmosis and later killed them. Bipartisan members of Congress complained about the practice and the agency ended the program.
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    Shots - Health News
    Jeannette Parker, an animal-loving biologist, stopped to feed a stray cat in a rural area outside Florida's Everglades National Park. Instead of showing appreciation, the cat bit her.
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    Cat Bites The Hand That Feeds; Hospital Bills $48,512

    Feb 26, 2019
    An animal lover stopped to feed a hungry-looking stray cat outside Everglades National Park in Florida. The cat bit her finger; then treatment for a possible rabies infection bit her pocketbook.
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    Animals
    A photo of an unknown cat.
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    U.K. Fat Cat Finds A 'Fur-Ever' Home After Being Returned To Shelter 4 Times

    Feb 24, 2019
    Mitzi weighed 17 lbs when she was rescued by Woodside Animal Welfare Trust shelter in 2017. "It's been ever so sad for Mitzi," shelter manager Helen Lecointe said. Mitzi goes to her new home in April.
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    Middle East
    Men carry mummified cats from a tomb at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt on Saturday.
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    Archaeologists Discover Dozens Of Cat Mummies, 100 Cat Statues In Ancient Tomb

    Nov 11, 2018
    Rare mummified scarabs, preserved in coffins decorated with beetle drawings, were also found. Egypt hopes to attract visitors to the country's heritage sites, where tourism has dropped since 2011.
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    Animals
    Scotland Yard wrapped up a near three-year-long investigation into cats mutilation in the U.K., saying wildlife was the likely culprit.
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    London Police Outfoxed, Abandon 3-Year Search For Serial Cat Killer

    Sep 20, 2018

    Scotland Yard is hoping to put fears of a serial cat killer to rest. Authorities now say that scavenging animals, not sadistic humans, are responsible for hundreds of reported cat mutilations.

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    Animals
    A coalition of groups in Washington, D.C., are attempting to count the cats in the District.
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    Washington, D.C., Is Counting All Its Cats. It Will Take 3 Years And $1.5 Million

    Jul 19, 2018
    The nation's capital has a cat problem. And the first step toward fixing it, apparently, is to quantify it.
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    Shots - Health News
    "Don't come near me until the permethrin on your clothes has dried."
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    If You Spray Your Clothes With Permethrin, Be Careful Around The Cat

    Jul 11, 2018
    Cat lovers were very concerned about our story on permethrin. How risky is the pesticide for Kitty? By minimizing their pet's exposure, cat owners can use the chemical safely, veterinarians say.
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    Parallels
    Shawareb glares at NPR's elderly foster cat, Doodh, in the Islamabad bureau kitchen.
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    How I Moved My Cat From Israel To Pakistan

    Feb 10, 2018
    NPR's Islamabad correspondent faced a thorny problem when she moved from Jerusalem to Pakistan: how to transport her pet between countries that lack diplomatic links and don't recognize each other.
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    The Two-Way
    Owner Tabatha Bundesen holds Grumpy Cat, an Internet celebrity cat whose real name is Tardar Sauce, before a 2015 baseball game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants.
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    Grumpy Cat Awarded $710,000 In Copyright Infringement Suit

    Jan 25, 2018
    A jury said that Grenade Beverages illegally used the social media star's likeness on a line of coffee grounds and T-shirts promoting its "Grumppuccino" brand iced coffee.
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    13.7: Cosmos And Culture
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    Cat Lovers, Is Your Cat Right- Or Left-Pawed?

    Jan 18, 2018
    Do you know which paw your cat uses first when coming down the stairs? Anthropologist and cat lover Barbara J. King discusses with researchers why a new finding of paw preference matters for our pets.
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    The Salt
    A study showed that overweight pets have worse scores in vitality, quality of life, pain and emotional disturbance.
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    Showing Love Through Food May Be Making Our Pets Obese And Unhappy

    Jan 12, 2018
    Over half of the dogs and cats around the globe battle the bulge. A pet obesity specialist says a deep human-animal bond may inadvertently be causing unhealthy emotional and physical consequences.
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    13.7: Cosmos And Culture
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    Clinics Aim For Fear-Free Vet Visits For Nervous Pets

    Jul 13, 2017
    Reducing dogs' and cats' stress levels at the vet is getting a big push in a new movement within veterinary medicine, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.

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