An unusually bold bobcat in Connecticut met the business end of a crutch when it chose the wrong person to mess with in Columbia, a sparsely populated town about 25 miles east of Hartford. The same animal has reportedly “terrorized” other residents in the area in recent days. Bobcat Attack A man was bitten in […]
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Do Indoor Cats Need Vaccines?
Indoor cats can live long and healthy lives with the proper care. To keep indoor kitties healthy, it is important to provide them with a balanced diet, exercise, and plenty of mental stimulation. Indoor cats should also be provided with a variety of toys and scratching posts to prevent them from becoming bored or destructive. […]
Man Helps Free A Fox With Its Paw Caught In a Tree
A man with Sanders Wildlife helped save a fox who was in quite a sticky predicament. The rescue received a call for help on Valentine’s Day from a homeowner in Roswell, Georgia. Despite it being a holiday, animal rescue work never stops and the man quickly went down to the homeowner’s yard and discovered a […]
A mountain lion attacked a nine-year-old girl who was playing hide-and-seek at a church camp in Washington state
At a church camp in Washington state, a mountain lion attacked a nine-year-old girl who was playing hide-and-seek, gravely injuring her and sending her pals fleeing in terror. On Saturday at the camp in the small town of Fruitland, north-west of Spokane, Lily A Kryzhanivskyy and two other youngsters were playing in the woods. The […]
Urban-Dwelling Leopards May Be Protecting Humans From Rabies
City-dwelling leopards may sound like a major threat to human safety, but these predators could actually be protecting urban residents from rabies. Big cat sightings have been on the rise in Asian cities,as urban sprawl forces animals like leopards to either roam further afield or to travel into cities to find prey. The influx of […]
Poll: Should Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs be used to handle feral cats?
Feral cats are cats who have had little or no significant contact with humans. These cats are used to fending for themselves and don’t do well as an indoor pet cat. Many cat lovers have turned to Trap-Neuter-Return programs (also known as TNR) to handle the feral cats in their communities. There may already be […]