Happy Stripes

Sweetheart young lady Madison will be available for adoption next week. A CSU student, working fulltime and studying physics, made the time to pull her off the streets just before she got pregnant. In heat this week, she'll be spayed and vaccinated Tuesday at the Cleveland APL, for just $20! Spread the word and grab the strays near you. They, too, can be altered for just $20. In fact, the Cleveland APL will take in any injured, sick or pregnant cat without an appointment Monday through Friday -- drop off between 7:45 and 8:45 a.m. and pick up between 4 and 5 p.m. It's an awesome service that far too few people know about. Spread the word, and grab the strays! You, too, can do TNR for the friendly strays in your hood!

Immigration agents have rounded up and arrested hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Left behind are their dogs, cats, bunnies and chickens.

Many of these homeless pets are consigned to the streets. In Minnesota, an animal-services agency recorded a 38 percent increase in stray, seized and relinquished cats and dogs; a rescue group said it had received nearly twice as many surrendered pets early this year as it did during the same period last year.

So animal welfare groups are scrambling to feed and foster them. A recent adoption listing in New Orleans described Heinz, a Shih Tzu-poodle mix, as sweet, happy and energetic. “But he also has a sad story,” the listing said — he “lost his family” during Trump’s immigration raids.
(Photo credit:
Kathleen Flynn for The New York Times)