Free-roaming cats can be the bane of a neighborhood.
It’s not just the annoyance of hearing them meow and howl at night.
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Toni Garcia, New Hope foster coordinator at the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society, lets Midge out of his kennel for a health check Thursday.
Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
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Emily Hays, veterinarian at the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society, uses a black light to check Midge, a foster kitten, for ringworm Thursday.
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Emily Hays, veterinarian at the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society, performs a health check Friday on Midge, a kitten fresh from foster care.
Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
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