Some commenters in the Open Thread have been following the case of the woman who posted a photo online of her dog with his mouth duct taped shut. Now another woman taped her dog’s mouth shut and posted a photo, in solidarity. Animal abusers gotta stick together. Pun intended.
Reader Eucritta posted this link in the Open Thread and I wanted to share it again here: an idea on identifying lost indoor cats at a distance, akin to eartipping neutered ferals. Any thoughts?
Animals at a zoo in Germany are being killed, police are investigating.
Instagram photo of Prince Harry with a sedated elephant in Africa, posted with a personal anti-poaching message.
Bonus Prince Harry on Instagram. (Mandatory.)
A police officer in OK picked up a lost donkey from a 50 mph road and gave him a ride in his police car. Thing that made my morning: the officer talking about rolling down the window for the little donkey.
YesBiscuit
GWEN SMITH
/ December 2, 2015MF’s but love the police officer abc the little donkey.
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mikken
/ December 2, 2015We recently had a loose kangaroo that the police had to round up and return home…
Dani
/ December 2, 2015So the cat collar thing – I think it is a nice idea, but not sure it is practical. 50% of animals that go out with a collar or other means of identification are found without it. And you have to notice it too – last time I saw a cat crossing the road it was so quick I was just able to register that it was a cat, I doubt I would have been able to notice the color of the collar. Also I can’t put collars on all my cats – they rebel! But I won’t knock the idea – we do need to bring more cats home and it is a harmless way to try to do it.
mikken
/ December 2, 2015The orange collars are a good idea, but I think that MOST cats who go missing are actually indoor/outdoor cats.
It reminds me of the Yellow Dog Project in that it requires people to both comply and know what the orange collar indicates. To this day, I don’t know if I could walk down my street with a yellow ribbon on my dog’s leash and have anyone know what it means. Although to be fair, The Oatmeal has pretty good reach, so his information may spread further.
Eucritta
/ December 2, 2015Yes. Cats are also exceptionally good at losing collars, which was another of my reservations about it. But then again, if the cat does still have a collar, bright orange would certainly be more visible than most. Maybe. I’ve had cats who were so floofy you’d never know.
Eucritta
/ December 5, 2015The little donkey is home:
http://kfor.com/2015/12/03/donkey-picked-up-by-norman-officer-reunited-with-owner/