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<title>By Rose L. Thayer Killeen Daily Herald</title> 
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Cats took over the Killeen Civic and Conference Center this weekend as the Heart of Texas Cat Club hosted its first-ever show in the area. About 35 breeds were represented by 170 cats for the two-day event that brought at least 100 people from out of the area to compete.
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<title>Cats can be trained!</title> 
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Are your feline pets driving you crazy clawing the furniture, answering calls of nature outside the litter box and jumping onto table tops and sofas, leaving muddy paw prints and droppings of fur? Don?t despair. Your pet/pets can be trained to stop doing these things just like dogs can be trained.
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<title>$1,000 reward offered in Smithfield cat abuse case</title> 
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A Smithfield Township family and the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are offering a $1,000 reward for information in a case of suspected cat abuse.
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<title>Pets of the week</title> 
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Each week The Oakland Press picks pets of the week from local animal shelters that are in need of a loving home:
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<title>Plainville&#039;s Plourde won his biggest bout off the wrestling mat; Overcame severe leg condition</title> 
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PLAINVILLE ? When Kurt and Susan Plourde got word last summer that restrictions had been lifted, there was a collective sigh of relief in their household.
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<title>GIZMO THE SHELTER CAT WINS RIBBON</title> 
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Posing with her show ribbons among the beautifully coifed Persians, fluffy-tailed Himalayans, exotic Abyssinians, and lion-maned Maine coon cats, was a 16-year-old alley cat, eyes clouded by cataracts.
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<title>A sanctuary for &#039;fraidy cats</title> 
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Last month, a Smokerise man was found dead of natural causes in his home. His five cats were so accustomed to the elderly man that they were scared of anyone else who entered the home.
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<title>Gizmo the shelter cat wins show ribbon</title> 
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Posing with her show ribbons among the beautifully coifed Persians, fluffy-tailed Himalyans, exotic Abyssinians, and lion-maned Maine coon cats, was a 16-year-old alley cat, eyes clouded by cataracts.
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<title>Patti adds a little ?Boudreau? to the Loose Caboose mural</title> 
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Local artist Patti Middleton was up on her ladder again this week, working on the mural at the Loose Caboose.
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<title>Pet connection, Feb. 2, 2012</title> 
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Santa Fe Animal Shelter &amp; Humane Society: A 6-year-old Maine coon and Nebelung mix, Ubettah has a personality like no other. She loves a good head rub and has the energy of a kitten. She&#039;d do well in a home where she can have all the people to herself.
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