CINCINNATI, July 23 (UPI) -- The Cincinnati Zoo will use $1.5 million in state funds for an endangered-cat breeding facility, the only such program in North American zoos, officials said.

THOMASVILLE, Ga., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A cat that vanished in Georgia seven years ago returned to her owners when she needed to get in out of the rain.

CEDAR CITY, Utah, May 23 (UPI) -- A 75-year-old Utah woman recently became so frustrated with local animal control officials she caught a marauding wild cat by herself.

MOSCOW, June 2 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has been treated for a possible case of rabies after being bitten by a wild cat.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Egypt's top wild-animal trainer is hospitalized with serious injuries Friday after a tiger mauled him during a circus performance, the BBC reported.