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Dear Porky & Buddy: I live out in the country and the past few nights I have been hearing coyotes howling. It sounds like they are just outside my windows sometimes. I have never actually seen one—I just hear them at night and my pets are all in at night. But should I be concerned about one of my pets (I have two cats and a dog) running into one during the day? I try to not to be stupid about the wildlife where I live, but they sound so eerie. Signed, Jona

Prince Charming lives up to his name! He is a cuddler, a greeter of guests, a champion napper, and all around entertainer.

Dear Readers: Last week, we answered a question about coyotes and then this week we received an email from a kind-hearted man who had rescued a wounded cedar wax wing and wondered whether the Oswego County Humane Society could take it in. That got us thinking about wild animals in general. OCHS is not licensed as a wildlife rehabilitation agency to take in wild life, but we do care about them and we know many of you do as well.

Snickers is a pretty muted calico tortie with an impish personality. She'll play with people, just not “up close” . . . so laser pointers and fishing pole type toys are her favorites.

Dear Readers: We have a job for you. We just received an Advocacy Alert from the ASPCA that we think you might be interested in. In September, last year, the ASPCA filed a petition with the USDA asking that agency to strengthen its regulations concerning animal breeding facilities, what we all know of as "puppy mills."

As we venture off to run our errands in local stores, we no doubt take note of holiday decorations beginning to appear. It seems everyone is preparing for one holiday or another. In no time, we will be in the middle of the busy holiday season, visiting with family & friends, both at home and away.

Isn't Zilla the prettiest thing -- a young medium hair fluff ball with a sweet cuddly disposition.

Dear Readers: It’s fall, that magical time when everything is gloriously beautiful, the air is cool, we can soon stop worrying about heart worm and maybe even fleas and ticks, there’s not much mud, it hasn’t snowed yet, in short a perfect time of year for pets and their people.

We've featured Marley before but he still doesn't have a home of his own and he REALLY needs one.