cats

This week is National Pet Week, which happens to coincide with "Be Kind To Animals" week.  Our family has a cat, which you've probably heard me complain about periodically.   Cathy's family has two dogs, one being a brand new puppy.  (You've probably heard her complain about the puppy too.)  But we both love our pets, and wanted to take a poll of our listeners and to see if we have more "cat people" or "dog people.

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Cats vs. mirrors: the battle rages on.

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Animal Allies is starting a new program called Spring Break Camp.  It will run during student's spring bring April 8-12.  Kids ages 8-12 can learn about how to care for animals, and do some volunteer work for the shelter.

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Maxxis is a very loveable cat and one of the shelter's favorites.   However, Maxxis has Feline Immunodeficiency Syndrome (FIV) and is looking for someone to love him and take him home.  His condition only requires that he stays completely indoors and doesn't live with any other cats that are FIV negative.  Otherwise there is nothing else he needs besides a good home!

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Today we talked with Betsy from Animal Allies and she shared some exciting fundraising events that are coming up along with the pet of the week Savannah.  Betsy described her as a very loving and cuddling cat that also enjoys a little bit of alone time.

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Quick! Somebody call the doctor! Anna featured this loveable cat this morning as the featured pet for Animal Allies. You can take this guy home and get him at a reduced price.

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The public has spoken and Monopoly will cast away the boring old iron token, a symbol of domestic housework from a simpler time (it's not even an electric iron), which has been included in the board game for almost 80 years.

In its place will be a cat. Hey, are you really that surprised? The internet loves cats.

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Not their boyfriends, of course.

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Once again this morning we talked to Anna from Animal Allies about what's happening at the shelter.  We'll talk more about Ellie the cat in a bit, but we also want to remind you about the promotions that are going on.  Animal Allies is currently helping control the pet population with "beat the heat."  For just 20 dollars you can have your cat spayed or neutered.  Also there's the "Feline Flurries" promotion where any day snow hits the ground, it's 50% off cat adoptions!

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They say lions in the wild sleep 20 hours a day. That might be an understatement.

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I actually laughed out loud when I saw this.  What the heck are these cats doing?  Sometimes cats do things that we never will fully understand, and it sure looks like they were doing patty cake.

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We recently presented you with quite possibly the most adorable group of pictures, ever. They were miniature, furry nuggets of cuteness that would be extremely difficult to top in the miniature, furry nuggets of cuteness category-- tiny dogs. Could it get any better?! Answer: y-e-s. America, we'd like to share with you our latest discovery-- tiny cats.

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