Correction

(Due to a production error, the end of a story on a vigil for homeless animals was replaced with another story in last week's edition. We are reprinting a condensed form of the story, including the proper ending. We regret the error.) Wantage - Laurie Walsh never set out to become a crusader for animal rights. But when two years ago she took in first one homeless cat and then another, her course was set. That course brought her to the parking lot of Farmside Supplies on Loomis Street last Saturday evening, where a poster telling the stories of abandoned and abused pets glowed in the light of a dozen candles. Around her, 20-25 animal lovers stood silently, holding candles or glow sticks. The occasion was the annual National Homeless Animal Day sponsored by the International Society for Animal Rights. Walsh is more familiar with the subject than she ever thought she'd be. After word quickly got out that she had taken in a couple cats, other people starting bringing others. Before long, she and her husband, Stan, bought a shed to house them. To pay for food and medications and equipment, "we sold everything we have - collectibles, antiques - everything." Some would say that abandoned and feral cats should simply be killed, but to Walsh it's a matter of justice. "It's not their fault that they're homeless," Walsh said. "It's the neglect of humans. These cats have just as much right to live as any other living creature. "People think cats are disposable," she continued. "They're not. They're intelligent, self-sufficient creatures. "They're neat."