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PHOTOS: 78 Ragdoll Cats Rescued From Filthy PA Home, SPCA Says PHOTOS: 78 Ragdoll Cats Rescued From Filthy PA Home, SPCA Says
Photos: 78 Ragdoll Cats Rescued From Filthy PA Home, SPCA Says A large-scale animal rescue has given dozens of cats a second chance after authorities discovered them living in deplorable conditions inside a Pennsylvania home, the SPCA announced on Wednesday, June 11.  Seventy-eight Ragdoll cats and kittens were removed from the property after Pennsylvania SPCA Animal Law Enforcement officers responded to the home with assistance from the Lancaster Township Police Department. According to the PSPCA, officers encountered overwhelming heat, dangerously high ammonia levels, and rooms filled with waste, debris, and trash stacked from floor to ceiling w…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Dying Shelter Dog Found Vomiting Trash Goes Home On Thanksgiving Eve Dying Shelter Dog Found Vomiting Trash Goes Home On Thanksgiving Eve
Dying Shelter Dog Found Vomiting Trash Goes Home On Thanksgiving Eve When Ingrid Santucci lost her 10-year-old Great Dane last spring, another dog just miles away was beginning her own fight. Piper, an elderly Cane Corso mix, had been brought to the Bergen County Animal Shelter after she was found in Englewood vomiting up trash. Veterinarians discovered staples in her stomach, and staff said the masses and calluses on her body suggested years spent living on concrete. She had survived, but she hadn’t lived. In the months that followed, Piper needed time to recover. And Santucci, grieving the loss of her Great Dane, needed time too. She even visited the shel…

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by Cecilia Levine
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These Are Key Factors In Making Big Decisions, Survey Finds These Are Key Factors In Making Big Decisions, Survey Finds
These Are Key Factors In Making Big Decisions, Survey Finds A new national survey shows Americans rely on more than spreadsheets when making big life choices. The survey was conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Life Happens for Life Insurance Awareness Month. The poll of 2,000 US adults, evenly split by generation, finds seven in 10 base major decisions on nontraditional cues such as intuition (36 percent), prayer (29 percent), and general vibes (19 percent).  Most stand by those calls: 71 percent reported no regrets tied to choices made this way. Those signals are steering concrete moves.  Respondents said they used them to choose…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Cat 'Mobile' Adorable Adoptions Rolling To Penn State Berks Cat 'Mobile' Adorable Adoptions Rolling To Penn State Berks
Cat 'Mobile' Adorable Adoptions Rolling To Penn State Berks You've heard of the batmobile but have you heard of the cat mobile? Cats and kittens will be available for adoption at the Guts & Glory Digestive and Wellness Expo on Saturday, Sept. 28, the Animal Rescue League of Berks County announced earlier in the week. The mobile cat adoption event will take place on the Perkins Plaza Event Lawn at Penn State Berks, 1801 Broadcasting Road, Reading from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can adopt a fur friend or hairline feline but the ARL advises that adoption fees will vary by pet. Potential adopters must go through the rescue league's regular process, whic…

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by Merriell Moyer