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Kittens and community cats, and the shelters and neighbors who look after them. 14 verified stories. Stories come from Denver, Phoenix, and Winthrop. Each one is checked and linked to the original report.
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AnimalsAt Ruby Hill Park the shelter offered free vaccines, microchips, food, and supplies. It expected more than 300 pets, and the day helped hundreds stay with their families.
Verified · CBS Colorado
AnimalsThe Phoenix-based Fetch Foundation sends fire departments free kits with pet oxygen masks, burn supplies, and critter bags. Phoenix crews used them after a house fire this week.
Verified · KJZZ
AnimalsPALS and Cat Life Maine ran a free clinic in Winthrop for National Feral Cat Day. Donors covered every surgery.
Verified · WABI 5
AnimalsShelter staff built a wheelchair from Hot Wheels and rulers for a stray kitten with a back injury. Tattoo artist Hope Hollandsworth adopted him.
Verified · The Washington Post
AnimalsForty-one dogs and one cat were removed from unsanitary conditions. Each will be spayed or neutered before adoption, and care may cost more than $15,000.
Verified · FOX 7
AnimalsLaborer Bobby Silva, 26, of Waterford, scooped up a 5-week-old kitten that had fallen about 120 feet into the Thames. She had no broken bones, and he adopted her and named her Molly.
Verified · NBC Connecticut
AnimalsAbout two dozen Bitty Kitty Brigade fosters explored the Sea Life aquarium, a yearly outing that helps socialize them for adoption.
Verified · Associated Press
AnimalsOn Sept. 15, Kristian Roch and Timothy Guillotte found a kitten in a trash bag behind Station 2. Guillotte's family took it to their farm in Rochester and named it Meeko.
Verified · The Animal Rescue Site
AnimalsA charitable foundation gift will pay for cat-holding upgrades and surgical equipment at the Waverly shelter.
Verified · 607 News Now
AnimalsBest Friends Animal Society says every Wyoming shelter saved at least 90 percent of the animals in its care for 12 straight months, 92 percent statewide.
Verified · Wyoming Tribune Eagle
AnimalsStarting October 28, Cherryland Humane Society and Hoop’s Pet Food Pantry will give out pet food on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
Verified · 9&10 News
AnimalsJonesboro Animal Services is taking food, litter, and cleaning supplies through October, and dogs adopted this month get a lifetime microchip.
Verified · Jonesboro Right Now
AnimalsAt Lucy Beckham High School, veterinary science students care for shelter dogs and cats from rural counties and help place them in homes.
Verified · The Post and Courier
AnimalsThe Norman nonprofit invited the public to a grand reopening, with new kennels and room to perform veterinary care on site.
Verified · News 9