Veterinary homeopathy is discussed and outlined by Christine Mattson Barrett, DVM, of Natural Pet Care Center, Colfax, CA. Dr. Barrett is one of the volunteer vets at Brighthaven holistic retreat and residence for disabled/senior animals, and is available for telephone consultation and treatment.

"An Advocate With a Heart for Feral Cats" is an interview from Friends of Animals' ActionLine, Summer 2005, with Marie Ansari. Founder of the Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART), a New Jersey nonprofit created to meet the needs of feral cats as well as abandoned dogs and cats, Ansari talks here about the “trap, neuter, return” method of feral cat care.

"Plight of the Vanishing Songbirds" looks at some of the
real culprits responsible for the decline of forest-dwelling neotropical migratory birds. This article describing new research by David I. King of the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station and John H. Rappole of the Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center was published by Defenders of Wildlife and can be found at www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/birds.html (also disseminated by Alley Cat Allies). Maryalice Yakutchik is a freelance writer living in Monkton, Maryland.