What affects us affects cats
By Elisa Black-Taylor A new pet food stamp program has recently been announced in the U.S. to help those with pets who fall into a low income bracket. Currently figures show more than 47 million people have benefited using the U.S. government run food stamp program. This new program is run not by any …
Many months after my lady cat died, on two occasions, I woke up in the middle of the night in a bit of a panic, convinced that she was locked outside. I immediately got out of bed and went to put on some slippers to go and fetch her, to suddenly realise she was …
What’s a boatcat or catloaf picture? There are several standard resting positions that cats get into. Some inform us that the cat is extremely relaxed and chilled out. Other positions tell us that although the cat is resting, she is also alert. Actually, cats are almost, always alert but the coatloaf picture shows a …
How do I make a cat love me less? This is a real question by a nice looking women (Samantha?) who obviously gives off the right vibes and smells for cats. She was or is staying at her parent’s house. Her parents’ cat, who is a gorgeous looking, laid back, ginger boy by the …
We are told that “extreme animal rights fanatics” are causing a crisis in private ownership of wild cats in the United States¹. I don’t believe this. If there is a crisis with respect to wild cat ownership it is due to a realisation (by people generally) that it is not acceptable for individual people …
This is an essay on the cheetah written for children and people who like plain English. I have kept it short deliberately. If you like it please share on social media. The cheetah is not only the fastest animal on land, it is also one of the most beautiful, stylish and athletic movers on the …
Using sign language, Koko, a well known 230 pound gorilla, asked her sign language teacher, Penny Patterson, for a kitten as a companion for her birthday. The sign Koko used was drawing two of her fingers across her cheek signifying a cat’s whiskers. The year was 1984 so this is not news by any …
26th Feb 2013 – The Google listing for cat news is depressing for animal and cat lovers. It has been like that for a long time. Search for “domestic cat” in Google News and, normally, the usual stories are about feral cats, unwanted cats and cat abuse, that sort of thing – nearly all …
