Photo: Roeselien Raimond

The city of Oklahoma City tried to help control feral cat colonies by spending approximately $3,000 for a few make-shift shelters in 2009. However, one of the shelters was stolen in less than 48 hours after they were put out. Three more shelters were taken away last week. Only two out of the eight shelters remain.

Claire Roop has spent 11 years providing care and food for the shelter cats every day. She believes that people who target those cat colonies are usually those who believe cats are “a nuisance” according to NewsOn6.

Claire Roop are trying to raise money to purchase surveillance equipment for the shelters. In the meantime she is hiding the two shelters that are still intact.

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photo: Community Cat Connection

Thousands of kittens and puppies made their way to California to be sold or adopted each year. However, many of them ended up dying or being put down.

That’s why animal activitists in Palm Beach County, California are pushing the commissioners to ban pet stores from selling out-of-town kittens and puppies to new pet owners while local shelters and rescue groups are forced to put down thousands of cats and dogs every year.

Animal lover Lisa DeLaurentiis urged the commission to prohibit selling cats and dogs purchased from puppy mills across the county.

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Kitty

This is a wonderful video about a backpacker cat who is traveling with her owners on a 9000 mile journey from Miami to Argentina. This video is in French and I do not understand a thing of what they say, but the kitty is perhaps the calmest and sweetest little thing that will make your heart melt .

You can see more photos of this kitty and her journey here.

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Photo: KPSP

Never expected men would stay up all night bottle feeding kittens? You bet there are men like that out there who show a plethora of fraternal love to our furry friends.

David Dixon and Paul Ortega from California rescued four kittens that were placed in a trash bag and abandoned near Palm Springs Elementary School. Two surviving kittens were later named Scooter and Dixie. Dixon and Ortega uttered how difficult it was to save the kittens from dying, but they said it was “worth every late night of meows to nurse them back to good health” according to KPSP.

The kittens have gotten stronger thanks to Dixon and Ortega. The two men decided to adopt the kittens they rescued.

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Nature’s Variety has expanded a recall of its Chicken Formula Raw Frozen Diets for both cats and dogs to include additional “Best If Used By” dates. The company issued a nationwide voluntary recall last month on its Chicken Formula Raw Frozen Diet chicken medallions, patties and chubs with a “Best If Used By” date of Nov. 10, 2010, due to concerns of salmonella contamination.

We want to inform you that Nature’s Variety has initiated a voluntary recall of our Chicken Formula Raw Frozen Diet for dogs and cats with the “Best If Used By” date of 11/10/10 because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella.The only products affected are limited to chicken medallions, patties, and chubs with a “Best If Used By” date of 11/10/10.This includes:

• 3 lb chicken medallions (UPC# 7 69949 60130 2) with a “Best If Used By” date of 11/10/10
• 6 lb chicken patties (UPC# 7 69949 60120 3) with a “Best If Used By” date of 11/10/10
• 2 lb chicken chubs (UPC# 7 69949 60121 0) with a “Best If Used By” date of 11/10/10

The company also decided to clear the market of all of its raw frozen chicken products and replace them with new ones that have been pasteurized. Therefore, the company is also recalling its Chicken Formula and Organic Chicken Formula raw frozen diets for dogs and cats that have a “Best If Used By” date on or before Feb. 5, 2011:

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