County will open 40 pens for cats.Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Lane County's animal regulation agency will open its 40 holding pens for cats today to help fill a gap created this week when a disease outbreak forced the temporary closure of the Greenhill Humane Society's cattery cattery a housing facility for cats; usually for boarding or breeding. . "We're opening our cattery to help take the pressure off the public and to give Greenhill some breathing room for when they do reopen," said Mike Wellington, manager of the Lane County Animal Regulation Authority. The county's action is welcome, but does not address the much larger problem of strays because the county will accept only cats surrendered by owners for adoption, Greenhill Executive Director Johnni Prince said Tuesday. Because of budget cuts, Lane County has had no place for the public to bring stray cats The Stray Cats are a rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/Brian Setzer Orchestra) with school friends Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker) and Slim Jim Phantom (born James McDonnell) in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. since July. "The big problem in this area is strays," Prince said. "There is nowhere in Lane County for strays to be taken. It's been incredibly frustrating for the public." The cattery at Greenhill has taken in about 300 cats per month, or three times the normal amount, since early summer when budget cuts forced the Lane County animal agency to stop accepting any cats at its facility at 3970 W. First Ave. in Eugene. The county will begin taking in cats surrendered by owners today at 1 p.m. at its shelter. The temporary opening will continue until the county shelter is filled or until the expected reopening of Greenhill's cattery on Dec. 7. Volunteers are needed to operate the county's cattery, Wellington said. More information is available by phoning 682-2370 during business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a . To encourage cat adoptions, the county is offering to pay adoptive a·dop·tive adj. 1. a. Of or having to do with adoption. b. Characteristic of adoption. 2. Related by adoption: owners $25 toward the cost of spaying spaying: see castration. or neutering neu·ter adj. 1. Grammar a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. a. all cats adopted from the county facility. The offer, funded by private donations and the county's Adopt A Kennel Program, holds until money runs out or until Greenhill reopens, Wellington said. Prince said disease control efforts are on track for a planned Dec. 7 reopening at Greenhill. All other activities at the Greenhill center, including adoption and delivery of other animals, are unaffected by the feline feline of, or pertaining to, members of the family Felidae. See also cat. feline agranulocytosis see feline panleukopenia (below). feline actinic dermatitis see solar dermatitis. disease outbreak. People are not at risk of infection, officials said. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , Greenhill continues to seek public support to offset the unexpected cost of controlling an unusual combination of viral and bacterial infections that threatened the cattery population. The diseases weaken the feline immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. and leave cats susceptible to fatal cases of pneumonia when untreated. To halt the spread, Greenhill officials temporarily closed the cattery and began a regimen of drug and antibiotic treatment that is controlling the outbreak, Prince said. About 60 cats, mostly kittens, contracted the quick-striking illness in the six weeks before cattery officials discovered the specific combination of infections and devised a treatment strategy. "What we need most of all is financial assistance and donations from veterinarians Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarians include:
CAT ADOPTIONS Cat owners can place pets for adoption during the temporary closure of the Greenhill Humane Society A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. Examples Examples of humane societies include: The Humane Society of the United States, Peninsula Humane Society, American Humane which was founded in 1877 as a network of cattery caused by a disease outbreak. What: Lane County Animal Regulation Authority reopens its 40-space cattery at 3870 W. First Ave. in Eugene today at 1 p.m. When: LCARA shelter hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday How to help: Volunteer to work in the county cattery by phoning 682-2370 during business hours. Donate to Greenhill Humane Society by phoning 284-9348. More information: www.green-hill.org or by phoning 284-9348. - The Register-Guard |
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