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Author Archives: Capt'n Lisa
My Ghost Map
I’ve just been posting in my other blog (https://aspergersbigbang.wordpress.com/) about Ghost Map by Steven Johnson, and I don’t think I’ve posted here about my own Ghost Map. Like many of my research projects, it never seems to get to a … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Spay/Neuter clinics, Statistics
Tagged Oregon, pet overpopulation, spay/neuter
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Never mind
I’ve found the problem. Craigslist changed the way they do searches sometime between July 4 and July 11. It used to be the search for “kittens” did not include ads that only used the singular “kitten”, but now it does, … Continue reading
Kitten Storm update
At least here (Eugene) our Craigslist Kitten went down a little this week, although our s/n focus neighborhood, Springfield continued to rise. Nationally, quite a few areas went down this week, so at least their peaks didn’t go any higher. … Continue reading
USA Facing a Purrfect Storm
The more I look at, the more convinced I am that we’re in for a cat population explosion all over the US. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_storm “A “perfect storm” is an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will … Continue reading
Cats in my bed
During the coldest nights of winter, I run a space heater so my bedroom is a lot warmer than the rest of the house, and my 3 cats are almost always together in the bed. During the hottest days of … Continue reading
The Kittens Are Coming!
I’m seeing a shocking jump in my Craigslist Kitten Index (CLKI) almost everywhere. So far, I’m seeing confirmation from shelter stats that there’s a population explosion going on, I’m assuming from the record warm winter we just went through. I … Continue reading
Friends
My Twitter friend @Caretaker_Cat asked me to make this. Not being familiar with the tv show, I probably can’t appreciate it fully, but I had fun making it.
Stochastic Demographic Simulation
I wonder if this post will get a lot of traffic because people will think I’m talking dirty. But, no, this is just my typical passion for numbers and spay/neuter. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0113553 Let me share some numbers I just figured out … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelters, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter clinics, Statistics, TNR
Tagged animal shelters, spay/neuter, TNR, Trap-Neuter=Return
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New Jersey Animal Shelters’ Report Cards for Dogs
Originally posted on NJ Animal Observer:
In my last blog, I disclosed New Jersey’s depressing animal shelter statistics. This blog explains why so many dogs are losing their lives in the state’s animal shelters and whether these facilities can end…
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