Economy
Labor Crisis In Veterinary Medicine Leaves Pets At Risk
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A shortage of veterinarians in New York State is making it difficult for people to find care for their pets.
Government
Shelter Manager Fears Ban On Pet Shop Sales Would Put More Animals At Risk
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“They’re not providing the boots on the ground to inspect these places regularly nor to enforce the regulations that we already have on the books.”
App NEWS
Helping Homeless Pets Through Better Training
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“We’re definitely helping to prevent some rehoming events, for sure. We often get calls from people who are at the end of their rope; they don’t know where to turn next with their pet.”
Cats Can Keep Their Claws: New York Bans Declawing
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It’s the first state in the nation to outlaw the practice, which animal-rights advocates say it is equivalent to chopping off a person’s fingers at the first knuckle.
Cat Declawing Now Banned In New York State
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“Declawing is a cruel and painful procedure that can create physical and behavioral problems for helpless animals, and today it stops.”
New York’s One Paw Closer To Becoming First State To Ban Cat Declawing
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Both houses of the state egislature voted on Tuesday — Animal Advocacy Day in the state capital — to make it illegal to perform the controversial procedure.
News
Halloween Safety Can Keep Your Pets From Getting Tricked
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It’s Halloween and pet owners are making sure their cats and dogs stay safe. Sheryl and her owner Katie Kanazawich live on Binghamton’s West Side. Sheryl is a Plott Hound mix who is excitable and sweet, and loves to dress up. “When you bring [her clothes] out, she knows they’re hers, she wags her tail and gets excited to wear it,” Katie said. Sheryl has holiday themed shirts and an airplane costume.
Science
The Story of Cats | Asia to Africa
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The Story of Cats: Asia to Africa airs on WSKG-TV Wednesday March 15, 2017 at 9:30pm
Cats are among the most feared and revered creatures on the planet. Their power, strength, and enigmatic nature have fascinated us for centuries. They’ve dominated human culture since the dawn of civilization. Go from the rainforests, to the savannah, to the mountain peaks all the way into the comfort of our homes. Get an in-depth look at this unique species and the evolutionary tricks and adaptations that truly make a cat, a cat. n the first episode of The Story of Cats, we discover how the first cats arose in the forests of Asia, how they spread across the continent, and later came to conquer Africa. We reveal how they evolved flexible limbs to climb, giant bodies to survive in the cold, and super senses to catch prey. Ultimately we discover how becoming social made the lion, king of the savannah. Also featured in this episode are other larger cats such as the clouded, snow and African leopards, the Bengal and Siberian tigers, and the cheetah. However, the introductions of smaller and lesser-known species like the serval, the caracal, and the fishing, Pallas’s and sand cats are just as fascinating.