Beltzville Lions Club, in cooperation with Pet Angel Animal Watch Society ASC, is offering a series of pet related seminars.

Donna Crum, cruelty officer for Carbon County, said that due to the high volume of feral cat colonies in Carbon County, including a colony of 70 recently found in Palmerton, she plans to include information about feral cats in every upcoming seminar.Seminars are held from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Peter's Community Resource Center, 177 Main Road, Lehighton, formerly St. Peter's Evangelical Church. The next seminar is Wednesday.Rose Reese of Training From The Heart will present "100 percent animal training," and will focus on training your pet with positive reinforcement.Kim Mulik of Carbon County Friends of Animals, Crum and state trooper Erin Cawley will also speak about who to call in cases of suspected animal cruelty, who to call when dog laws are broken, the benefits of lifetime licensing and where and when are all the local rabies clinics and options for spay/neuter clinics available in Carbon County.The Palmerton Pet Project is reaching out for help.Anyone who wants to help with the feral cat issue in Palmerton can send check donations made out to Palmerton Cat Project in care of Beltzville Lions Club, 576 Main Road, Lehighton, PA 18235 or to ASC, 1185 Mauch Chunk Road, Palmerton, Pa. 18071. The money will be used to secure a mobile lab that will spay and neuter, as well as deworm and vaccine the trapped cats.They are also in dire need of cat food and large tote containers, carpeting and insulation; as well as temporary foster homes.Cat food, large totes and cash donations also can be brought to the next seminar.Upcoming seminar topics include "Animal First Aid and CPR Basics" on Dec. 9; Wildlife, "Who to Call and Why," Jan. 13; and "Feral Cat Housing and Feral Cat Information" on Feb. 10.All workshops include resources to help low-income Carbon County residents with pet-related needs.Lists of what the rescues/shelters need will also be available.For additional information, call Gail Maholick at 610-533-9311.