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Subject: Re: Katzen, katzen, and more katzen Fri Aug 13, 2021 2:06 pm
elsewhere, oliver clotheshoffe wrote:
Wisconsin woman shoots friend while using gun’s laser sight to play with cat
A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities said.
A criminal complaint charging the 19-year-old woman with negligent use of a weapon said she was visiting a Kenosha apartment on Tuesday afternoon where a 21-year-old man had brought a handgun.
The woman, who a witness said had been drinking, picked up the handgun, “turned on the laser sight and was pointing it at the floor to get the cat to chase it,” when the gun went off, the complaint filed Thursday said.
The man, who was standing in a doorway, was shot in the thigh, authorities said. He left and went into another apartment, where police found him after responding to a 911 call, the Kenosha News reported.
A tourniquet was applied to his leg to stop the bleeding before he was taken to a hospital. There’s no word on his condition, but authorities said he was facing charges for violating bond conditions that prevented him from having a weapon.
The woman told police she thought the magazine had been taken out of the gun and said it “accidentally went off,” according to the complaint.
Posts : 111040 Join date : 2014-07-29 Age : 101 Location : A Mile High
Subject: Re: Katzen, katzen, and more katzen Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:23 am
YouTuber Builds Elevator for Senior Cat Who Can't Climb Down Stairs: 'Greatest Day Of My Life' Tristan Balagtas Mon, November 8, 2021, 2:30 PM
Liam Thompson is one lovable cat dad!
The YouTube sensation, who has over 1.86 million subscribers, built his aging, 20-year-old cat Frodo a sweet ride — an elevator!
In the video, which has garnered over 600,000 views, the 21-year-old New Zealand-based YouTuber said his cat's age is teetering on "like Dumbledore/Gandalf territory" and that the furry feline "hobbles" down the stairs to get to his favorite poolside spot.
Cue Thompson and his creative, problem-solving skills!
Using pieces of plywood, sliding door rails, and an electric hoist, the pet lover — who is also dad to labradoodle Max — constructed a genius DIY cat elevator over a flight of stairs.
After days of sanding, sawing, and measuring, the build proved a success.
As Thompson prepped Frodo for his maiden voyage down his cat lift, he jokingly asked his cat, "Are you ready to go downstairs without moving a muscle? I hope so because it took me four days."
In his video about building the contraption, Frodo safely makes it down the stairs on the elevator's first trip. The YouTuber called the moment "the greatest day of my life."
Thompson admitted he was "absolutely fizzing" over making his cat's life easier.
Posts : 111040 Join date : 2014-07-29 Age : 101 Location : A Mile High
Subject: Re: Katzen, katzen, and more katzen Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:50 pm
Curious Cat Found Hiding in Recliner Donated to Denver Thrift Store Is Reunited with His Owners Tristan Balagtas Wed, January 5, 2022, 2:58 PM
Talk about a happy ending! A beloved cat was reunited with his "frantic" owners after he was found hiding in a donated recliner at a Colorado thrift store.
On New Year's Eve, Denver Animal Protection (DAP) received a call from the Denver Arc Store about a family in the process of moving that had dropped off a recliner to the Colorado thrift store without knowing their cat Montequlla was inside, according to KDVR.
Tammy Vigil with the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment told KUSA that the store's staff stumbled upon the hidden kitty after the owners left, prompting them to reach out to DAP.
"Sure enough, there's a recliner out front, and there's a little orange tabby stuck inside," DAP officer Jenna Humphreys, who responded to the call, told KMGH. "Very friendly, couldn't get out. They [store staff] said that they had noticed the meowing shortly after somebody had dropped it off."
Humphreys lured the cat out of the chair and, thanks to the feline's microchip, identified his owners, although she couldn't get a hold of the pet parents initially.
Unbeknownst to DAP, Montequlla's owners were frantically searching for the cat at the same time, unaware that the animal had crawled into their recliner before it was donated.
Eventually, the feline's family realized Montequlla was hiding in the donated furniture when they couldn't find the kitty at their empty home. The owners drove back to the thrift store, where store employees put them in contact with Humphreys.
The animal protection officer advised that stressful events — like moving — can often cause animals to seek shelter in odd places.
"Oftentimes, when we have a stressful event like that, we know that animals can seek hiding spots. So, this one just happened to pick the recliner that they were going to donate to Arc," said Humphreys. "It's not uncommon for us to be called to help remove animals from those situations, but this was a new one."
The cat's family, who was "absolutely thrilled" to have tracked down Montequlla, has since been reunited with their furry friend. Humphreys revealed, "They were so relieved."
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