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PET CORNER

Help for

4 Shy Kitties

Making a
Difference: Kids
Helping Animals
There are cats without homes in just about every community in the
country. Some will run to you and bunt your ankles — rubbing their
heads on you to leave their scent and say hello. Others will run and
hide. (Some people call a cat who acts this way feral or wild, but be
6 careful with labels — a cat may act differently to different people!)
Cats who aren’t social with people will not meow for help. You
Giving Back
to Animals will not be able to get them into a carrier. But that doesn’t mean
Crossword they don’t need people. Outdoors, they will face cars and
diseases. Stray cats may sneeze with runny, squinty eyes or have
roundworms — parasites that can live in a cat's intestines.
What can you do if you know a shy outdoor cat who needs help?
Never approach a cat who is hiding or hissing. Have your family call
7 your local animal shelter or animal control officer. See if they can

Amazing World: help with TNVR (Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return). In TNVR, cats are
Animals Who caught with cages that have doors that close when they step inside
Move in Winter for food. Then they are brought to a veterinarian for vaccines or
shots to keep them from getting sick, and spay or neuter operations
to keep them from having babies. They are then returned outdoors.
3 Humane Hero: Sometimes, kind people will feed them where they live.
Natalie Keeps
Animals Safe

8 To the Rescue:
Meet Scar! Do you want to learn more about cats and dogs through
the adventures of Raja? Ask an adult if you can download
? Where’s Raja? The Restricted Adventures of Raja book and game apps!
Find Raja, from The
Restricted Adventures
of Raja app, hidden
in Kind News. All three apps are now free!

MUTTS

by
Patrick McDonnell
Distributed by
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
© 2006 Patrick McDonnell
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