Catty Corner: Dr. Paula Backus is a veterinarian whose mobile practice focuses solely on in-home euthanasia — and she is busier than ever. Saying goodbye from the familiar comforts of home makes a difficult process easier for both humans and their beloved furry family members.
Catty Corner: It’s not just our imagination, it’s science! Studies reveal why felines love boxes so much — and check out these links and photos to see examples of how “if I fits, I sits” is not only for housecats but for shelter cats, farm cats and big cats as well.
Catty Corner: With limited options for after-hours emergency care in the region, the new Rogue Valley Veterinary Emergency hospital offers 24-hour care for pets Friday through Monday. Its transparent care model allows humans to stay with their animals throughout their visit.
Catty Corner: This free community event will help a local nonprofit rescue cats and kittens across the Rogue Valley. During an overwhelming kitten season, the Rogue Community Cat Rescue will bring the community together in a fun, family-friendly fundraiser on June 28 in Medford.
Catty Corner: Studies have revealed the importance of companion animals to those in the unhoused community, and — whether cats, dogs, birds or other animals — an Ashland shelter is committed to keeping families together.
Catty Corner: Many humans of a certain age have wills or estate plans — but humans of any age who have companion animals should have a plan for their pets, just in case. Whether it’s a pet trust or choosing someone who can adopt your kitty if you need to move, learn why and how to think ahead when it comes to your pets’ lifetime care.
Catty Corner: Get a glimpse behind the scenes on surgery day at the community’s newest spay/neuter clinic! Friends of the Animals (FOTAS) has expanded its mission to include reducing the number of animals entering shelters by offering affordable spay and neuter services for both cats and dogs.
Catty Corner: When you travel, your cats will (want to) stay home — and here are a few tips for how to keep them safe, comfortable and happy while you’re away.
Catty Corner: Feral Cats Advocacy is now Rogue Community Cat Rescue, a name that reflects the nonprofit’s expanded services including adoptions, a community cat food bank and more to come.
Catty Corner: The H5N1 bird flu is spreading rapidly, and it’s beginning to affect big cats as well as house cats. Get the latest news, and learn how to keep your cats safe.
After a successful production of “The Vagina Monologues” and raising more than $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, Ashland actor and director Lia Dugal intends for “The Climate Monologues” to premiere in Oregon in late 2025 or early 2026 at the Bellview Grange in Ashland.
It’s complicated.
Herbert Rothschild: Whether visualization and intention by themselves can effect broad social change is impossible to determine, but the question merits sustained consideration.
U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz said he is willing to return to in-person town halls if decorum and safety can be guaranteed. He specifically called out the group ORD2 Invisible, which Bentz said has orchestrated disruptions at meetings. The group pushed back, and said Bentz is scapegoating the organization to avoid accountability.
KS Wild will celebrate their annual dinner event Saturday, Sept. 27, at the historic Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St.
Rabbi Jackie Brodsky: As many seem to have forgotten or denied, the current war in Gaza was started by Hamas terrorists breaking a ceasefire on Oct.7, 2023, when the worst attack on the Jews since the Holocaust took place.
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