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`Svobodny, Raymond D. (tarnlund@winthrop.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 76505447 - TABBY'S SCRATCH PAD - N/A
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`5/24/04 6:46:46 AM
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SERIAL NO: 76/505447
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Svobodny, Raymond D.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Troy E. Arnlund, Esq.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Suite 3500 225 South Sixth Street
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Minneapolis MN 55402-4629
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`TABBY'S SCRATCH PAD
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) N/A
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160) tarnlund@winthrop.com
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`RETURN ADDRESS:(cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-3514
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`Please provide in all correspondence:
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`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
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`2.(cid:160) Date of this Office Action.
`3.(cid:160) Examining Attorney's name and
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`4. Your telephone number and e-mail
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`O AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Serial Number(cid:160) 76/505447
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`his letter responds to the applicant’s communication filed on March 27, 2004.
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`egistration was refused under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1), because the subject matter for which registration is sought
`is merely descriptive of the identified goods/services.
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`he examining attorney has considered the applicant’s arguments carefully but has found them unpersuasive.(cid:160) For the reasons below, the refusal
`under Section 2(e)(1) is maintained and made FINAL.
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`pplicant’s mark is TABBY’S SCRATCH PAD for intended use on a cat scratching pad.
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`pplicant asserts that the examining attorney has improperly dissected the mark.(cid:160) Although the applicant is correct in stating that a composite
`mark is tested for its validity and distinctiveness by looking at it as a whole rather than dissecting it into component parts, the examiner notes the
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`t is perfectly acceptable to separate a compound mark and discuss the implications of each part thereof with respect to the question of
`descriptiveness provided that the ultimate determination is made on the basis of the mark in its entirety.(cid:160) An Examining Attorney’s discussion of
`each word separately in order to show that the term in its entirety is descriptive is not the same thing as dissecting a mark.(cid:160) In re Hester
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`Industries, Inc., 230 USPQ 797, n.5 (TTAB 1986).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Here, applicant argues that the phrase “scratch pad” is suggestive.(cid:160) The Lexis/Nexis® materials reproduced a the end of this office action,
`clearly establish that a “scratch pad” is an item for use by a cat and also establish that “tabbys” are a type of cat. Judging the mark in relation to
`the goods its descriptiveness is clear.(cid:160) The goods are a pad that tabbies/tabby’s scratch.(cid:160) Accordingly, the refusal under Section 2(e)(1) is
`maintained and made FINAL.
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`f applicant fails to respond to this final action within six months of the mailing date, the application will be abandoned.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37
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`C.F.R. §2.65(a).(cid:160) Applicant may respond to this final action by:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160) submitting a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements, if feasible (37 C.F.R. §2.64(a)); and/or
`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160) filing an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with an appeal fee of $100 per class (37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(18) and 2.64(a);
`TMEP §§715.01 and 1501 et seq.; TBMP Chapter 1200).
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`n certain circumstances, a petition to the Director may be filed to review a final action that is limited to procedural issues, pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
`§2.63(b)(2).(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a).(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b), TMEP §1704, and TBMP Chapter 1201.05 for an explanation of petitionable matter. (cid:160)
`The petition fee is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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`f the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
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`/Nora Buchanan Will/
`Trademark Attorney, Law Office 116
`ph 703-306-7915/ fax 703-746-8116
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`Copyright 2004 P.G. Publishing Co.(cid:160)
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`February 29, 2004 Sunday REGION EDITION
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`EADLINE: TRAVEL INDUSTRY TAKES A NEW LOOK AT PET POLICIES
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`YLINE: MICHAEL MARTINEZ, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... shops and medical references. Weight limit: none. Fee: none.
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`*Le Parker Meridien, Palm Springs, Fla., and New York (1-800-543-4300; www.parkermeridien.com) has a special room-service menu for
`dogs and wild animals (the New York property has hosted birds, frogs, rabbits and even elephants and giraffes appearing on TV's "Late Night
`with David Letterman" and "Today"). For dogs, it offers a CD with mood music for $30 and bones and treats for $25; for (cid:160) cats, scratch pads(cid:160) can
`be purchased for $45. Weight limit: none in New York, 35 pounds in Palm Springs. Fee: none.
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`*Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Colo. (1-800-241-3333; www.ritzcarlton.com) has a Loan-A-Lab program for guests without dogs. Bachelor, a
`yellow Labrador who lives with a hotel employee, is available for walks and companionship but not overnight stays. For guests who bring their
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) ... shops and medical references. Weight limit: none. Fee: none.
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`*Le Parker Meridien, Palm Springs, Fla., and New York (1-800-543-4300; www.parkermeridien.com) has a special room-service menu for
`dogs and wild animals (the New York property has hosted birds, frogs, rabbits and even elephants and giraffes appearing on TV's "Late Night
`with David Letterman" and "Today"). For dogs, it offers a CD with mood music for $30 and bones and treats for $25; for (cid:160) cats, scratch pads(cid:160) can
`be purchased for $45. Weight limit: none in New York, 35 pounds in Palm Springs. Fee: none.
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`EADLINE: On the go with Fido: Tips for traveling with man's best friend
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... pet shops and medical references. Weight limit: none. Fee: none.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) _Le Parker Meridien, Palm Springs, Fla., and New York, www.parkermeridien.com, (800) 543-4300, has a special room-service menu for dogs
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`and wild animals (the New York property has hosted birds, frogs, rabbits and even elephants and giraffes appearing on TV's "Late Night with
`David Letterman" and "Today"). For dogs, it offers a CD with mood music for $30 and bones and treats for $25; for (cid:160) cats, scratch pads(cid:160) can be
`purchased for $45. Weight limit: none in New York, 35 pounds in Palm Springs. Fee: none.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) _Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Colo., www.ritzcarlton.com, (800) 241-3333, has a Loan-A-Lab program for guests without dogs. Bachelor, a
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`yellow Labrador who lives with a hotel employee, is available for walks and companionship but not overnight stays. For guests who bring their
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`EADLINE: Food, crafts, bugs, codes and baseball tips: books to brighten those desultory summer days.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... Just think of it as gathering the supplies for an art project.
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`For art projects crafted from more traditional materials, check out two new books, Dog Crafts and Cat Crafts (Kids Can, $5.95 each). Linda
`Hendry, the author and illustrator of both books, has devised two dozen or so crafts that will enthrall pet lovers, ages 8-12 (and younger siblings,
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Some of the projects create items for the family pet, such as a spiffy dog collar cover or a (cid:160) cat "scratch pad " made from cardboard and twine.
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`Many of the crafts, however, are for the pet lovers themselves: "crazy cat" earrings created from polymer clay, a "doggy desktop organizer," and
`lampshade designs featuring either a canine or feline theme, depending on your fancy. There's a range of crafts, from simple to challenging. Also,
`certain projects are obviously geared more to girls' interests, while others would work for both sexes. Hendry's directions are easy to follow, and
`gain further clarity from her simple illustrations. With these two books, plus some basic craft supplies, ...
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... pets for a book.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) All proceeds from the book will support the group's animal abuse and neglect education programs for Cleveland area youth. The proceeds will
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`also help PAX conduct animal rescue, rehabilitation, adoption and lobbying on the behalf of animals.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Write a short story and mail it to PAX-Story, 5882 Pearl Road, Cleveland, Ohio, 44130. Include your name and phone number in case there are
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`questions. If you have questions about writing a story, call the organization at 440-888-3575.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) CAT SCRATCH PAD(cid:160) APPEARS PROMISING
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) We're still in the testing phase of the (cid:160) Cat Scratch Pad,(cid:160) but the early results appear promising.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) The new product, which looks like a carpeted corner guard, is supposed to give cats something other than your couch on which to sharpen those
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`claws. The inventor happened on the idea for his own cat and a new product was born.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Selling for $14.95, the (cid:160) cat scratch pad(cid:160) panel easily screws into the wall and then the carpeted scratch pad is slid down on it. Advertised as a
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`I am trying it out in my home and the cats seem interested. One advantage I can see immediately is that it allows a cat to stretch out to its full
`length while scratching, something they supposedly like to do. And many cats like the carpeted surface to scratch - which you've probably
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`EADLINE: Library is great source for do-it-yourself plans
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`BYLINE: Idaho Falls Public Library
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Ready to treat your feathered friends to a colorful, fanciful home? "The Birdhouse Book" by Woods and Schoonmaker is unique. Elegant
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`birdhouses shaped like a wall telephone, a train, a colonial townhouse, or the parthenon vie with log suet-feeders, a house for every hammer-
`holder's taste and skill.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) "Making Pet Houses, Carriers & Other Projects" by Charles Self gives detailed instructions for functional but not especially elegant doghouses,
`a feline fun house, a (cid:160) cat scratch pad,(cid:160) a rabbit hutch and a hamster or snake cage. For the snake cage, solid brass hinges and only a hook and eye
`are recommended to secure the lid.
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`Idea books for people wanting to plan but not execute projects are plentiful. Sunset's "Patios & Decks" tells you how to go about selecting a
`contractor, then shows pictures of a large variety of atriums, gazebos, overheads and landscaping ideas. Sunset's "Garden & Patio Building Book,
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`EADLINE: A Specialist in Recycling, In a Recycled Apartment
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`YLINE: By PENELOPE GREEN
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`... Ted Botha's apartment that isn't ''mongo'' -- late 20th century slang for retrieved and repurposed garbage. Buddy, the obsequious (cid:160) tabby cat,(cid:160)
`that day's edition of this newspaper, the evocative oil riverscape, the helmet-like brass lamp beneath it, the fly screens on the ...
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`... assortment of bed posts -- booty from which he hoped to furnish his next apartment. Soon, his scavenging yielded more than just furniture,
`flyscreens and (cid:160) cats:(cid:160) it revealed a whole world of mongo collectors.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) He met canners and black baggers, Dumpster-diving antiglobalists (or anarchists ...
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... said. ''Or even more irritating, 'I saw a really good find for you today.' ''
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Weegee, a black and white (cid:160) cat,(cid:160) and Whist, a calico (cid:160) cat,(cid:160) were Mr. Botha's first roommates, coaxed in from the pack of wild felines that roam
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`... Buddy was destined for the shelter, said Mr. Botha, who then quickly relented. ''There's not much difference between having two (cid:160) cats(cid:160) and
`having three,'' he explained. ''The move to four is when things get scary.''
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Like his possessions, which are just as likely to be coming as going, Mr. Botha ...
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`EADLINE: Pound's burden could be eased
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`YLINE: JUSTIN GEORGE
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`ATELINE: INVERNESS
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`... bosoms so the animals can feel the warmth of a beating heart are the same who must pump unwanted, neglected (cid:160) cats(cid:160) and dogs with
`syringes loaded with sodium pentobarbital, a barbiturate branded "Fatal Plus."
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Xan Rawls, Citrus County Animal ...
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`... strays to go home sooner, places microchips in all animals leaving the shelter, gives some biting dogs and (cid:160) cats(cid:160) another life and prohibits the
`prolonged tethering of pets. The changes, which county commissioners will consider next month, also would change Animal ...
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... Everybody cries here," Rawls said later. "It's okay."
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) They call some of the animals miracles, such as Eden 41, a little (cid:160) tabby(cid:160) kitten who survived several cars zooming over it on U.S. 41 until an
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`... who hope the end result is less euthanasias, which are typically reserved for unadoptable, sick and injured animals. Scores of feral (cid:160) cats(cid:160) also
`wait caged in a room next to the euthanasia room - including some who stay in the rusty, wire-box (cid:160) cat(cid:160) traps they were caught in.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Before each animal dies, they "are all snuggled and loved," Rawls said, even those not tame, ...
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`SUBJECT:(cid:160) DOGS (90%); ANIMAL WELFARE (90%); (cid:160) CATS(cid:160) (89%); COUNTY GOVERNMENT (89%); PETS (89%); COUNTIES (76%);
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`ORDINANCES (71%); HOMICIDE (70%);(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) May(cid:160) 23, 2004 Sunday
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`Copyright 2004 The Times-Picayune Publishing Company
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`EADLINE: IN SEARCH OF A HOME
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... Lab mix, female, gold.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Corgi mix, male, red.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Catahoula/St. Bernard, female, white with tri-markings.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) Cats(cid:160) and kittens
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, calico.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, tabico.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Medium hair (minx), female, (cid:160) tabby(cid:160) short-tail.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, orange tick (cid:160) tabby.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, black.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Long-hair, female, black/white.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, male, orange (cid:160) tabby.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, black.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, male, orange and white.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, black.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, ...
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... hair, female, white/black.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, male, black.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, black.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, (cid:160) tabby.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, male, orange (cid:160) tabby.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, tortoiseshell.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, torti.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, black.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, male, ...
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... male, neutered, black/tan.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Terrier, female, spayed, sable.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Akita mix, female, not spayed, black/brown.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) Cats(cid:160) and kittens
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, not spayed, brown (cid:160) tabby.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, male, neutered, red (cid:160) tabby.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, not spayed blue (cid:160) tabby.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, not spayed, copper-eyed white.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, not spayed, tortoise shell. ...
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... brown.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, not spayed, black/white.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, male, not neutered, classic cream (cid:160) tabby.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) . . . . . . .
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) These animals are up for adoption at the St. Tammany Animal Resource Team, or START. For information, call 727- ...
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... male, brown/tan.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Lab/Catahoula mix puppies, male, chocolate.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Lab/Catahoula mix puppy, female, black.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Siamese mix, medium hair, male, chocolate point.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, male, black.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Classic gray (cid:160) tabby(cid:160) with white, male.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair, female, calico.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Medium-hair, female, brown and white (cid:160) tabby.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Medium-hair, large male, gray (cid:160) tabby(cid:160) with white.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Medium-hair, male kitten, black/white.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Short-hair kittens, male/female, various colors.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... a 6-month-old cinnamon chow mix. Juliet is housebroken, healthy and friendly, and good with children 10 and older.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) Cats(cid:160) and kittens
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) -- Tag 5204. Bennie, an 8-year-old grey and white (cid:160) tabby(cid:160) domestic shorthair.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) -- Tag 5244. Saint, an adult black and white domestic shorthair.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) -- Tag 5360. Cracker, a 6-week-old Flamepoint domestic shorthair.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) The adoption fee is $50 for dogs and $30 for (cid:160) cats.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) For information or to report a missing animal, visit the shelter Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; ...
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`EADLINE: Cookie (No. 96443), a female chocolate Labrador mix, is available for...
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... husky mix, 3-month-old male; playful.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Simba (No. 96267), cream, black and white short-haired (cid:160) cat,(cid:160) 6-year-old male; loving.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Shrek (No. 96692), black and brown (cid:160) tabby,(cid:160) 8-week-old male; adorable.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) For information, visit the Kansas Humane Society at 4218 Southeast Blvd., ...
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`... mix, 3 years old, 30 pounds, is available for adoption from Pals Animal Rescue. House-trained, she is good with (cid:160) cats,(cid:160) dogs and children.
`She is intelligent and wants to please her owner. She will make a great family pet or companion for an individual.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Also available:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Cisco, neutered male purebred Persian (cid:160) cat,(cid:160) white with gold eyes, 1 1/2 years old. A sweet and loving (cid:160) cat,(cid:160) he is litter-box-trained and good
`with other (cid:160) cats(cid:160) and dogs.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Six purebred Persian kittens: two blues, one silver/cream, one red, two (cid:160)(cid:160) tabbies.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Jack, neutered male miniature schnauzer, 1 year old, salt and pepper. Doing great on house training and ...
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`SUBJECT:(cid:160) ANIMAL WELFARE (92%); DOGS (90%); (cid:160) CATS(cid:160) (90%); PETS (90%);(cid:160)
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`Copyright 2004 The Kansas City Star
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`SECTION: D; BRIEF; Pg. 10
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`Continental (cid:160) Cat(cid:160) (2) 11.40 5.60 3.40
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... BB's Skidboot 5-1-8 8. 2.Ican Vote Bush 8-3-7 8. 3.E's (cid:160) Tabby(cid:160) 3-2-5 6. 4.MGM Ruby 3-2-4 7-2. 5.Universalstudios 3- ...
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) May(cid:160) 22, 2004 Saturday
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Our featured (cid:160) cat(cid:160)
`trained and an indoor-only (cid:160) cat.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... gray-and-white coats. They are litter-trained.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Zoie is an 8-week-old spayed female with a short brown (cid:160) tabby(cid:160) coat. She is litter trained.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Lissa is a 10-week-old spayed female with a short black-and-white coat. She is ...
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`this week is Mary, a 6-month-old spayed female Siamese mix with a short seal point-and-white coat. Mary has is litter
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`... week is Bo, an adult neutered male poodle with a groomed white coat. He is housebroken, great with other dogs and (cid:160) cats,(cid:160) fine with
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Buddy is a 9-month-old ...
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`Copyright 2004 Capital City Press
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`EADLINE: Funny, charming characters join Shrek cast
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`YLINE: JOHN WIRT
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... Puss In Boots belong to Antonio Banderas and his swashbuckling feline.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Hissing and clawing, the Spanish-accented Banderas leaps into his cavalier (cid:160)(cid:160) cat's(cid:160)
`tall boots. Puss even coughs up a fur ball, an act that even
`vulgar Shrek finds disgusting. It's a great voice performance complemented by computer-animation that makes Puss, an orange (cid:160) tabby,(cid:160) emerge
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) The ever dependable John Cleese is King Harold, another jewel in Shrek ...
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) May(cid:160) 21, 2004 Friday
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`EADLINE: 'Shrek' sequel surpasses original film
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... but he got there too late.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) This brings us to the most fantastic addition