Favorite Links
Here's a few websites we recommend you visit...
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Identifying feral cats versus terrified pet cats
http://www.animalsheltering.org/resource_library/magazine_articles/nov_dec_2009/shelter_medicine_scaredy_cat_feral_cat.html
16-MINUTE VIDEO ON TNR
http://www.humanesociety.org/news/multimedia/?fr_story=3f1855c92b1034a02479ea5625635dd88b65f6f9
FAQs
http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/feral_cats/qa/feral_cat_FAQs.html
SELF-PACED ONLINE TNR COURSE FOR CARETAKERS ($10)
http://www.humanesocietyuniversity.org/coursesandprograms/professionalstudies/courseinfo/coursepage.html?sectionID=248
Taking a broader view of cats
http://www.animalsheltering.org/resource_library/magazine_articles/sep_oct_2008/taking_a_broader_view_of_cats.html.
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Favorite Sites
Through outreach, education, and community building, Alley Cat Allies serves as the expert on Trap-Neuter-Return and supports the efforts of citizens humanely caring for cats.
Berks County's Largest Shelter in Size and Heart. This is where we hold our monthly spay/neuter clinics--thank you ARL!! ARL has also partnered with No Nonsense Neutering to perform spays and neuters on feral cats. Clinics will be held the 4th Sunday of each month. Please call 866.820.2510, ext 1 to schedule an appointment. For more information, please visit www.nnnlv.org
The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) and Fort Dodge Animal Health have developed a campaign to educate cat owners about how to watch for subtle signs of sickness and how to know when to contact their veterinarian.
5 Steps to Solving Litter Box Problems. Learn about Cat Attract.
Learn the ABCs of CPR and what you can do to help your pet during an emergency.
Safeguard Traps can be found at www.animal-traps.com and www.wildlifecontrolsupplies.com
An Oral Contraceptive for Cats.
As anyone trying to curb the growth of a feral cat colony knows, it is often difficult—if not impossible—to trap every cat for spay/neuter surgery before it reproduces. Now FeralStat, a feline oral contraceptive, is aiding in the management of feral cat colonies worldwide.
Feliway® is a synthetic copy of the feline facial pheromone, used by cats to mark their territory as safe and secure. By mimicking the cat’s natural facial pheromones, Feliway® creates a state of familiarity and security in the cat's local environment.
LOST/FOUND PET HOTLINE
610-373-6064
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Western PA League of Humane Voters
North Penn Puppy Mill Watch.
Please Write Your Congressmen to get Legislation Passed to Protect the Animals:
SB 1435 - limit the number of hours in a day a dog may be tethered
SB 1417 - moving the Bureau of Dog Law out of the Dept of Agriculture
SB 672 - abolish gas chamber euthanasia in PA shelters
SB 673 - require shelters to hold felines for at least 48 hours, as dogs are, prior to euthanizing
SB 50 - revision of the "Puppy Lemon Law"
HB 614 - increase the length of time dogs must be held at shelters to 96 hours prior euthanizing
Protection for Cats and TNR Programs
Act 119: Regulations for flooring and access to exercise for dogs trapped in PA Puppy Mills