BIRDS DOGS CATS HERPS CRITTERS   ASK THE VET'S PETS FORUMS GALLERY RESOURCES Commentary: Erie pet owners must be more responsible Aug. 30 - When reporter Gerry Weiss wrote about overcrowded pet shelters, he reported the facts about a growing problem in Erie - so many people have abandoned their pets, especially cats, that local shelters can't care for all the animals... Cats bring second life to decayed Taiwanese mining town HOUTONG, Taiwan - A surfeit of cats is giving a second life to a decayed Taiwanese coal-mining town that last prospered in the 1970s. Visitors' raves on local blogs have helped draw dozens of cat lovers to fondle, frolic and... Humane Society seeks homes for cats The animal shelter is running out of space Ask the vet's pets: Cat's tail tells a tale Dear Christopher Cat: We love to watch our two indoors cats and guess the meaning of their tail signals. They're as different as night and day: one cat runs with her tail up and the other with her tail down. The tips of their tails... Cats Deserve Better! Sometimes you bark at me, sometimes you purr. Here a few recent letters and emails: "I really enjoyed your piece about cats who can't find homes. It really breaks my heart to hear how often cats are mistreated. I know so many... Belgium plans to sterilize most cats by 2016 BRUSSELS - Belgium is set to embark on a radical plan to sterilize most cats in the country by 2016, an official said Wednesday, confirming a report by the Sud Presse newspaper group. The measure is meant to solve the problem of... British cricket player claims DUI was because of trapped cat NOTTINGHAM, England - A cricket player for England has an explanation for his drunken-driving charge: He needed to buy tools to rescue his trapped cat. Graeme Swann was stopped by police in April and appeared in court Monday,... Is someone poisoning Lebanon's feral cats? Some residents in Lebanon's 400 block of East Weidman Street are upset that as many as 20 stray cats that roamed the neighborhood died suddenly several weeks ago. And while one resident believes another poisoned the animals, a... German cat turns on vacuum, causes emergency alert BERLIN - A cat home alone in Germany apparently turned on the vacuum cleaner, frightened itself half to death and wound up being attended to by emergency services. Police in the Bavarian city of Bayreuth said a neighbor... Kitten found in Spring Township had rabies A feral kitten found in Spring Township last week has tested positive for rabies and one person who was scratched by it has been treated, according to Pennsylvania... Kitten survives N.Y.-Pa. ride stuck inside car grill ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A 5-week-old Siamese kitten is recovering after surviving a nearly three-hour ride while stuck inside a the grill of car traveling from Western New York to northeastern Pennsylvania. Jenna Arsenault,... Lebanon County Humane Society overrun with cats As 8-year-old Talina Jackson played with kittens at the Lebanon County Humane Society shelter, her mother Tina said they were there to drop off a cat. "We found a stray," Tina... Researchers explore link between schizophrenia, cat parasite BALTIMORE - Johns Hopkins University scientists trying to determine why people develop serious mental illness are focusing on an unlikely factor: a common parasite spread by cats. The researchers say the microbes, called... Pet food by Procter & Gamble and dog treats by Merrick Pet Care recalled The products from both companies may be contaminated by salmonella. Some Iams and Eukanuba recipes are included. Pet Tales: How to get cats, dogs to behave July 31 - Even the most lovable pets sometimes do things that drive owners crazy. Dogs that "can't" be housebroken and cats that urinate or defecate outside the litter box are high on the list of behavior problems that cause some people to... Kitten found stuffed in Montgomery County library book drop July 27 - A striped kitten is fighting for its life at the Montgomery County SPCA after someone left him in the book drop of a library in Cheltenham Township, officials said Monday. The male gray tabby was placed in the book drop at... Firefighters dismantle police car to rescue kitten VIENNA - This little kitty went home - but only after Vienna police and firefighters partially dismantled a police car to find it. The naughty feline first woke residents of the Austrian neighborhood with its desperate... Elusive kitten rescued from sewer in Allegheny County July 8 - One very small, very frightened kitten was rescued from a storm sewer in South Park, Allegheny County on Wednesday after a team of residents, plumbers, public works and PennDOT employees, and an animal control officer spent more... Humane Society rescues cats from home where Erie County man, mother, died July 07 - ALBION, ERIE COUNTY - On Saturday, when they found the bodies, investigators were shocked not by how Herbert and Jane Walden died, but by how they had lived. Herbert Walden was a retired and well-liked schoolteacher. He... Meet the bionic cat; Sago palm warning; Human hormone creams rub off on pets SIX-MILLION-DOLLAR CAT Oscar is the world's first bionic cat. After losing both rear paws in a nasty encounter with a combine harvester last October in England, 2-1/2-year old Oscar was fitted with... Gallery   View Photos View Photo View Photo View Photo View Photo Pets and Animals       Hot Topics Dog parks in Berks Veterinary referrals Purebred vs. mixed breed dogs Adding a feathered family member Catty behavior

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