BIRDS DOGS CATS HERPS CRITTERS   ASK THE VET'S PETS FORUMS GALLERY RESOURCES Pet shelter event out of this world Guests picked up artwork and raised money for the Humane Society of Berks County Inc. during a futuristic art auction. Attendees dressed in intergalactic costumes for the Sovereign Performing Arts Center event... Humane Society's Art for Arf's Sake looks to the future This weekend's charity auction has the feel of science fiction, with an eye toward creating the Humane Society of tomorrow. Actor James Cromwell pleads no contest to charges stemming from cat experiment protest MADISON, Wis. - Actor James Cromwell has pleaded no contest to disrupting a University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents meeting last month while protesting cat experiments at the school. The 73-year-old Cromwell and... Smelly house in Reading where animals seized declared blighted A city panel on Thursday certified as blighted the foul-smelling Mineral Spring Road home from which the Animal Rescue League seized 46 animals last year, including 28 cats. "It's despicable what you had to live with," Lee C.... Birdsboro fire kills pets, damages home; no people hurt Two dogs, at least one cat and various caged pets were killed in a blaze Wednesday morning that heavily damaged a Birdsboro house despite valiant efforts by responders and a neighbor to save the animals, officials said. No... Save the Pussies launched to promote TNR in Delaware County LANSDOWNE - A pair of borough women have launched a campaign to raise awareness and funds for an educational program about the benefits of trap/neuter/return initiatives. While many groups have espoused a similar animal control... Biscuit, the tubby tabby, has found a home ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Biscuit, the 37-pound tabby, has a new home. Ed and Lisa Pyatt of Eureka, who already share their home with another fat cat named Max, are planning to bring Biscuit home next week. "We adopted Max from... Cat group slams Rhode Island cops after pet show clash PROVIDENCE, R.I. - An international cat fancier organization threatened to move next year's convention out of Rhode Island on Monday following a dispute with police over missing feline health certificates. Vickie Fisher,... Cruelty charge levied for upstate N.Y. woman with 100 cats WRIGHT, N.Y. - Authorities say they've charged a woman with animal cruelty after seizing about 100 live cats and finding more than 67 dead ones at her rural upstate New York home. The Schoharie County Sheriff's Office tells... Internet cat stars scratch the surface for fame NEW YORK - They frolic in empty boxes and stick their heads under faucet streams of water. They dance on tippy toes and fly through the air with Pop-Tarts. They play piano wearing little frocks and get tickled to distraction to the delight of... Kitten goes through 35-minute wash cycle and survives Many of us have experienced a laundry mishap or two, such as mixing our darks with our whites. Daryl Humdy of Oakland, Calif., arrived home in December to find a much more serious laundry calamity when his 6-month-old Siberian Forest cat,... Scores of live, dead cats found in upstate NY home WRIGHT, N.Y. - Authorities say they've seized about 100 live cats from a rural upstate New York home where more than 60 dead felines were found dead. Local media outlets report that a raid by police and animal welfare... West Virginia officials urge pet vaccinations after distemper breakout CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia agriculture officials are urging pet owners to make sure vaccinations are up-to-date for all of their animals. The advice follows news that the Kanawha County animal shelter will close its... Crossing guard cat watches out for Wash. students RICHLAND, Wash. - Twice a day, every weekday, a large black cat named Sable trots from the garage where he lives to a nearby street corner in West Richland. He plops down in a patch of grass and watches as children cross the street to... SPCA: Don't forget strays during holidays Hamilton Township, Adams County, officials are encouraging all animal lovers, not just those who live in the township, to remember the needs of the local SPCA as they make their holiday-shopping rounds. Hamilton Township... Shelters pay price when animals hoarded When owners are accused of abusing multiple animals, shelters do more than care for the victims; they become victims themselves. Cat survives fire in Beaver County ROCHESTER - From the charred, smoldering shell of a house on Reno Street, 90 minutes after a fire was reported and 30 minutes after it was extinguished, a Rochester, Pa., firefighter emerged from the front door with a neon-eyed black cat... Indiana shelter enlists volunteers to increase adoptions New program target TNR of feral cats Caring for outdoor cats as winter weather approaches Let's take a look at what is necessary to get free-roaming outdoor cats ready for what is about to befall them: cold and wet winter weather. Forget about hungry predators, cars, diseases from other animals and fights with other... Storm put a stopper on pet adoptions in New Jersey; Shelters, many hit hard, grow crowded HACKENSACK, N.J. - On the to-do list for those hit hardest by Sandy: Repairing storm damage. Finding gasoline. Keeping warm. Nowhere on that list was adopting a pet. "It's absolutely not a priority," said Marge Kayne,... Gallery   View Photos View Photo View Photo View Photo View Photo Pets and Animals       Hot Topics Pet addictions Dog parks in Berks Pet names Dog sports: agility, obedience, Rally-o, flyball, tracking and conformation Puppy mills

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