There is a much lower reunion rate between cat owner and cat at animal shelters than is the case for dogs because cat owners wait too long before checking with the shelter when their cat is lost.
Pilot went missing from his loving home in Santa Rosa ten years ago in 2007; three years after he was adopted. We don’t know how he survived those ten years. However, what is clear is that he survived the recent massive Santa Rosa fires. He suffered severe burns and we are told by The Press …
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A couple’s cat escapes their car. They look for their cat. A police officer stops and detains them in what appears to be an unlawful detention. The couple argue with the police officer and gain the upper hand. The police officer has a problem of his own making.
This is a strange story and a sad one. The lady concerned with four cats really got caught up in a nasty scam that cost her her cats but she appears to have been more than careless herself. Natasha Hornes wanted to go and live with her fiance in Missouri. She got a guy (we …
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The reward for this lost cat is high enough to make some people think that it’s some sort of scam. Is a $1,500 reward for tips leading to the recovery of a lost cat so high that people shouldn’t believe it? It is an interesting thought. The amount of money that a cat owner puts …
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After three months in my new home my cat, Gabriel, decided to go back to my previous home to visit his previous ‘home range’ which is about half a mile away. That’s not far but the route is complicated. It is not direct. It goes to prove yet again that cats have great homing skills. …
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The title, ‘lost my cat-how to find it’ is a search term in Google (I’d use ‘him’ or ‘her’ and not ‘it’). This means people want to know how to find their cat. I thought I would refer to a telephone survey of owners who lost their cats which took place in 2007. It may …
I have just written about a cat detection dog in the UK called Molly. She is very successful. She is well-trained. This is an alternative solution. It is an interesting solution and one that I find less believable but nonetheless it worked. A lady in America, Samerah Begzad, loves her indoor cat Simba. He had …
Pet psychic finds the lady’s cat. Pet detective with cat detection dog fails Read More »
As an optimistic figure, around one tenth of one percent of all cats go missing annually or one in 1000. Around half of this percentage go missing and are not found. I have deliberately simplified the figures which relate to the UK. I’d expect similar but slightly better figures for the USA. Less cats should …
If you’ve lost your cat you should watch out for a fancy scam which could mean that you both lose money and your cat. A family living in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA were scammed into paying ransom money for their missing cat. The cat, who sounds as if he is an orange tabby (update: yes …
The old well established British way of letting their cats roam free are quite possibly coming to an end as there appears to be an ever increasing number of cases of cat abuse and abduction. The cats just go missing. In one quiet residential street in the UK, Everest Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, the lamposts are …
Zappa is a grey, tabby-and-white domestic cat. His home is in Belfast, N. Ireland. His human companion is Julie Blair. She works at the Irish dog rescue centre Cavaliers in Need. Zappa went missing 18 months ago. Julie thought he had died; killed by a fox or shot by a hunter. Then she got a …
A Siamese cat was sent by first class post in a parcel. The package took eight days to be delivered. Can you believe it? Actually, it is quite believable because we know that cats like boxes. We know that cats can sneak into places unnoticed. We know how difficult it can be to see a …
In the UK there is one pet detective service. It is called Animal Search UK. The business was founded by a former police officer, Tom Watkins. He is dubbed the real-life Ace Ventura after the 1994 pet detective film starring Jim Carrey. He set up shop in his garden shed in 1999. Initially he began …
All Hayley Crews wanted was to see a few dollars from the sale of a box spring (as in part of a mattress set) that she listed on Craigslist. She and her boyfriend were getting a place of their own, and the bedding was no longer needed. Instead of making some fast cash, Hayley’s been …
Cat missing for ten days after hiding in box spring now safe at home Read More »
