What’s love got to do with feral cat neuter/spay promotion? [News of the Weird] – Reading Eagle
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It’s that time of year again, and the Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center in South Jersey is stepping up in a feline sort of way. NBC4-TV reported on Jan. 26 that as part of a Valentine’s Day promotion, in return for a $50 donation, the shelter will name a feral cat after your ex, then spay or neuter it before releasing it back into the wild. Sporting the motto “Because some things shouldn’t breed,” the program is aimed at reducing the feral cat population and satisfying disgruntled former lovers, who are asked to supply only a first name or nickname. Love is in the air!
Looking for a cuddle in this season of love? Pop on over to Tokyo and the Mipig Cafe, where you can snuggle up with a petite porcine pal. The Associated Press reported that customers pay $15 for 30 minutes with the micro pigs, who are clean and odor-free.
“Each pig is unique. Each one has his or her own personality,” said Shiho Kitagawa, an executive at Mipig.
People enjoy the interaction so much that they often don’t bother with getting a drink. But Sachiko Azuma, head of an animal cruelty organization, isn’t a fan.
“The animals have become tools for a money-making business,” she said.
Celia Barrett, 35, entered a gas station in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Jan. 28 wearing no clothing and wielding a vegetable peeler, with which she threatened to kill staff members, Fox35-TV reported. She told police she had consumed six shots of liquor before waving the peeler at workers and knocking over a display of Red Bull drinks. Deputies responded to the scene, and Barrett was taken into custody, where she remains.
David Richardson of Humpty Doo, Australia, was exonerated by Judge Therese Austin in late January after pleading guilty to exposing himself to a teenager worker in the drive-thru line at Hungry Jack’s, the Daily Mail reported. The incident from last September took place a day after Richardson had consumed “Pit Bull Super,” which combines Viagra with Cialis, and was suffering from an “extremely painful” result.
“I wasn’t trying to flash myself at anyone,” Richardson said. “I just wanted to grab a feed and go home. (I) honestly didn’t think the workers would see me.”
However, the towel he had placed over his lap didn’t conceal his situation, and the female worker said she was “reduced to tears.”
Judge Austin told Richardson he should have gone to the hospital rather than to Hungry Jack’s, but she agreed that there was no sexual intent and let him off the hook.
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