Summary: Researchers in Maryland have discovered that outdoor cats are responsible for spreading a parasite that is possibly linked to brain infections and loss of cognitive function. We hear details of the new study from its co-author, Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, executive director of the Stanley Medical Research Institute in Chevy Chase, Md. We also speak with Allison Cardona of the ASPCA about the organization’s new animal hoarder and intervention program. Music: “Kari” by Bob James and Earl Klugh
