The Animal Reporter

Michele Young writes about animals

Monthly archives: February 2014

Ringworm casualties point to need for new shelter

A cat is treated for ringworm

February 24, 2014

A bad bout of ringworm, along with cat casualties, shows once again the need for a new animal shelter in Kamloops.

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Death of Marius the giraffe shows zoos all about business

Marius the giraffe

February 11, 2014

Understandably there was outrage this week when a Copenhagen zoo killed a healthy two-year-old “surplus” giraffe, cut it up and fed it to the lions.

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Tiny kittens hitch a ride in couple’s trailer

February 7, 2014

The tiny mew that came from somewhere inside Melody Isvik’s Jayco tent trailer didn’t make sense to her partner, Jerry Deleeuws. They didn’t have a cat at their Rose Hill ranch, largely because of the coyotes and foxes in the area.

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