Thursday, 23 February 2012

CAT NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

German shepherd chases big cat up a tree
ohmidog!
Cody, an 85-pound shepherd, was smaller, but apparently more fearless than the 110-pound cat, which sought refuge 30 feet up an oak tree at an upscale home in Los Altos. That's where was the California Department of Fish and Game found him, ...

The Big Hurt: The Whitney price hike, Francis Bean's cat, Shakira's sea lion ...
The Phoenix
One of the most bizarre allegations: Frances Bean "claimed that her cat died after getting entangled in piles of Etsy fabrics, boxes of paperwork, trash, and other possessions, and that a dog died after swallowing a pile of Love's pills.

Curious Mo Sphynx-like for his next big show
The Canberra Times
"Mo" an 18 month old male Sphynx breed of cat, has a bubble bath to look his best at the Royal Canberra Show at the Whiskas stand. Here he gets lathered by owner Margie Hall of Penrose. Photo: Graham Tidy This creature undergoing his beauty treatments ...

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What Do Wild Cats Sound Like? (Videos)
Care2.com
The tiger, in my opinion, has the quintessential roar, that most of us think of when we imagine a big cat belt out a big one. Check out these first two videos, then close your eyes so you can only hear, but not see, the cat making the sounds.
Care2.com

Dog Chases Mountain Lion Into Los Altos Tree (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
A state scientist arrived on the scene and watched the big cat until it eventually climbed down from the tree some hours later. "The dog didn't know what he was chasing," Janice Mackey, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Game, ...

Hunt for cat killer after four Plymouth pets are poisoned
This is Plymouth
Mrs Pendall said: "Southway is a big area and because it's all three of my cats I feel like the attack has been directed mainly towards me – it's too close to home." Just two doors down from the Pendall family Chris and Helen Crocker also lost their ...

Pet dog chases mountain lion up a tree
msnbc.com
A dog chased a cat up a tree Tuesday morning in Los Altos. Normally, that wouldn't be a big deal, but this cat is a rather large mountain lion. The California Department of Fish and Game responded to a report of a mountain lion 30 to 40 feet up an oak ...

Mountain Lion Spotted in San Mateo Backyard
The Bay Citizen (blog)
The witness reportedly scared off the big cat by making a lot of noise. The cougar-sighting follows an puma incident Tuesday morning in Los Altos when a dog chased a mountain lion up a tree. NBC Bay Area has excellent video of the treed big cat here.

New lions at Wingham Park
Kent Online
They arrived at Wingham Wildlife Park this week - none the worse for the journey and join the existing big cat collection which includes two tigers and a puma. They go on display to the public from Saturday.
Kent Online

Caring for Cats in the 19th Ward
WROC-TV
"It stops the nuisance behavior of outdoor cats," Tehan said. "There's no more spraying, there's no more fighting and most importantly there's no more kittens born outside." It's the 19th Ward's way of taking care of all of it's neighbors; big and ...

Bridport's travelling cat catches final ride to moggy heaven
Dorset Echo
Pet food company Whiskas even sent him a big parcel of goodies. Fee, of West Street, Bridport, whose children are Jack, Emily and William, said: “It was the hardest decision I have ever had to make. I cancelled it twice. The family are in tears.

Dog vs. Mountain Lion
TweetsCenter
Cody, an 85-pound German sherperd from Los Altos Hills, Calif., harshed the mellow of a mountain lion on his owner's land by chasing the big cat up a tree. “The dog didn't know what he was chasing,” Janice Mackey, a spokeswoman for the California ...

Proposal would raise funds for animal control
NBC2 News
Brown says resources are so scarce, they've only reached about 20000 of the nearly 100000 feral cats found in lee in a 2009 study. The problem is so big, the $600000 in fees collected to pay for sterilization doesn't cover the cost.

Video of wild mountain lion resting in large tree
By Advocate
A state scientist arrived on the scene and watched the big cat until it eventually climbed down from the tree some hours later. “The dog didn't know what he was chasing,” Janice Mackey, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish ...The Wildcat Sanctuary

Mountain Lion Spotted Outside San Mateo Home « CBS San ...
By bdisbrow...
San Mateo on Tuesday night, emergency officials said. The mountain lion was seen in the backyard of a home in the 200 block of 42nd Avenue about 9 p.m., officials said. The witness reportedly scared off the big cat by making a lot of noise.CBS San Francisco

Big Cats for pets?(lions,cheetahs...)? - Yahoo! Answers
Hi. I was wondering if there are any species of not endangered big cats out ... Oh my goodness no way! thats too dangerous girl! your parents are right on this one ...

Big cat keeps Rahmankhera on tenterhooks -
The Times of India
The 2km stretch from the main gate of Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) on the Malihabad road till the institute's premises gives the scare of an ...

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