Posted Dec. 30, 2008, 3 a.m. EST
Ad Featuring Singer Proves Bonanza for ASPCA
Marie Bedford first saw what has become known as “The Ad” in nonprofit circles about a year and a half ago. “I saw it a couple of times and found I just had to respond,” said Bedford, an actress living in Brooklyn. “It’s so moving.” The TV advertisement, for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, features heartbreaking photographs of dogs and cats scrolling across the screen while Sarah McLachlan, the Canadian singer-songwriter, croons the haunting song “Angel” in the background, the New York Times reports.
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Coyotes Roam Ohio Cities, Suburbs, Attacking Pets
As coyotes attack pets in residential areas, more towns and villages are encouraging police officers and deer hunters to shoot the predators. The coyote population around Cincinnati has grown significantly in the past two decades, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Coyotes have recently been spotted in several Cincinnati neighborhoods, and Indian Hill Police Chief Chuck Schlie said coyotes have killed three small dogs and four cats in the past year, the Associated Press reports.
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Lost: A Cat. Found: A Blessing.
One night, Bess the cat disappeared and didn’t come back. There are coyotes out there. You search, you hope, eventually you give up. Almost, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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