What affects us affects cats
This is the story of a rat, a cat and a dog who left for their forever home on April 7 after being surrendered by their owner to a Wisconsin animal shelter in March. Meet Jack (the visually impaired cat), Sasha the dog and Tweaks the rat. When their owner could no longer care …
You may well have heard about him. His name is Jasper. He is five years old and he has become a hit with the students who attend the Marshall Library of Economics. His presence helps to calm the students. I’m sure that there is a lot of pressure on students at Cambridge University to …
After learning the identity of the person who had their cats taken recently in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, I made the decision to ask for his side of the story. I’ll refer to him as Kenneth for privacy reasons. Kenneth and his family have been rescuing furbabies for years and found homes for many of …
A handsome long-timer at the Oregon Humane Society in Portland recently received a beautiful letter from an allergic admirer. Meet Simba, an 11-year-old cat whose story is going viral, thanks to the U.S. Postal Service and social media. According to a post on the Oregon Humane Society website, Simba is a special needs cat (he …
Not all cats are born cute and cuddly. Some come into this world with a uniqueness rarely seen in a cat. This is the story of Awesome Possum, a possible Lykoi cat born into a feral litter. Possum was born in central North Carolina around July 4, 2015, to a normal looking litter of …
Christine Cook is an Atlanta resident on a mission to raise awareness of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) a devastating and deadly illness in the coronavirus family. There are treatments that may extend life, but so few cats survive that FIP is considered fatal. Christine writes on her beloved cat Mr. Swanson, whom she lost at the age …
This is a terribly sad tale of police apathy in the face of obvious cat cruelty and it irks me to read about it. What is particularly upsetting is the cat was loved by 8-year-old Michael Fuentes. It happened last Sunday. Michael was playing with his friend outside when he saw his beloved cat …
Cat owners should (must) be concerned about fire retardants in household products. They are incredibly toxic. We can’t see them and we can’t feel any difference to our lifestyle and our health until it is too late. As important is the health of our cats. Humans have a bad habit of ignoring danger if …
