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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JULY 25, 2018 • A5 Pet tips ‘N’ tales Greetings from Cottage Grove... By Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe” Cats Mandu and Katcat “... the only true religion consists of having a good heart.” — H.H. Dalai Lama (Originally published July 26, 2017) nna, a Buddhist nun, was ordained by His Holiness Dalai Lama. She divides her time between her homes and cats in Eugene, Ore., and its sister city, Kathman- du. Anna takes the Dalai Lama’s words to heart, “Having a pet teaches service, compassion and kindness” so for 19 years, she has rescued trafficked Nepalese children. During Nepal’s civil war, impoverished families sent their children, as young as 4-years-old, with strangers who prom- ised to educate and protect them. But, instead they innocently handed their child to a trafficker who would inflict fear, hun- ger and disease on their child. The now “owned” children were forced to beg, serve their “master,” become domestic help, break rocks or worse. When Anna learns of enslaved children, wearing her nun’s robes, she takes a taxi to their location and announces that she has, “Come for the children.” Once in the care of the “Next Generation Nepal” organization, their parents are located and the children returned home. Donations allow for these rescues and reunifications, making her acts of humanity paws-ible. (www.NextGenerationNepal.org) In Kathmandu, street cats are considered one step above rats. The felines traverse the 15-foot brick walls that surround build- ings, seldom touching the ground in their search for food. Oddly, these “pests” are rare Bengal cats. A COURTESY PHOTO The Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce Greeters Committee has awarded Kevin L Pillow LLC Business of the Quarter- Q2 2018. Kevin was nominated for his consistent excellence in customer service, providing professional and knowledgeable financial services to the Cottage Grove Community for over 25 years. 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Information about the transit agency, including information in non-English alternative formats, may be obtained by calling 541-942-0456 or rlinoz@southlanewheels.com Anna and her cats, Mandu and Katcat In Eugene, Anna has two Oregon rescues: a Bengal named “Mandu” and a Manx named “Katcat.” Her cats are so beauti- fully marked that she calls them “house art.” “After adopting Mandu,” said Anna, “I wanted a second cat, so I introduced him to two different cats, but he intimidated the frightened ‘intruders’.” Then she brought home a long-hair-grey Manx, Katcat. This time the reception was jaw dropping! Mandu purred around the cat’s carrier and rolled next to it like it was soaked in catnip. When Anna let a fearless Katcat out, Mandu patiently watched his new friend explore their home. It did not take them long to become best friends. Bengals are an amazingly intelligent breed. Mandu has 15 different tones to his voice so Anna can differentiate them and understand what he is saying. Three weeks after Katcat’s arrival, he must have said something that infuriated Mandu. “In a demanding meow Mandu announced, ‘I have had enough! Katcat is an intruder,’” said Anna. “He clearly stated that it was, ‘time for Katcat's stay to end’. He argued insisting, ‘His visit is finished!’ He made fun of Katcat and said, ‘What's with his no tail? He looks like a rabbit not a cat. He has to go!” Anna disappointed Mandu by telling him that Katcat was now part of their family. Mandu retaliated by refusing to sleep with her, and in protest he laid across her bedroom’s threshold stretching out, so that Katcat would have to jump over him to enter. Katcat wisely made a wide turn to avoid a cat-frontation. Mandu then ‘tailed’ Katcat around the house intimidating him for a week making everyone’s lives miserable. Finally Anna said, “Mandu! Enough!” Whatever their hissy-fit was, Mandu got over it and the cats are back sharing her bed and lovingly washing each other! Every morning, Mandu puts his head on my shoulder,” said Anna, “and talks and purrs trying to rouse me. He becomes an- noyed if I do not jump up and feed him. So, he swats my head and I bury myself under the covers. He is relentless though; there is no way that I can sleep. He is better than an alarm clock, as long as you are on Mandu time!” TIPS: Cats instinctually scratch. They need tall cat posts to sleep on, stretch their back, and scratch. If your cat “accidentally” scratches your fur-niture, place crinkly aluminum foil on the corners as a deterrent. • Editor’s mote: Mary Ellen will return with a new column next week after a well-deserved break from the keyboard!) Share your fun, amazing or crazing pet tips and tales at angelscribe@ msn.com or Follow Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ PetTipsandTales. Adopt loving pets online at www.PetFinder.com. For spay or neutering, call the Humane Society at 541-942-2789.