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Top stories: Declawing controversy heats up in California; cat slayer sentencing delayed.

August 20, 2008 2 a.m. EDT

Catfight Breaks Out in State Legislature
Things are getting catty in California's Legislature. Really. Passing laws to make the declawing of cats illegal is itself not legal, according to a bill approved Tuesday. The legislation is aimed at cities and counties that have tried to regulate professions licensed by the state. In this case the city of West Hollywood wanted to bar veterinarians from declawing cats, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Judge Delays Sentencing of Cat Slayer
To his lawyer, Luigi Epifania is a “nice young man” who was overwhelmed by a heroin addiction when he told Boston police that he stomped a cat to death and then used the burning corpse to set an East Boston apartment on fire in 2007, The Boston Globe reports.
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Lap Leopards
A Pueblo West couple embraces a wild hobby: raising Bengal cats, The Pueblo Chieftain (Colorado) reports.
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that middle story is plain disturbing and sick. Do we really hav to hear about a poor cat brutally killed by an addict? Very sad
Regina, Germantown, MD
Posted: 8/20/2008 12:42:39 PM
OK. Is the person who puts these news items on this site a cat hater? Seems like the idea is to depress the living hell out of us. How about a balance of POSITIVE as well as extremely negative news stories? If it gets worse I'm off this place...
Cathy, Kennesaw, GA
Posted: 8/20/2008 8:30:48 AM
Beautiful animals, bengals. It would be tempting to have one. However, my mixed breeds are beautiful too and have a lot of the same personalities. Also, there are so many strays that need homes. I will stick with them for now.
Cathy, Hubbard, OH
Posted: 8/20/2008 6:43:45 AM
These defense attorneys are sickening. He STOMPED a live animal to death and then torched it and an apartment. What if it was the attorneys home and pet that this was done to? Being on heroin is no excuse. He made the decision to be on it. I hope he gets the maximum penalty for this poor cat.
Cathy, Hubbard, OH
Posted: 8/20/2008 6:40:29 AM
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