News Archive
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2008
January
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Housecat's Genes Traced to the Middle East
From dsc.discovery.com 31/01/08- The roots of the domesticated cat's family tree all converge in the Middle East, with many surprising ancestral twists and turns along the way, reveals a new genetic study on house kitties that included purebreds, mutts and even feral felines.
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Cat With Five Legs In Pennsylvania Needs Operation
From news.sky.com 27/01/08- Cats are known for having nine lives but a special feline in Pennsylvania has five legs - at least for the time being.
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February
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Cats help shield owners from heart attack
From businessweek.com 21/02/08- Whether it's a frisky kitten or a tubby tabby, a cat at home could cut your heart attack risk by almost a third, a new study suggests.
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Two stone fat cat put on strict diet after getting wedged in his flap
From dailymail.co.uk 14/02/08- A massively overweight fat cat has been put on a strict diet after getting stuck in his flap.
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March
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3 Sumatran tiger cubs born at the San Francisco Zoo
From thebigcats
.com 15/03/08- In this photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo, a 9-day-old Sumatran tiger cub sits on a weigh scale during his first health exam, Saturday, March 15, 2008.
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April
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Life looks up for Swiss animals
From swissinfo.ch 23/04/08- No one is to be allowed to keep a dog in Switzerland in future unless they follow a course in how to look after it properly.
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Captive tigers harbor rare "purebred" genes
From nationalgeographic.com 18/04/08- Nearly half of tested captive tigers are "purebred" members of an endangered subspecies, raising the possibility they could bolster conservation efforts, a new genetic analysis suggests.
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Cat resuscitated with oxygen mask
From nationalgeographic.com 14/04/08- A cat who was rescued from a blazing house was resuscitated by firefighters using a child's oxygen mask.
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May
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Cat gives station new lease of life
From Guardian.co.uk 27/05/08- The Japanese faith in cats as harbingers of good fortune is paying off along one suburban railway line.
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Early life exposure to cats may reduce risk of childhood allergies and asthma symptoms
From sciencedaily.com 22/05/08- A study released by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, shows that cat ownership may have a protective effect against the development of asthma symptoms in young children at age five.
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June
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The cat and bear best friends who simply can't bear to be apart
From dailymail.co.uk 16/06/08- As far as lifelong friendships go, Muschi thinks her large and loveable friend Maeuschen is the cat's pyjamas.
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Cat adopts rat
From ananova.com 13/06/08- A pet cat in China has adopted a rat which she is nursing alongside her four kittens.
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Warriors enlisted to save lions
From nationalgeographic.com 12/06/08- As lion numbers plummet in Kenya's Amboseli park, Maasai warriors—who traditionally spear lions—are being enlisted in high-tech and compensation-based conservation efforts.
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July
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Tigers disappear from himalayan refuge
From sciencedaily.com 16/05/08- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is alarmed by the dramatic decline of at least 30 percent in the Bengal tiger population of Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, once a refuge that boasted among the highest densities of the endangered species in the Eastern Himalayas.
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August
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Cat in drainage pipe rescue drama
From bbc.co.uk 18/08/08- A Perthshire cat is recovering indoors after being stuck down a drainage pipe for about 22 hours.
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Camera spots rare clouded leopard
From bbc.co.uk 16/08/08- Automatic cameras have captured images of a clouded leopard in Borneo's Sebangua National Park, an area where the cats have not been recorded before.
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Don't forget your toothbrush...or your pets!
From rspca.org.uk 15/08/08- If you're planning to escape the great British summer and head for the sun, make sure your pets are well looked after.
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Stowaway cat's five-day road trip
From BBC.co.uk 14/08/08- A stowaway cat survived a five-day journey across land and sea from Italy to Greater Manchester.
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Honour for the UK’s top cat at this year’s Feline Oscars!
From cats.org.uk 01/08/08- A cat that provides vital support through times of loneliness and has a remarkable ability to fetch help whenever her owner needs it has today (Friday 1 August) been named Rescue Cat of the Year 2008 at this year’s Feline Oscars.
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