Volunteers Protect Furry Innocents
A woman and her fellow volunteers banded together to form Caring Friends of Animals last year in response to what they saw as the unnecessary euthanizing of animals in local shelters, The (Albany, New York) Times Union reports. Read the article
State Senate Ponders Feline Restrictions
Owners of big cats in Missouri may soon see restrictions on their animals, KOMU-TV in Columbia, Mo., reports. Read the article
Rare Lions Killed in India Sanctuary
Poachers killed three highly endangered Asiatic lions in their only remaining sanctuary in western India, removing their claws and bones and raising fears for the future of these rare cats, The Associated Press reports. Read the article