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[VIDEO] Feline Fridays Friend of the Week: Skittles

This week's cat up for adoption.

Every week, Feline Fridays will feature a special cat or kitten from Nine Lives cat shelter who needs a home. This week the video features Skittles. Nine Lives will hold a yard sale fundraiser at the shelter Saturday, Oct. 13, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  For more information stop by Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or Sundays 1 to 5 p.m., call 508-285-5159, visit www.ninelivesofnorton.org or email ninelivesofnorton@yahoo.com.

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[VIDEO] Feline Fridays Friend of the Week: Mr. Snuggles

This week's cat up for adoption.

Every week, Feline Fridays will feature a special cat or kitten from Nine Lives cat shelter who needs a home. This week the video features Mr. Snuggles. Nine Lives will hold a yard sale fundraiser at the shelter Saturday, Oct. 13, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. They will also have a craft table at the Lakeville Arts and Music Festival Saturday, Sept. 29 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information stop by Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., call 508-285-5159, visit www.ninelivesofnorton.org or email ninelivesofnorton@yahoo.com.

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VIDEO: Feline Fridays Friend of the Week: Jake

This week's cat up for adoption.

Every week, Feline Fridays will feature a special cat or kitten from Nine Lives cat shelter who needs a home. This week the video features Jake. Nine Lives is also collecting gently used shoes. This is a fundraiser to benefit the shelter. Shoes can be dropped off during shelter hours Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  For more information call 508-285-5159 or email ninelivesofnorton@yahoo.com.

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[VIDEO] Feline Fridays Friend of the Week: Dallas

This week's cat up for adoption at Nine Lives.

Every week, Feline Fridays will feature a special cat or kitten from Nine Lives cat shelter who needs a home. This week the video features Dallas. Dallas is under socialized and needs a special forever home. He is currently taking medication to help him combat a respiratory virus.  For more information stop by Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., call 508-285-5159, visit www.ninelivesofnorton.org or email ninelivesofnorton@yahoo.com.

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5 Things Aug. 20: Nine Lives, Women's Equality and More

Your Patch Facts for the day.

Five Things You Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. High near 80, low 61 Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low around 61. 2. Nine Lives needs you! Nine Lives is in need of volunteers as well as dry and wet food. Any food is appreciated, but IAMS or Purina ONE dry is preferred along with Friskees and Fancy Feast for wet. The shelter is open Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment at 508-285-5159. 3. Women’s Equality Month at Borderland Celebrate Women’s Equality Month at Borderland State Park. Explore Oakes and …

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Feline Fridays Friend of the Week: Romeo and Cody [VIDEO]

Two cats up for adoption this week at Nine Lives.

Every week, Feline Fridays will feature a special cat or kitten from Nine Lives cat shelter who needs a home. This week the video features Romeo and Cody. For more information stop by Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., call 508-285-5159, visit www.ninelivesofnorton.org or email ninelivesofnorton@yahoo.com.

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Feline Fridays Friend of the Week: Mr. Snuggles [VIDEO]

This week's cat up for adoption.

Every week, Feline Fridays will feature a special cat or kitten from Nine Lives cat shelter who needs a home. This week the video features Mr. Snuggles. For more information stop by Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., call 508-285-5159, visit www.ninelivesofnorton.org or email ninelivesofnorton@yahoo.com.

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Feline Fridays Friend of the Week: Ruthanne [VIDEO]

This week's cat up for adoption.

Every week, Feline Fridays will feature a special cat or kitten from Nine Lives cat shelter who needs a home. This week the video features Ruthanne. A concerned cat lover called the shelter when they saw Ruthanne wandering around. She was homeless and had a family on the way. Two of her three surviving kittens have found good homes. The third will require a surgery. She is living at the shelter now and looking for her next home.  For more information stop by Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., call 508-285-5159, visit www.ninelivesofnorton.org or email ninelivesofnorton@yahoo.com.

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Animal Abandonment a Problem in Area Towns

Nine Lives resident Harry left in tote during rainy weather.

On a rainy Wednesday, it was by sheer luck that the morning volunteer at Nine Lives saw the blue tote with holes punched in it. The container was beside a mailbox, which the shelter no longer uses, so no one would have checked for mail. Inside the tote was a gray striped cat, wet and cold, much like the towels and food inside with him. Had the rain been relentless, the situation could have ended up much worse. Animal abandonment is a crime in Massachusetts, but according to Diane Saunders, a volunteer at Taunton Animal Care Facility, it happens more often than it should, and prosecution is rare since abandonment is usually done at night and people are not identified. The staff at Nine Lives suspect that the owner of the striped cat, now …

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Feline Fridays Friend of the Week: Squirt [VIDEO]

This week's cat up for adoption.

Every week, Feline Fridays will feature a special cat or kitten from Nine Lives cat shelter who needs a home. This week the video features Squirt. For more information call 508-285-5159, visit www.ninelivesofnorton.org or email ninelivesofnorton@yahoo.com.

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