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Animal Shelter Ordered to Return $189,000 Donation — And You Won't Believe Why

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:46:34 +0000

What’s in a name? Oh, about a couple hundred thousand dollars.

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Oneida County Health Department Warns Of Rabies In Bats, Cats

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:05:05 +0000

The Oneida County Health Department is warning residents of the rabies risk posed by approaching bats and feral cats.

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Here's a Bunch of Cats Being Total Jerks

Emerald Catron — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:10:09 +0000

The internet has a longstanding, undisputed love of cats. Just because we love something doesn't mean we have to think it's perfect, though. Cats, for example, in addition to being cuddly and adorable, are basically huge jerks.

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News Anchor Can't Get Through Fat Cat Story Without Cracking Up

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:25:59 +0000

It looks as if that obesity epidemic that America finds itself in has spread to the feline population. Perhaps our FLOTUS can tackle that next, but until she does, we'll settle for this news anchor's giggling coverage.

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Internet Unsurprisingly Chooses Cat For Newest Monopoly Piece

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:47:08 +0000

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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Watch This Cat Go Crazy for Snow

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:03:11 +0000

Usually by mid-January we're all sick of snow, but it's magically fun again after seeing it through the eyes of a critter who's never set foot in snow before.

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10-Year Old Sends Letter and Allowance to Cat Rescue Every Year

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:11:10 +0000

Back in 2009, when Evan was seven, his family adopted a cat named Macha from City Kitties, an animal rescue in Philadelphia. The boy immediately took to the feline, and to show City Kitties his appreciation for his new pet, he wrote them a nice handwritten thank you note which included a $46.75 donation that he had saved up from his allowance.

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Brave Cat Saves Baby From Python

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:00:52 +0000

Not long ago, Tess Guthrie's cat was hissing so loud that the sound woke her from her slumber. And when the 22-year old Australian mom did open her eyes she saw a six foot python had wrapped itself around the arm of her six-month-old daughter, who was sleeping right next to her.

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Prison Guards Catch Cat Armed With Escape Tools

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:09:38 +0000

A cat in Brazil is in custody after being caught trying to smuggle all sorts of contraband into the Luiz de Oliveira Souza prison.

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Angry Bobcat Released From Trap [Parental Advisory: Language]

Tom Blunt — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:30:16 +0000

If you want to see the epigram "No good deed goes unpunished" in action, watch how this bobcat reacts to the friendly guys trying to free it from a steel-jawed trap.

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Cat Places Third in Virginia Senate Race

Emerald Catron — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:00:35 +0000

You might take the democratic process very seriously, but not everybody is on your side. Specifically the 6,000 or so people who wrote in a cat for US Senator of Virginia. The cat came in third place.

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Looking at Kitty and Puppy Photos All Day Actually Boosts Productivity

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:53:12 +0000

If there is one thing that all of the internet can agree on, it's that pictures and videos of kittens and puppies are the tops.

Now, thanks to researchers at Japan's Hiroshima University, you have even more

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SSHS Gets New Cat Home Thanks To Local Company

WIBX — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:18:23 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Thanks to a generous donation from Northern Safety & Industrial Company, the cats at the Stevens-Swan Humane Society have a brand new home.

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Unfortunate Cats and Dogs Forced to Dress Up for Easter [VIDEOS]

WIBX AM 950 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:25:37 +0000

Pets are at their most adorable when wearing bunny ears, decked out in pastels or otherwise Easter-fied.

Enjoy these videos of dogs and cats all Easter'd up.

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Showing Off OUR Pets! [Gallery]

Amber Brockett — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:37:42 +0000

You may have glanced through our gallery of Cutest Puppies at the Puppy Bowl put on by Animal Planet but that competition hasn't seen anything compared to the Cutest Pets of Townsquare Utica! Just like you, we here at the office like to show off our pets too.

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