The Animal Reporter

Michele Young writes about animals

Posts about Shelters

Trapping feral cats is a game of patience

Feral cat warily studies traps.

May 1, 2014

“There goes Felix.” The orange tabby sniffs around two cat traps and begins nibbling at the pieces of food scattered around the entrances that are supposed to tempt other ferals to enter the wire cages. From her SUV parked a dozen metres or so down the driveway of the house where she’s set the traps, […]

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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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