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Thundering Paws Animal Sanctuary
Austin Chronicle - CAT ADOPTION DISCOUNTS The Austin Humane Society and the ASPCA are celebrating Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month by lowering kitten/cat adoption fees, from $90 to $50, throughout June. 646-PETS. www.austinhumanesociety.org

Local events
San Jose Mercury News - Spirit of America family festival and fireworks show. Children's activities, carnival games, student and adult music stages, exhibitor booths and an art gallery. 3-10 p.m. July 4. Church on the Hill, 500 Sands Drive, San Jose. Free. www

Sonic Youth, still growing
Island Packet Online - While Sonic Youth plans to remain a quartet for recordings, the band hired veteran bassist Mark Ibold (Pavement, Free Kitten) to join them on tour. "We wanted to keep Kim's role a little freer," Ranaldo says. "She got attached to not playing bass on

Man rescued after climbing tree for cat
Times-Leader - PORTLAND, Ore. - A man climbed a tree to save his cat, but ended up needing to be saved himself. Ken Sinclair's white kitten, Breather, got stuck 30 feet up in a fir tree on Friday. Sinclair tried calling to him, but the cat wouldn't budge, so he

Options and openness are becoming more of a reality for those who are grieving over lost pets
Celia Robinson's dog, Lucy, was more than a pet. The 10-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback had been a part of the family since it was a puppy.

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Review Date: JUNE 24, 2006 Publisher: Doubleday Pages: 320 pp. Price (hardback): $21.95 Publication Date: 4/22/03 ISBN: 0-385-50926-X ISBN (hardback): 0-385-50926-X Category: FICTION Classification: FEATURE

Katrina victim sues to have his rescued poodle returned
When Malvin Cavalier fled to the Superdome as Hurricane Katrina bore down on his home in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, he left a bucket of food and pail of water on the front porch for his poodle, Bandit.

Rescued animals may soon find homes
The prospective pets, now housed at the Animal Rescue League of Berks County, were seized from an illegal puppy mill.