16 facts about high-rise syndrome in cats
Here are 16 facts about high-rise syndrome in domestic cats. In some parts of the world high-rise syndrome is relatively common and those places will be conurbations where there is a high human population...
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Cat falls from the upper tier of a football stadium. They could have prevented it.
NEWS AND VIEWS: The news media headlines report on “quick thinking” college students saving the life of this black-and-white cat who fell from the top tier of a college football stadium, about 40 feet...
Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Muhammad bin Rashid Al Khartoum gives four men $13,610 each for being kind towards pregnant cat
NEWS AND COMMENT – DUBAI: Is this a publicity stunt? I am opening up with a provocative statement. I may be unkind to be that provocative but the ruler of Dubai has been suffering...
The reason why cats fall off balconies
America is entering the cat high-rise syndrome season. The weather becomes warmer and cat owners let their cats go out on the balcony. Because the domestic cat is so athletic and so capable in...
Longest non-lethal fall in feline history
Andy is said to be the domestic cat who fell the farthest in history and survived according to Desmond Morris in his book Cat World. There is no information about Andy on the internet,...
7-year-old girl and her cat fall 100 feet and both survive
This is a bizarre one. It comes from chilly north-central Russia. There was deep snow outside. The unnamed girl lives on the 9th floor of a block of flats. She was waiting for her...
Singapore: 250 cats fall from high rise apartments every year. Fifty percent die on impact.
The BBC video explains Singapore’s problem with feline high-rise syndrome. The beginning of the video shows some cats in the most dangerous of positions on the outside of high-rise blocks. As more than 80%...
Cat falls 18 stories, 180 feet, from tower block and no broken bones
Please don’t take this story as a reason to lower your guard when living in an apartment on the higher floors of a high-rise block with a cat because sometimes cats lose their footing....
Man accidentally threw young cat over a balcony on 45th floor?
A 20-year-old male student, Cheng Lu, was irritated by his girlfriend’s cat when in her Melbourne, Australia apartment. Her cat had scratched his leg from under a couch in April 2018. Mr Lu’s response...
Boston cat is lucky to be alive after falling nine floors then spending the night in subfreezing temperatures
A cat in Boston is lucky to be alive after falling nine floors from a high-rise apartment then spending the night outside in subfreezing temperatures. Simba lives in Brookline with the Jardus family. He...
Cat falls from eighth floor balcony injuring a man and killing the cat
A female cat owner living on the eighth floor of a building in Turin, Italy is being sued by a man for negligence. The man claims that she was negligent in caring for her...
Overwhelming donations for guy who took responsibility for health of cat who fell from great height (videos)
This is a heartwarming, happy ending cat story. The star player is Shafaat Zainal who responded very positively and generously to an horrific event on 8th August after he had just finished breakfast. He...
Two cats fall out of a 13th floor apartment simultaneously and are killed
Druids Heath, Birmingham, UK: The RSPCA investigated the death of two cats at the base of a tower block. They were lying there having supposedly fallen from the 13th floor. They initially believed that...
Fix mesh to windows to protect cats in hot weather
Britain’s scorching temperatures over an extended period, which is highly unusual in this damp country, is putting curious cats at risk of falling out of open high rise windows. There is a bit of...
Highest A Cat Has Fallen And Survived
My research indicates that the highest survived cat fall is 32 stories or around 320 feet. But at this height the height is irrelevant as the cat’s speed of descent has stabilized well before impact.
Note: sources for news articles are carefully selected but the news is often not independently verified.
