International Business News - CATS http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Five veterinary clinics in eastern Alabama received 32 surprises in the last week: Healthy cats in containers and carriers, along with notes from an anonymous donor saying she is dying from cancer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/32-cats-note-from-ill-owner-left-with-ala-vets.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:48:15 EDT Tenants of a Brooklyn building said their landlord came up with a new idea for how to kick them out: Let the smell of the cats out of the bag. Dead cats, that is. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/tenants-landlord-used-dead-cats-to-push-them-out.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:21:31 EDT The famed six-toed cats at Ernest Hemingway's island home aren't going anywhere. The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum announced Thursday it reached an agreement with the federal government that lets the 50 or so cats continue roaming the grounds, ending a five-year battle that could have resulted in them being removed or caged. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/purr-fect-ending-to-battle-over-hemingways-cats.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:09:43 EDT Wildlife officials say that many people who report seeing a cougar in the eastern United States have mistaken it for its smaller cousin, the bobcat. Here are some characteristics of both. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/cougars-vs-bobcats.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:10:06 EDT Like some other residents of this small town, Mary Elizabeth Goodwyn doesn't go outside after dark much anymore. Goodwyn, 81, used to welcome the dusk under a red maple tree in her front yard every evening, but that was before cougars started showing up in Blackstone--at least in the local newspaper. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/134204-ghost-cats.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/va-town-tries-to-prove-existence-of-ghost-cats.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/va-town-tries-to-prove-existence-of-ghost-cats.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:36:52 EDT Chattanooga firefighters rescued several cats during a house fire that investigators say was probably caused by the cats themselves. Fire department spokesman Bruce Garner said firefighters responded to an alarm Thursday morning and found a fire in the kitchen. While no one was home, they found about 10 cats inside. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123044-cats-start-fire.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/cats-rescued-after-apparently-starting-house-fire.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/cats-rescued-after-apparently-starting-house-fire.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:06:51 EDT You've heard of man bites dog. What about, dog saves cats? A two-year-old dog that had been turned over to the Nevada Humane Society's shelter in Reno is being credited with rescuing six abandoned kittens. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/angel-the-dog-credited-with-saving-kittens.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:18:09 EDT You've heard of man bites dog. What about, dog saves cats? A two-year-old dog that had been turned over to the Nevada Humane Society's shelter in Reno is being credited with rescuing six abandoned kittens. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/angel-the-dog-credited-with-saving-kittens.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:01:07 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. soared Thursday on reports of buyout talks between Barr and industry leader Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The speculation also lifted shares of other generic drug makers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/sector-roundup-generic-drug-makers-chips.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:02:35 EDT Chip stocks traded higher Thursday, with Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. soaring with word that it will be purchased by ON Semiconductor Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. gaining in advance of its second-quarter report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/sector-snap-chip-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:16:55 EDT ON Semiconductor Corp. on Thursday said it would buy Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. for $115 million in stock, adding Catalyst's analog and mixed-signal chips to its own portfolio. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/on-semi-to-buy-catalyst-semi-for-115m-in-stock.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:46:50 EDT Fiscal fourth-quarter results for Catalyst Semiconductor Inc.: Net PROFIT: $820,000 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/catalyst-semiconductor-reports-4q-profit.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:05:21 EDT Police say they have discovered 300 dead cats stuffed into freezers at a man's Sacramento home. Animal control officers also removed 30 live cats from 47-year-old Michael Louis Vondueren's home over the weekend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/sacramento-man-arrested-after-police-find-300-dead-cats.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 14:08:38 EDT