NEWS AND COMMENT: Although Maryam al-Balushi finds cats and dogs more faithful than humans and clearly loves them, she has to look after almost 500 cats in her home because there is a stray cat problem in Oman where she … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Because of Covid-19, one animal shelter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Assisi Animal Sanctuary, is using the Internet as a means to present their animals to potential adopters in order to comply with social distancing, to minimise … Continue reading →
A search and rescue dog, which appears to be an Alsatian, discovered a calico cat in the rubble of a collapsed building after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in İzmir Province which is on the west coast of Turkey; the Aegean coast. … Continue reading →
The charities involved have shipped 600 rescue cats and dogs from Hawaiian animal shelters in a Hercules C-130 plane to the US mainland in an historic operation. This is a really good photograph of cats on the tarmac at an … Continue reading →
Of course they don’t. It’s just a saying based on the fact that cats are very good at surviving because of their sharp senses and agility. Cats are also good at getting into trouble because of their inquisitiveness so they … Continue reading →
There is a neat way to rescue kittens from small-bore sewer and drainage pipes, which is to use a length of towelling flavoured with food, for example tuna. Towelling is best because it’s got more texture and it is easier … Continue reading →
Some good news for people who love cats, all kinds, no matter what their colour. We know that normally black cats have a harder time attracting the attentions of an adopter visiting a rescue centre. They tend to “stay on … Continue reading →
AP Scaffolding Services built a 50 foot scaffolding tower next to a tree in which a tortoiseshell cat had been stuck for about three days. It’s the first time I’ve seen this method of rescuing a cat from a tree. … Continue reading →
The music has a Gothic flavour and it looks somehow artificial. It looks staged to me but how can I say that? I don’t know. The video moves very slowly. It’s as if every moment has been teased out for … Continue reading →
A young man has been evicted from his 1,000 square-foot apartment in the seaside town of Gandia, Valencia, Spain, together with his 96 cats! It is reported that he took in two cats and he ended up with 96 after … Continue reading →
