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Dr. Marty Becker, Veterinarian and author, most recently of “Your Cat: The Owner’s Manual”

Duncan — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:00:37 +0000

Dr. Marty Becker–veterinarian and longtime presence on “Good Morning, America” and, more recently, a contributor to “The Dr. Oz Show”–discusses a number of the important details and suggestions included in his latest of 20 books, “Your Cat: The Owner’s Manual: Hundreds of Secrets, Surprises, And Solutions For Raising A Happy Healthy Cat.” These include the […]

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Paula Poundstone, Comedian and Serious Cat Enthusiast

Duncan — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:00:04 +0000

Paula Poundstone — The singular comedian who for much of her 30+ year career has laced her routines with cat tales, often based on observations and misadventures with the sizable flock of felines sharing her home–discusses the current household cat population (16), and how the tally got that high. She also mentions some […]

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Dr. Jennifer Conrad, a veterinarian and Director of The Paw Project, which educates the public about the harmful effects of feline declawing

Duncan — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:00:05 +0000

Dr. Jennifer Conrad, a veterinarian and Director of The Paw Project–an organization that seeks to educate the public about the harmful effects of feline declawing, to end the practice of the declaw surgery, and to rehabilitate big cats that have been declawed–discusses the declaw surgery, making it clear that it actually involves amputating parts of […]

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In Memoriam: Otis McGarr

libby — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:30:25 +0000

(circa Nov. 1989- Jan. 4, 2006) Almost fifteen years ago, when I began dating Colleen McGarr, who’s now my wife, she was living with a sleek black cat named Otis. My first impression of Otis was that he was an irascible cuss. My second impression, too. I mean, if you went to pet him, he […]

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Justin Rudd–Canine-centric activist

libby — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:00:46 +0000

Justin Rudd, a Long Beach-based canine-centric activist and organizer who oversees a number of animal-oriented events and organizations, discusses the activities and accomplishments of the two chief organizations he founded, Community Action Team (CAT) and Haute Dog–including persuading the City Of Long Beach to approve the Dog Zone, a three-acre area along the beach for, […]

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