Skye Mitchell
WITH an influx of unwanted cats and dogs into shelters during spring, a local veterinarian says winter is the ideal time to desex pets.
Maffra Animal Clinic head nurse Megan Walker said local pounds and shelters in particular experienced an influx of kittens during spring.
As someone who often sees injuries to wildlife because of feral cats, she urged cat owners to make sure their pets were desexed.
“We see a lot of issues with local wildlife around Maffra because unwanted kittens and cats keep breeding and breeding,” she said.
For more read Friday’s Gippsland Times.
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SALE resident Kerryn Vaughan has been nominated in the first ever Fred Awards, which recognise everyday humanitarianism in Australia.
The Fred Awards celebrate people who care for others in a decent, practical, and no-nonsense way, like Fred Hollows did.
Kerryn said she was “very surprised” to hear the news.
She began her humanitarian journey in Africa after a teacher contacted her to ask where he could buy her book
Magnificent Kids.
“My book was about 23 superheroes from around the world who had started world-changing projects before the age of 18, and they inspired me because they were so young,” Kerryn said.
A white woman was seen on video vandalizing the monument of the only Black member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition on Tuesday. Oregon Live reports that the woman identified as Jeanette Grode, 43, received a citation for criminal mischief, abuse of venerated objects, unlawful applying of graffiti, and vandalism.