Posted: August 11, 2008 2 a.m. EDT
Mountain Lion That Snatched Family Dog is Killed
The mountain lion that made its way into a house and later killed the family dog also has been killed after authorities used the dead dog as bait to get the large mountain lion. According to a report from the Denver Post, the lion, a 130-pound male, entered through some open French doors then bolted through the window with the dog in its jaws, cleared a six-foot fence, and was gone, the National Ledger (Arizona) reports.
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Fire Departments Get Oxygen Masks for Cats, Dogs
Two local fire departments now have oxygen masks that fit cats and dogs: Chagrin Falls and Willoughby now have the masks, which help pets that survived house fires, NewsNet5 (Ohio) reports.
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Kitten Spends Several Days Stuck in Power Line Pole
A neighborhood waits four days for cat to come down from a precarious position because no one could help. It's not every day you see people yelling, "Here kitty, kitty, kitty," skyward. But, in a West Springfield, Mo., neighborhood, many were doing just that after a feline recently climbed up a power line pole, Ozarks First (Missouri) reports. Read the article