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    Montgomery County, OH - New program

    Montgomery County Ohio's Animal Resource Center has been selected as a PetsMart Charities grant recipient to address the community cats with programs intended to move beyond the unsuccessful trap and remove programs that Animal Control agencies are often involved in to the exclusion of other...
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    A story about a dog and his owner

    Reposted from www.acofunstop.com - the place where animal control officers spend time with the rest of their profession... See you on the other side... A story about the dark side ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cascades of reality. So we sit here...
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    Bait & Cover

    I am looking for some advice that comes with a source to substantiate the claim. Anecdotal info is fine but not exactly what I am looking for. Covering traps. All agree that traps should be covered after capture & during transport/holding. There are statements on both sides (cover all traps /...
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    Feral Cat Colony Size

    I am looking for information with regard to the following: 1. Is there a recommended MAXIMUM number of cats in a colony OR 2. Is there a recommended MAXIMUM number of cats that ONE caretaker (given reasonable resources) could care for? Thanks
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    UK flashbacks

    Seems like a great place to chat about all things UK. I will ask the mod to move the messages to this thread. Plus, it will stop torturing the weight loss support group since we seem to be making it very difficult!
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    Microchip WARNING

    HSUS, ASPCA, NACA, and other national animal care and control organizations have issued a warning to pet owners that new ISO microchips offered by Banfield and other pet hospitals may place your pets at risk. These chips are not able to be read by the scanners currently in place in almost every...
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    96 Cats - Adoption Progress Update

    As of 3:00pm 3/31/04, 37 cats have been adopted to new homes. 14 applications are in process. (51 out of 93 = better than 50%) Each person on the lists provided by Linda or interested parties that have called have had at least one contact attempt made and in some cases, 2 or 3 attempts...
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    Staying on the Up & Up with Animal Control

    And now for something completely the same! Another thread has given me much to think about so here is a new one. One of the largest problems that animal control has with rescues is lack of accountability. While some are good at keeping accurate records and notifying local agencies when they...
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    Reply delays

    I apologize for some delays in replying to some of the threads. I have just finished one public forum on animal abuse presentation and am instructing at a dogfighting investigations school today. Posts coming shortly. I am researching the spay/neuter law from NJ and have sent out several...
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    Cat Housing for Animal Shelter Environment

    I am looking for feedback on cat housing for an animal shelter environment. We currently use individual Shoreline stainless steel cages w/ approximately a 3x3 floor space. The litter box is a large sized paper food tray about 6"x4". The water bowl is a 4" stainless steel bowl. I have seen...
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