Depression or just feeling down is not uncommon. It’s part of life. We need to accept it and enjoy the moments when we feel livelier and happier. But if you’ve ever felt blue and I’m sure pretty well everyone reading this has at some stage, the secret to boosting your mood is to do something …
Kind acts like volunteering for an animal charity beats therapy for depression Read More »
NEWS/OPINION – I believe that Julianne Moore likes cats. She must (I say boldly) because she appears to live with a super looking ginger tabby whose looks male and, in any case, in 2015 she donated 10,000 meals to feral cats on Long Island. I can’t confirm that the picture below is of her with …
Julianne Moore donated 10,000 meals to TNR programs Read More »
HSUS does not have shelters. It does not own and operate shelters across the country. Nathan Winograd on his No Kill Advocacy Center website writes that HSUS takes in about $300 million annually in revenue because the general public mistakenly believe that they are donating to a local shelter when they donate to these HSUS …
Scott Dye who loves cats has paid the adoption fees for five other people adopting from the Second Chance Companions rescue center in SW Washington and the Portland Metro area and the fees were for difficult to rehome cats such as elderly black cats or cats with disabilities. He got the idea from stories in …
Man pays adoption fees for five hard-to-adopt rescue cats Read More »
This is a fabulous story and it turns the celebrity cat phenomenon into something incredibly positive and I love it. It is what celebrity cats are for or should be for and Mike Bridavsky, Lil BUB’s owner, should be very proud himself for making arrangements with the ASPCA to create Lil BUB’s Big FUND (“Fund”). …
Celebrity Cat, Lil BUB, Donates Tens of Thousands of Dollars to Needy Pets Read More »
At the beginning of the month there were 29,295 comments and at the end of the month there were 31,767 comments, making 2,472 comments for the month at $.05 per comment, which in turn makes $123.60 to donate for March. As usual, I am open to suggestions as to where this month’s donation goes. Also …
At Barbara’s place of work we are hosting an Easter Coffee Morning on Maundy Thursday, to raise funds for food for our local animal Sanctuaries: Wear Valley & Darlington Cats Protection, Kays Hill Cattery, Ark on the Edge Cattery and Stray Aid (which is a charity for dogs, but if they are given cat food …
By Ruth aka Kattaddorra Barbara and I were invited to a ‘Mince Pies at Marion’s’ drop in yesterday, so we went along as we had some cat food and bedding to go there too. Steven (Marion’s husband) usually kindly calls for the stuff we have for Cats Protection cats so it was nice to go …
You’ll receive $300 (USD) as a gift if and when you adopt this declawed cat whose name is Vincent. Update: please see comments. The amount is now $600! You should live within 300 miles of New Orleans, LA as he is in a shelter in New Orleans and they will make no adoption fee and …
By Danielle Walsh – Ark on the Edge (2nd December 2013) Well, hello again to all my feline and human fans out there; I have much news to tell you – so are you sitting comfortably – right, I’ll begin. So what’s been happening in the world of Dylan: well, firstly the diet is still …
Betty White is described as an “actress, comedienne, singer, author and television personality”. I doubt if she finds the description complete because she says that she has devoted her life to trying to improve the lives of animals. I wonder if “animal advocate” (or “animal health advocate”) should be part of her CV and be …
Betty White devoted her life to improving the lives of animals Read More »
This is a powerful story of an attempted cat rescue that sadly failed but which succeeded in leaving a legacy: pet oxygen masks donated to the Fresno firefighters by a generous person after reading the story. Back in June 2013, a kitten lost it’s life to a fire, despite the desperate attempts by Fresno, California …
Firefighter fights to save kitten using oxygen mask Read More »
This is a wonderful idea to help animals in Rescue Shelters to have a happy Christmas. I saw it on the ‘Ark on the Edge’ facebook page and followed the link to ‘The Santa Paws Foundation’ page which has 332 likes so far. They say: ’Shoebox appeal for animals. Decorate a shoebox and fill it with …
By Ruth aka Kattaddorra This is what Dylan says about himself on his Facebook page which is called: ‘Dylan Celebrity Puss’ ‘I am a rescue cat from Ark on the Edge Animal Sanctuary, feline fundraiser and a totally chilled out individual. And am known to do visits to local care homes etc. I live with …
Kays Hill Animal Sanctuary: here are some pictures of the quality cat food supplied to this animal sanctuary in the north of England thanks to the generosity of Marc in Switzerland and the efforts of Michael and Ruth and Babz in England via Pictures-of-cats.org (PoC) plus all the great PoCers. If you are new to …
