Secrets of the City

For those of you continuing the hunting expedition this weekend, foodie file offers a nice newby-deer-hunter piece by Philip Dorwart. Is it true that “there is relatively little meat that you can just grill or sauté and serve from these animals”? Forty pounds of jerky and no steak? Hardy seems worth it.

For those of you animal-loving types who cringe at the thought of killing and eating poor Bambi, well, first of all, why are you even reading this post? But, assuming you are not just feeding your latent sadistic tendencies, here’s a kinder (albeit sassy) Lazy Lightning post about the current organic pet food craze.

MPR offers a fascinating slideshow of Memorial Pet Cemetery in Roseville: The Memorial Pet Cemetery in Roseville, Minnesota, was established in the early 1920s. Today it’s the final resting grounds for thousands of animals — from cats and dogs to guinea pigs and a hedgehog.

As Emily Says So points out, the Humane Society is getting in more dogs than they are able to find families for. From the Strib: “Last week, 60 dogs came in on one day, [and] 20 were adopted,” said Deb Balzer, the organization’s media relations and marketing manager. Compare that with last month, when 13 dogs came in one day, and 10 were adopted.

Animal Ark details the shooting of a family pet by Columbia Heights police, and then provides their criticism of the killing: One thing, however, is certain: an entire community of people failed this dog, the dog’s owner who left their pet unsupervised in the yard, the parents of the kids who failed to teach or supervise them, and the city, who clearly failed to train law enforcement personnel who responded to this situation.

From the Strib: You don’t want to mess with Hoppy.

A pet that has twice raced out from its south Minneapolis yard to attack passing dogs and their owners was returned home Tuesday after Animal Care and Control impounded it for the second time in two years.

Hoppy is a cat.

You remember the crazy cat lady from a few weeks ago who was hoarding a trailer full of cats? All 120 cats had to be euthanized: Spokeswoman Deb Balzer says the cats had diseases ranging from feline AIDS and herpes to upper respiratory infections and ringworm. She says the cats, which had been living in a 500-square-foot mobile home, were “very damaged animals.”

Do you have a cat that seems bored (for instance, these?) Does your cat have nothing to play with but for the toilet (such as Gizmo?) Aaron Landry looks at two local businesses that can help you find the right gift for your beloved cat this holiday season: First, there is Purrrniture, a seller of cat furtniture ( “yeah, no way my cat is knocking this over.”); next up is DuckyWorld, maker of maker of Yeowww! Catnip and Yeowww! Catnip Toys (“cats love to bunny-kick”). At last you can complete your holiday shopping!