New orange collar project helps lost cats find home

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cartoonist Matthew Inman would like to see every housecat wearing an orange collar with its name and number on it. Then if the cat gets loose or lost, by escape or mistake, the collar will signal, “Help me!”
Inman calls the collar campaign the Kitty Convict Project, and its aim is to up the percentage of cats that can be reunited with owners.
While loose dogs are often picked up on the assumption that they’re lost, loose cats are usually ignored on the