disasters

FB - Peaches rides shotgun in RV on return home from Camp Fire evacuation

Peaches, the ginger tabby, rides shotgun in RV on return home after Camp Fire evacuation

This is a cute picture of Peaches riding ‘shotgun’ in the words of the San Francisco Chronicle journalist, Sarah Ravani. It was taken by Santiago Mejia of The Chronicle. Peaches is on the shoulder of her human companion,Richard Tafalla, as he drives back to his home in his RV. He’s on Highway 32 and it …

Peaches, the ginger tabby, rides shotgun in RV on return home after Camp Fire evacuation Read More »

Carla Ramm checks on her cat Jackjack after they were loaded onto a boat during their rescue from rising flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, in Leland, North Carolina

Three high quality photos of cat rescue after Hurricane Florence

Some great but uncomfortable photos of cat rescue will no doubt be taken after the latest hurricane hits the east coast of the US. At the time of writing this article Hurricane Michael is wreaking havoc in Florida. The dust has hardly settled on Hurricane Florence. However, some really nice, high quality, cat rescue photographs …

Three high quality photos of cat rescue after Hurricane Florence Read More »

Stranded dog

Hurricane Florence: nearly all the pictures are of rescued dogs not cats

I’ve been searching Google images for a while, looking for good pictures of cats being rescued during Hurricane Florence. In my estimation about 90% of the photographs are of dogs being rescued. Why is this? I can think of several possible reasons. Firstly, more dogs are being abandoned than cats during Hurricane Florence (unlikely). Secondly, …

Hurricane Florence: nearly all the pictures are of rescued dogs not cats Read More »

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue

Picture of 40 cats and dogs in carriers evacuated from Hurricane Florence

The picture shows 40 cats and dogs in crates who were being taken north to Washington from South Carolina in order to avoid Hurricane Florence. They had a rough trip north because the van broke down after about 90 minutes into their journey. Then Facebook came to the rescue. The team transporting the dogs, Lucky …

Picture of 40 cats and dogs in carriers evacuated from Hurricane Florence Read More »

Robert Simmons and kitten rescued from flooding in N. Carolina

Picture of Robert Simmons and his kitten rescued from flooding during Hurricane Florence

Great pictures of Robert Simmons and his kitten named ‘Survivor’ from flooding due to Hurricane Florence in New Bern, North Carolina have been taken by Andrew Carter. We are told by The Times that New Bern has been devastated by flooding due to hurricane Florence. Apparently over 4000 homes have been flooded. Many cars have …

Picture of Robert Simmons and his kitten rescued from flooding during Hurricane Florence Read More »

Video of cat rescue Hurricane Florence

Video of cat rescue during Hurricane Florence

This is an interesting video. Two cats are being rescued by two guys. The rain is tipping down. They hold the cats by the scruff of the neck. One is passive but one wriggles free but is recaptured. The guy looks uncomfortable carrying the cat. Nice work though. Great effort. [weaver_iframe src=’https://abc7ny.com/video/embed/?pid=4245013′ height=600 percent=100 style=”style”] …

Video of cat rescue during Hurricane Florence Read More »

Cat rescue in Italy after quake

Cat is rescued after another Italian earthquake (video)

Residents of the area damaged by the recent 6.6 magnitude earthquake are returning home. They would have left quickly, perhaps in a panic. Under these circumstances people leave a lot behind including domestic cats and valuables. I understand the situation and domestic cats in Italy will almost invariably be outdoor cats. You can’t collect them …

Cat is rescued after another Italian earthquake (video) Read More »

Cat saved in flooded Carlisle

What’s Happening to the Cats and Dogs during the Massive UK Floods?

Dramatically unusual weather is causing huge floods in the North of England. It is estimated that about £5 billion worth of damage has been caused (about 7.5 billion US Dollars). Many householders are uninsured because the insurance premiums are too high. The situation is desperate for many. Obviously a lot of these people have cat …

What’s Happening to the Cats and Dogs during the Massive UK Floods? Read More »


Note: sources for news articles are carefully selected but the news is often not independently verified.
Scroll to Top