In this issue:

1. Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address
2. Springfield may require owners to pay for a litter permit if their pets give birth
3. Manager: Shelter making progress
4. 1,000 dogs seized from W.Va. kennel
5. A Rescue Chain: Animal lovers pitch in to reunite Marine's family with their dog
6. Cat owners snagged by conflicting data, opinions in deciding whether to declaw
7. How to help your cat enjoy all nine lives
8. Can You Really Be a Dog's Best Friend? A Top 10 List
9. Podgy pooch told to shape up
10. Smuggler pigeon locked up
11. Recommended Reading
12. Notable Quotable

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1. Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address
African grey parrot -- missing two weeks -- is returned to owners (MSNBC)

2. Springfield may require owners to pay for a litter permit if their pets give birth
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The city council is considering fines and permits for people who try to sell or give away unwanted puppies and kittens born to their animals. (South East Missourian)

3. Manager: Shelter making progress
Longstanding problems -- overcrowding, poor ventilation and employee issues -- continue to plague the Marion-Grant County Humane Society, local officials say. But a new shelter manager is striving to turn things around as volunteers from across the country work to clean the old building and transition into a new shelter built and operated by the City of Marion. (Marion Chronicle Tribune)

4. 1,000 dogs seized from W.Va. kennel
A Parkersburg-area breeder has surrendered approximately 1,000 dogs to humane society officials. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

5. A Rescue Chain: Animal lovers pitch in to reunite Marine's family with their dog
When Brandon Wells dropped his dog Summer off at an animal-rescue shelter in California, he knew she would be taken care of. But the United States Marine Corps sergeant never expected the pet, who was too lame to travel with his family after he was transferred from a base in San Diego to Jacksonville, to find her way back to him. (Winston-Salem Journal)

6. Cat owners snagged by conflicting data, opinions in deciding whether to declaw
For two years, Kara Johnson tried it all: scratching posts, bottles of citrus spray, blasts of canned air, even little plastic covers for the nails of her two cats. Nothing deterred them from doing serious damage to her house -- and each other -- with their tiny claws. (Asbury Park Press)

7. How to help your cat enjoy all nine lives
Avoid the nuisance of fleas and disease, even the pain of losing a pet, by keeping kitty safe inside (Vancouver Sun)

8. Can You Really Be a Dog's Best Friend? A Top 10 List
I think that's a valid question, and I don't ask it lightly. The short answer is yes. The long answer may be no, and let me tell you why. (Infobious)

9. Podgy pooch told to shape up
It's enough to make even the most good-natured lady grumpy -- but this particular Lady, a five-year-old cocker spaniel, has been told it's time to shape up after she tipped the scales a bit too far. (Lancaster Guardian)

10. Smuggler pigeon locked up
A pigeon's behind bars after being caught smuggling drugs into a high security jail in Bosnia. (Ananova)

11. Recommended Reading

Animal Reiki: Using Energy to Heal the Animals in Your Life
by Elizabeth Fulton, Kathleen Prasad
The book provides a thorough introduction to Animal Reiki, including step-by-step instructions for treating animals. It shows how Reiki treatments allow animals to be active partners in the healing process, how Reiki helps to develop the healer's intuition, and how Reiki deepens the bond between humans and animals. Using Reiki with animals can differ in some important ways from using Reiki with people, and this book contains all the information needed to begin healing animals successfully under a wide range of circumstances, as well as many inspiring stories from the authors' broad experience.

Purchasing this book through this link helps support our work.

12. Notable Quotable

I wept because I had no shoes, until I saw a man who had no feet. -- Persian saying, Ancient

Until next time,

We remain yours for the animals,
News Editor

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