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127 Rescued Cats and Their Fates

Yesterday’s Tribune-Eagle had a story about what’s happened to the 127 cats that were rescued from a couple’s home last month.  The cats were surrendered to the Cheyenne Animal Shelter.  Of those 127 cats, 55 have been euthanized, 13 are available for adoption, two died on the way to the shelter due to health problems, and six more have gone into surgery.

A handful (eight so far) have been adopted by new owners, others are being watched for medical reasons, and more will likely be taken by some local shelters.

The Cheyenne Animal Shelter is part of the Humane Society network and, thus, is not a no-kill shelter.  Of the 55 killed, most were, according to shelter employees, because they were “too wild.”  More will be euthanized if something isn’t done for them.

Can you help?

If you know anyone in the area who is looking for a good barn cat, please let them know that the shelter in Cheyenne has several that need rescuing.

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Cat Poop Cookies

Thought everyone might have fun with this, especially at Halloween. I tried to find a picture, but couldn’t, so guess I’ll have to make one and take a picture and share it.by Susan Mudgett (reprinted here with permission)

Cat Poop Cookies

“There are two flavors: chocolate (dark brown), and gingerbread (light brown).

I seldom measure carefully so amounts may need adjustment, especially on flavoring. The cookies are dense and not very sweet. This is necessary so that they will keep their shape during baking. If you use white flour or sugar they may be tastier but they won’t look like shit.”

Chocolate ingredients:½ cup honey
2/3 cup (1 and 1/3 stick) butter, margarine or lard
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla or peppermint extract
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
Grape-Nuts™ cereal

Gingerbread ingredients:¼ cup honey
¼ cup molasses
2/3 cup (1 and 1/3 stick) butter, margarine or lard
1 egg
2 and 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
spices: ginger, cinnamon and cloves to taste (maybe ½ tsp each)
Grape-Nuts™ cereal

Mix-ins:coconut (tapeworms)
chocolate chips
butterscotch chips
peanut butter chips
cooked spaghetti or ramen noodles (roundworms)
corn
peanuts
M&M’s™

To make:Microwave the honey till it bubbles (about 1 minute).

Add the butter, (I’ve been told using lard makes for a more realistic texture and softer cookie) and the molasses, if any.

Add the egg. Mix well; then mix in all the other stuff. Add mix-ins of your choice to some or all of the batter.

Chill 1 hour in the freezer or several hours in the fridge.

Roll dough logs of random length and the diameter of cat poops. Roll logs in grape-nuts and bake at 350 degrees till done (maybe 10 to 15 minutes but with my flaky oven you never know). Note: someone with a reliable oven says it’s closer to 20 minutes for him. (thanks Paul!)

Serve in a disposable cat litter box on a bed of Grape-Nuts™ cereal, with a new, unused cat litter scoop. I hear you get lovely effects by decorating the box and scoop with melted chocolate or pudding. I imagine brown sugar might work as a substitute for the new clumping litters, but I haven’t tried it. I’ve been told that mixing brown sugar with the Grape-Nuts™ “sweetens up the cookie a bit while still looking truly hideous.”

This recipe worked especially well at the Halloween party where the table was already decorated with plastic flies.

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Thank you for visiting Gateways Needy Animals.  We’ve just moved and are busy settling into our new website host and facilities.  Don’t worry, we’ll be back online shortly and we’ll have a lot of new stuff to show you on our site!

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