Kinsler: Mysterious Garden Cat Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Our garden this year yielded yet another bountiful crop of succulent, ready-to-eat morning glories, and we were waiting for the first frost to kill them off when we saw him, a black shape silent in the tangle of vines.
Cat adoption The Mail Tribune
Michael and Rachel Potter went to the Jackson County Animal Shelter in October hoping to find an outdoor cat to live in their Central Point barn.
GARY BOGUE: Outdoor kitties need to stay warm and dry, too Contra Costa Times
You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. Dear Gary: Your Dec. 1 column on how to keep our pets safe from cold nights was very helpful, but it made me concerned for one of my cats, Samantha, because she refuses to come indoors at night. What can I do to make sure she's warm on cold winter nights?
Outdoor notes Chicago Sun-Times
"Are you kidding?" Trista Langley-Tyler, daughter of legendary angler George Langley, at Eagle Sports in Eagle River, Wis., when asked if Tom Gelb gave the specific water where he caught his 51-pound, 2-ounce muskie on Nov. 30
Pet detective is needed Portsmouth Herald
The posters are everywhere, particularly on telephone polls and supermarket bulletin boards: LOST CAT. The local SPCA has numerous Web site listings of missing pets and one paper regularly runs two columns of classified ads from owners trying to find their cats.
Fat indoor cats need exercise Pocono Record
Keeping cats inside offers so many advantages. Protected from the hazards of cars, predators and infectious disease, a cat is likely to live longer when not allowed to roam. It's more neighborly, too, since a free-roaming cat isn't going to be using the flower bed next door as a litter box.
Briefly in Tompkins The Ithaca Journal
The Ithaca chapter of the United States Bowling Council and K & H Redemption Center II have teamed up to raise funds for the local junior bowlers.
Outdoor-themed books make nice gifts The Grand Rapids Press
In these times of growing global concern about the depletion of ocean fisheries due to overharvesting, G. Bruce Knect's new book: "Hooked: Pirates Poaching and the Perfect Fish," is an excellent read.
Dog bit toad and dies — dangers multiply during holidays Waco Tribune-Herald
By Mónica Ortiz Uribe
See the E-G's top 10 Perfect Pets CentralOhio.com
tkulemeka@nncogannett.com FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Fairfield County residents looovvvveee their pets. The Eagle-Gazette asked readers to submit pet photos and share why their pet is the perfect pet. More than 40 entries were sent either by U.S. mail or e-mail.
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