Italian Couple Saved From Landslide by Their Cats
An Italian couple survived a landslide that caused their house to collapse after being woken by their cats, giving them time to escape, media reported Wednesday.
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Dogs & Cats
National City Puppy sued National City, California in superior court, claiming its ordinance prohibiting the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits is unconstitutional, and will drive it out of business.
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Chinese Firm Creates First Cloned Kitten
Seven months after Huang Yu’s pet cat Garlic died, the British shorthair was given a 10th life. Born on July 21, the new Garlic was created by Chinese firm Sinogene, becoming the Beijing-based company’s first successfully cloned cat.
Read moreNew York Becomes First State to Ban Cat Declawing
New York became the first U.S. state Monday to ban the declawing of cats, marking a victory for animal rights advocates who say the procedure is severely painful and more about protecting couches instead of pets.
Read moreHouse Fire
A Michigan couple claims an electric massage chair made by American Crocodile International Group malfunctioned and started a fire that destroyed their home and killed their three cats, two of which were world-record holders for height and longest tail.
Read moreNY Could Become First State to Ban Cat Declawing
New York would be the first state to ban the declawing of cats under legislation heading to a vote in the Legislature. The Senate and Assembly were both expected to take up the bill Tuesday.
Read moreCatnappers
Demanding $250,000 from his landlord, an Oregon man claims in court that Axford Lane LLC unlawfully entered his home and catnapped his feline, Frank, intentionally inflicting emotional distress.
Read moreUK Bans Pet Shops From Selling Puppies and Kittens
Britain has banned third-party sales of puppies and kittens to protect the animals from exploitation.
Read moreWatchdog Can Run Transit Ads Decrying Kitten Tests
Ads protesting experimental testing on kittens by the Agriculture Department will soon appear on buses and trains in Maryland thanks to a settlement between a taxpayer watchdog group and the state, which initially rejected the group’s ad campaign this fall.
Read moreToo Many Cats
A husband and wife claim in a federal complaint that the Houston SPCA and Montgomery County illegally seized their 231 rescued cats with a “bogus warrant.”
Read more‘Grumpy Cat’ Licensing Fight Kicks Off in California
Internet sensation Grumpy Cat, the feline who lamented life’s many challenges in morose memes on social media several years ago, took center stage in a contract dispute on trial in a Southern California federal courtroom on Tuesday.
Read moreRare 8-Cub Cheetah Litter Unveiled in St. Louis
Unveiling a cheetah litter more than twice the average size, the Saint Louis Zoo touted the birth Wednesday of eight healthy cubs.
Read moreCat Hoarding Lands Seller and Realtors in Court
In a six-figure demand, a man who bought a suburban Phoenix home to remodel and flip it says he’s stuck with it now because the sellers didn’t disclose that it had been the scene of a notorious incident of cat hoarding, “far worse than any homicide scene.”
Read morePiping Plover Defenders Gear Up for Trial
A parks official is headed to trial on claims that the failure to rein in a colony of feral cats at Jones Beach on Long Island has put a threatened bird population at risk.
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