Animal Care & Control charges dog owner with animal cruelty

Read the Journal Gazette story by Julie Crothers

We're holding a Kitten Shower and you're invited. Join us on Saturday, May 18 between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.for games and refreshments. We are registered at any store selling canned food for kittens, scoopable cat litter, Gerber turkey baby food, plain canned pumpkin and 5 quart Tupperware or Rubbermaid containers with lids. Get an invitation to share.

It's difficult to see hungry stray cats, but feeding them might not be the best thing to do. Animal lovers understandably want strays to have a reliable food source, but if you become that source by leaving cat food outside, you will be attracting even more problems. Here are a few facts and solutions to consider.