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4/22; 4:30 p.m.—Romeo, the cat discovered caught by the paw in a trap, ultimately required leg amputation. The surgery took place on Tuesday. 

Local veterinarians, along with shelter staff, are stepping in to provide care for him.

On Thursday, as part of their community outreach, Mohawk Valley Community College employees will be at the shelter from 9 a.m. to noon, creating toys for the cats and spending time with them—hopefully providing the encouragement Romeo needs for his recovery.Play Video

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The Rome Humane Society is caring for a cat that was caught in a trap.

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ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Humane Society is working with local veterinarians to save a cat who they say was caught in a trap that may have been illegally set. 

Officials with the humane society tell NEWSChannel2 the cat, who they are calling Romeo, was seen on a Rome man’s porch when he returned from vacation.

The man called the humane society to ask for help.

They said they spent two days trying to coax Romeo out from under the man’s porch. 

A local veterinarian stepped up on their day off to assist in getting the trap off Romeo’s paw. 

Romeo will likely have to have his paw amputated.

Another local veterinarian is stepping up to assist with the surgery once Romeo is strong enough. Play Video

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The Rome Humane Society is working with local veterinarians to save a cat who they say was caught in a trap that may have been illegally set. 

WKTV will update viewers on Romeo’s progress this week.

By Ethan Covey

All but one case of people infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus in California have occurred in dairy workers who were exposed to sick cows, according to a new CDC report.

Findings from the report highlight the continued need for investigating influenza-like illness or conjunctivitis in workers who have occupational exposure to animals infected with the HPAI A(H5N1) virus (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2025;74[8]:127-133).

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The first human case of HPAI A(H5N1) virus in California was identified in September 2024. From Sept. 30 through Dec. 24, 2024, 38 people in the state received a positive test for the virus. Of these, 37 were determined to be dairy farm workers who were confirmed to have had contact with infected cows.

The final case occurred in a person younger than 18 years of age who had an undetermined exposure. This case represents the first pediatric case of HPAI A(H5N1) infection identified in the United States. The child had mild respiratory symptoms and otitis media, was prescribed oseltamivir, and recovered quickly.

“These findings reinforce individuals with occupational exposure to infected or potentially infected animals are at increased risk for infection and should follow safety measures, including proper PPE [personal protective equipment] use,” Paul Prince, a CDC spokesperson, told Infectious Disease Special Edition.

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Mr. Prince stressed that the threat of HPAI A(H5N1) to individuals in the United States remains minimal.

“There is no known human-to-human transmission identified in the U.S., and the overall immediate risk to the public remains low,” he said. “Individuals exposed to infected animals or certain environments—such as people who have occupational or recreational exposures—are at increased risk of infection.”

Apr. 22  06:00 am JST  15 CommentsSHIMONOSEKI

A commercial whaling ship left a western Japanese port Monday for the Sea of Okhotsk to hunt 25 fin whales.

The crew of the ship, which left Shimonoseki port, plans to start hunting fin whales in the exclusive economic zone, north of the northern island of Hokkaido, from Friday and is set to return to port in Sendai in northeastern Japan in June.

Four such trips are planned in fiscal 2025 through next March, and the crew hope to catch a total of 229 fin and other whales, one less than the number caught the previous fiscal year.

Japan resumed hunting whales for commercial purposes in 2019 after formally withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission.

As an IWC member, Japan had halted commercial whaling in 1988 but continued to hunt whales for what it called research purposes, a practice criticized internationally as a cover for commercial whaling.