Cat Fancy Magazine

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jmcquown wrote:
MaryL wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Watch out! There is a company (maybe more than one) that handles
these free subscriptions. When the free period (usually a year)
ends, they automatically bill your "renewal" to your credit card.

MaryL

I saved a copy of the form I filled out and mailed back to Newport
News; it doesn't ask me for any credit card information.

Good. It sounds like your may be legitimate if they didn't even ask
for a credit card for postage or a small "handling fee."

Do you like the "Best Friends" mag? I don't think I've ever seen one
and was curious about it. "Cat Fancy" I can do without though. I ended
up cancelling my subscription over an article where they "reported"
the benefits to feeding dry cat food to zoo big cats. Iams to be
exact. Complete with an Iams ad splashed on the same page. They've
prostituted themselves to their advertisers, IMO.

Most magazines do. I've never seen them specifically mention a product in
an article and have an add for it adjacent to the article (not saying it
couldn't happen).

It *is* a great picture book though. I always enjoyed the photos.

I love the cat "centerfold"!

"Catnip" is about the best publication I've seen so far, WRT cat
health/behavior information.

Sherry

Best Friends is published by a rescue organization, heavy emphasis on
preventing cruelty to animals (which I'm all for, of course). Some of the
articles are disturbing but we've all seen or heard worse.

The current issue, for example, has an article about the county
commissioners in a county in Michigan. A woman in charge of running Heart
of Michigan Animal Rescue was informed the county commissioners had approved
selling pets in animal shelters to outside buyers for research and testing.
They finally got the decision overturned but had to work under a very tight
(2 week, I think it was) deadline before the commissioners adjourned for
some period of time. The emphasis of the publication is on animal rescue
and people's awareness of the issues, which is fine with me.
www.bestfriends.org

Jill

cybercinbad wrote:
Billing issues aside-

I'm very sensitive to stories about sick, injured, or at-risk animals.
I made a contribution to Best Friends (WONDERFUL organization, go to
the website and check out what AMAZING good they do) and they started
sending me the magazine. My husband throws it away every month before
I can see it because I'm sobbing uncontrollably by the 5th page. Lots
of happy stories but I just can't take the pathos!

cindy

Oh, I understand that. Every time I get the donation plea from the HSUS
with that picture of Astro the dog I just can't stand it. It makes me
want to tell them, just tell me how much and where to send it, but
please don't send me another picture of poor Astro the dog.

Sherry