Since he decided he could no longer justify the idea of TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) for urban feral cats, Paul Zhang has seen a lot of cats put down. How many? "I did five cats from a few other people," he told us, before describing taking 62 cats—25 from his own home—to three different vets in Queens to be freed from their mortal coil. "People keep calling me crazy now and won't talk about my solution" he says, "but I told the three vets I used exactly what it is. I am trying to prevent or reduce colony cat suffering. Why would I go through this trouble, to do this? What sick reason could I have?"
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62 Cats And Counting: Confessions Of A Serial Cat Killer
Law Inspired By Oreo The Dog Proposed
There was a lot of attention, blame and heated sentiments exchanged last week over the little-dog-that-almost-could, Oreo. The pit bull mix survived being thrown off a six-story building in Red Hook last summer only to be euthanized last week. The abused dog was deemed to be too dangerous to live out her life in the company of other animals or humans by ASPCA, the organization that helped the dog recuperate after the fall.
After Oreo's Euthanization, Animal Group Defends ASPCA
Despite widespread backlash against the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for euthanizing Oreo the dog — a pit bull who miraculously survived being thrown off a six-story building only to be put down by the ASPCA because of her aggressive behavior — a major animal rights group has come forward to defend the agency.
Oreo The Dog Is Dead, Blame Game Is Not
Despite repeated requests for clemency, Oreo the dog — a pit bull who miraculously survived a six-story fall from Brooklyn's Red Hook Houses — was put to death yesterday. But the controversy surrounding the ASPCA's decision to euthanize the two-year-old pooch remains very much alive.
Update: Oreo, Dog Thrown Off Building, Was Euthanized
A sad story appears to be coming to an even sadder end: Oreo, the pit bull mix who survived being thrown off the roof of a 6-story Brooklyn building, is being euthanized today. According to the NY Times, "Oreo was almost impossible to control once her injuries healed, [ASPCA President Ed Sayres] said. Other officials from the society said Oreo had shown extreme aggressiveness during several behavioral examinations: growling, lunging and trying to bite people who came too close." [Update below: Oreo was euthanized this afternoon.]
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