AltWeeklies Wire
Fixers, Feeders, and the Strange, Hidden World of Feral Catsnew
Thirty thousand cats are euthanized every year in Colorado, double the rate of dogs. Some volunteers are trying to reduce the kill rate by trapping ferals, spaying or neutering them, then returning them. But trap-neuter-return is a controversial solution, often unpopular with communities afflicted by the colonies.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
11-23-2009 |
Animal Issues
Murder Most Fowlnew
Cockfighting is banned in Colorado, but the feathers still fly.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
09-19-2006 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Animal Hoarders Love Their Many Pets to Deathnew
A Colorado couple with 146 neglected dogs exhibited a symptom common to animal hoarders: a distorted view of reality. None can see the squalor that is immediately apparent to outsiders.
Westword |
Eric Dexheimer |
10-04-2004 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues, attachment disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, a state inspector, Alan M. Beck, Barbara Novoryta, Brenda Schaible, Bureau of Animal Protection, caretakers, Carol Ann Martin, Elaine and Donald Marshall, Fred Schaible, Keith Synnestvedt, Mary Flanagan, Scot Dutcher, Tammy Schaible, the chief animal-cruelty investigator for the Denver Dumb Friends League, Trinidad State Junior College, zoophilia
