PAWS OF WAR – Bubba the Cat
Bubba the Cat, a war cat in the Middle East has made it to the US, or will do in due course, thanks to Sgt. Rode, PAWS OF WAR and the generous public who donated sufficient funds quickly to allow … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Animal Rescue
Woman falls for unwanted ‘ugly’ Exotic Shorthair rescue cat
NEWS AND VIEWS: This is an interesting cat rescue story that requires comment. It looks as though the story comes from Europe but we are not told. It concerns a female, purebred cat, an Exotic Shorthair, whose name is Bean. … Continue reading →
Two men build scaffolding to release cat trapped in apartment window
RUSSIA-NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a cat story from the city of Krasnodar, Russia. It appears that this is a full-time indoor cat living in an apartment. The cat wanted to get out of a window it seems to me. … Continue reading →
Cat stuck in tree falls about 50 feet to ground when tree surgeon cuts branch
This is a novel way to ‘rescue’ a cat stuck up a tree. They must have run out of ideas because the video clearly shows the tree surgeon cutting off the branch on which the cat is perched. She falls … Continue reading →
Daring cat rescue on GR’s west side garners attention on social media
NEWS AND COMMENT: I have unashamedly stolen Fox17’s headline because I like it. Thanks Annie Szatkowski. It is a good little cat story from Grand Rapids, Mich. What I like about it is the confident way this man climbs up … Continue reading →
Information about people giving up their shelter-adopted cats
It goes without saying that not all adoptions of cats from animal and cat shelters results in a long-term relationship. At the heart of the failures is the lack of a solid emotional attachment between person and cat. And behind … Continue reading →
Factors affecting choice of cats adopted at shelters
At heart this is really a discussion about cat overpopulation in America and in the UK. Is there a cat overpopulation problem? The simple answer is, yes, because too many cats are killed at shelters because they are unwanted. However, … Continue reading →
Cat revived from near death when pulled from home fire in Russia
Volgograd, Russia – NEWS AND VIEWS: Well, this is not hot-off-the-press news as it’s about two years old but it is the first time that I’ve seen it and it’s a very tense video. It’s actually quite near the bone … Continue reading →
Dramatic pictures of cats being rescued by navy from sinking Thai ship
A commercial vessel off the coast of the south of Thailand near Ko Adang Island (aka Koh Adang Island) was in trouble when its engine compartment caught fire. The stern section of the vessel was ablaze and the ship was … Continue reading →
Differently-abled cats Sir Thomas and The Wizard (and others)
There is magic at Milo’s Sanctuary. It was founded and is managed by Michele Hoffman from Santa Barbara. It’s a sanctuary for cats that nobody wants but she does. It’s a place where cats disfigured by brutal people can find … Continue reading →