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| Court bars Loveland woman from having pets for a year - Denver Post Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:59 PM PST A Loveland woman has been barred from having any animals at her home for a year because of numerous complaints about her and her dogs. In the past year, animal-control officers received 88 calls — four for bites — concerning stray and aggressive dogs at 515 W. Eighth St., said Marcie Willms, spokeswoman for the Larimer County Humane Society. Officers went to the house 49 times. The home is half a block from Garfield Elementary School. "This particular resident has used more of our resources than any other residents," Willms said. Two of the dogs owned by Mary Lou Proa and her brother, Aucencio Proa, were euthanized last year after biting people, Willms said. One of those dogs, Toby, had been placed in home confinement after biting someone in April. In May, after getting loose and biting a second person, Toby was put down. Five months later, a young man was attacked at a bus stop by the other dog, Fatso, a male pit bull. The victim made a full recovery. Fatso was euthanized in October. Last week, Loveland Municipal Court Judge Bill Starks ordered Mary Lou Proa to have no animals at her residence for a year. While the penalty is not unique in the state of Colorado, it is such in Larimer County, Willms said. The county received 22,000 animal-control calls in 2010. Nearly 6,000 of those came from Loveland. About one call every four days was made concerning wandering and aggressive dogs living at Proa's residence, Willms said. Aucencio Proa is due in court next week on several similar charges, the most serious of which is possession of a vicious dog. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| These household cleaning methods are safe for pets - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Posted: 19 Jan 2011 09:58 PM PST Dear Dr. Fox • I was glad to read your column regarding cleaning products and cat illnesses. I have a cat. I also bought a Swiffer wet mop for my tile floors, but the smell was so bad I couldn't use it. I don't like anything that smells: laundry detergent, cosmetics, anything (even a lot of flowers). I called Swiffer after the first mop use and asked if they were going to make an unscented product, and the answer was "no." It really doesn't clean all that well, anyway. I went back to ammonia and water. Is the ammonia OK for that cat and me? — J.I., Aberdeen, N.J. Dear J.I. • Your safest cleaning products are white vinegar — a better choice than ammonia, which can burn the eyes and may encourage cats to urinate on ammoniated surfaces; Borax; a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda to clean tile grouts; TKO organic orange cleaner, which removes grease and odors, sanitizes and is not harmful to animals; commercial enzyme cleaners and steam-cleaning that are best for animal stains. So many household cleaners and other products have potentially toxic, petroleum-based ingredients and synthetic fragrances that are volatile compounds that many cats (and people) develop allergic reactions to. I would never buy any cleaning product that does not list all ingredients on the package or on an insert. The federal government has been lax on this issue for decades. Consumers have a right to be informed. Check out the Rachel Carson Council's "Green Mantle" at www.rachelcarsoncouncil.org. Send a donation and request a copy at P.O. Box 10779, Silver Spring, Md., 20914. Our animal companions are indeed like the proverbial canaries down the mineshaft, alerting us to hazards in our shared environments. I know of no other species on Earth that contaminates its own nest like humans do. It is no coincidence that the most common cause of death in dogs is cancer. Dear Dr. Fox • Regarding your article about the dog that licks tile floors. I have a basket full of smooth stones that my cat always licks. A friend told me it's the salty taste she likes. The stones came from the beach years ago. Is it all right for cats to do this? — E.G., Port St. Lucie, Fla. Dear E.G. • I doubt there are any significant traces of sea salt left on the stones. Sea salts (as distinct from refined and iodized salt) contain beneficial trace minerals that your cat may be craving. Animals have an innate nutritional wisdom and will seek out certain soils, plants and rocks to lick to compensate for dietary deficiencies and when they are sick. Some cats with chronic diseases such as feline leukemia and hyperthyroidism sometimes lick brick, cement walls and wall plaster. Hopefully, your cat has a clean bill of health, but may nonetheless enjoy and benefit from a multivitamin/multi-mineral supplement your veterinarian or local pet store can provide. www.twobitdog.com/DrFox Dr. Fox, c/o "Animal Doctor," United Features Syndicate, 200 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016 This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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