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Take Home Two During Adopt-a-Cat-Month!

June 11, 2020 Bernadette 5 Comments american humane, cat adoptoins, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, june is adopt-a-cat month

“Cats are like potato chips, it’s hard to have just one.” I liked that phrase from a friend’s refrigerator magnet

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A More Humane Society

June 10, 2020 Bernadette 2 Comments animal rights, animal welfare, black lives matter, civil rights, discrimination, human rights

Often those who work for the rights of animals are questioned about their choice of cause—people are suffering all over

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Rescue Story: A Jersey Cupcake and People Who Care

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Bernadette 2 Comments cat rescue, cat with glaucoma, helping cats, rescuing cats

When you’ve been rescuing cats for a while you might not trust a person whose cat needs care and you

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Rescue Story: Where Moms Stash Kittens

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Bernadette 4 Comments mother cat and kittens, rescuing cats, rescuing kittens, tnr, trapping cats, where mother cats hide kittens

Last week friends were trying to trap a mom cat near me and needed a carrier and maybe some backup.

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May is Animal Guardian Month

May 7, 2020June 10, 2020 Bernadette 3 Comments animal guardian month', animal rights, animal welfare, in defense of animals

Language matters. The words we use to refer to something also describe our relationship with it, how we feel about

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Consider Fostering, Needed Now and When TNR Resumes

April 21, 2020 Bernadette 0 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline diseases, feline illnesses, fostering, fostering cats, kittens, pets and emergencies

Shelters recently have shared heartwarming stories of absolutely clearing out all their pets up for adoption to foster homes as

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Rescue Stories: Updates

February 20, 2020 Bernadette 0 Comments cats, colony cats, community cats, eartipped cats, feral cats, tnr

Some of the feline activities I listed a couple of weeks ago have been resolved, others are pending. Cayman in

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Rescue Story Reprise: A Little Bit About Kelly

February 13, 2020February 21, 2020 Bernadette 2 Comments cat rescue, cat stories, cats

Just about eight years ago to the day I looked at Kelly and decided her story needed to be told

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Rescue Stories: Several Cats in Several Places

February 7, 2020February 12, 2020 Bernadette 6 Comments cats, colony cats, community cats, eartipped cats, feral cats, tnr

I’m not trapping or anything, just advising several people in six different cat situations right now, from lost cats to

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A New Colony Member

January 30, 2020 Bernadette 1 Comment black and white film, cats, colony cats, community cats, eartipped cats, feral cats, tnr

Still trying to get those other stories and photos! So I’m filling in with some other thoughts, in this case

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Monday:
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Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
Commissioned Portrait or Featured Artwork
Thursday:
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Friday:
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Saturday:
Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat, Living Green With Pets, Creating With Cats
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    Book Reviews

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    How to Photograph Your Cat, from 1955

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    I found this little gem of a booklet I knew I had somewhere in this house. A friend gave it

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    Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

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    A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

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    Cat Confessions: A "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-all Book by Allia Zobel Nolan
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    Not Just for Ferals, HCMT Hosts 13 Free and Low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinics Through June 2021

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    Shutdowns, physical distancing and unemployment have touched every part of our society, including needs for our pets. Veterinarians closed down

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    Recalls

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    One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

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    The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

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    Voluntary Recall of Muse Wet Cat Food Natural Chicken Recipe

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