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Santa Rosa County cancels October Community Cat Day
Each Community Cat Day fixes up to fifty stray or feral cats at the Milton shelter, and residents must bring their own traps; the cats declined comment.
On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After HoursPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by WKRG: “Santa Rosa County Animal Services cancels October Community Cat Day”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 3:43 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Orange County.
- BBN covered this story before: Nicolas Cage trailer for 'Best Pancakes in the County' lands (October 21).
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSanta Rosa County Animal Services canceled its October twenty-ninth Community Cat Day, and the next one is November twelfth at the Pine Forest Road shelter in Milton, WKRG reports.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentUp to fifty cats get fixed at each one, and residents have to trap and transport them themselves, one cat per humane trap.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the humans do the chasing. Then this is the award for the cat who made them run.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBBN's Pet of the Day: the Community Cat, Undefeated Outdoor Division. Traps entered, zero. Humans outsmarted, three, the legal limit per person.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd I'm sorry, this gets me. Three months old or older, and already better at hide-and-seek than any of us.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFinal stat line: appointments avoided, one, and the county canceled it before he even had to.
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The story so far
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- Blount County Animal Center Dog of the Week: Leroy · The Daily Times
- Saginaw County shelter halts cat adoptions after feline virus found · MLive.com
- Nicolas Cage trailer for 'Best Pancakes in the County' lands · Fox News
- Santa Rosa County cancels October Community Cat Day (this story)
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