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 mum to come home. They’d planned … Continue reading →
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% of Singaporeans live in high … Continue reading →
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. They are not infallible but they … Continue reading →
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 was to grab the cat, Chau … Continue reading →
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 was accidentally left outside on a … Continue reading →
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 cat because her cat fell off … Continue reading →
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 heard a loud thud from his … Continue reading →
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 the cats had been thrown out … Continue reading →
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 an epidemic (if that’s the right … Continue reading →
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.
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