• In the study by Japanese researchers, cats reacted to their own name. Researchers say it’s the first evidence showing cats can understand spoken words.
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• Some cats and dogs are finding new homes through the work of the SPCA of Brevard and the Brevard Humane Society. They encourage folks to donate or adopt or foster pets currently in the shelter if they’d like to help their efforts.
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• As Jessie Van Ryn left her Edgewater subdivision Tuesday morning, she was shocked to see someone open their car door and throw two kittens out onto the side of the road.
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• Animal shelters often find themselves at capacity during the summer. In Orange County, 50 to 100 animals arrive at the shelter each day. Diane Summers with Orange County Animal Services and Whitney Boylston, director of Lake County Animal Shelter, join us to talk about why they tend to see an increase in animals during the summer and what the shelters do in an effort to find these pets a home.
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• The Brevard County Department of Health is warning residents to avoid stray and wild animals. There’s been a recent case of a resident exposed to a rabid raccoon.
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• Common anti-parasite medicine used in household pets could be re-purposed to curb outbreaks in humans. It works by killing the mosquitoes that infect people with diseases.
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• Lake County is following Seminole County in its ban of the retail sale of cats and dogs. This won’t affect shelters or rescue organizations that charge minimal adoption fees.
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