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    Use a leash to protect your dog or else

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    There is a letter to the editor in the Columbian this morning that deserves some clarification and further discussion. The letter is entitled, “Obey law and use a leash” and concerns leashing your dog:

    While walking along the busy river walk by Interstate 5 Bridge, I saw three dogs being walked by their owners, and none were on leashes. [...]



    Humane Society Lowers Fee for Cats and Kitties

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    From KPTV:

    The Humane Society said it has decided to combat the feline overabundance by lowering the cost to adopt kittens and cats.Whereas it normally costs $80 to take home a kitten it has now been reduced to $50, and adoption fees for cats have been reduced from $50 to $15. For those who take home two cats, the [...]



    The Year of the CAT

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    Ramona D. Marek, MS Ed.

    It is well-established that we Americans love our pets with 49.7 percent of us considering them part of the family. New statistics published by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s 2007 U.S. Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook (“Sourcebook”) show cats now rank as America’s first pet with 82 million owned cats to 71 million dogs. But a closer look [...]



    Local Humane Society bursting with cats and would like your help

    Story is hitting all the area media outlets about a local elderly woman who was overwhelmed with keeping 42 cats in her home. According to The Columbian:

    Animal protection officers on Tuesday seized about 42 cats — many suffering from medical problems and malnutrition — in a raid at the home of an elderly woman on Southeast 11th Street in east Vancouver.

    These stories [...]