This is the story of Bubby, a three legged, ginger tabby-and-white male cat with sad eyes and a charming character. He lives in Canada. Going back about eight years, he was a street cat enduring a difficult life. He showed … Continue reading →
You may have heard of him; his name is Mister Bruce Willis. I’m told that he spent six years as an unloved, lonely stray cat on the streets during which he acquired significant health issues which is unsurprising bearing in … Continue reading →
Not all cat adoptions from animal shelters are successful. They don’t lead to a relationship for the lifespan of the cat. A study in 1992 by Kidd et al. tells us what sort of factors can influence the success or … Continue reading →
I don’t know much about this saint-like woman in Indonesia. She deserves a medal and recognition for her voluntary struggles in rescuing homeless cats from huge mounds of garbage in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province which is why I am writing … Continue reading →
A sadly typical case of unwanted domestic cat abandonment shines a light on the debt that some animal rescues owe to the veterinary clinic which provides a service to them. It triggered a question in my mind. Are many animal … Continue reading →
I am a sucker for domestic cats with human faces. On 23rd April, Big Gray was listed as adoptable from Westfield Homeless Cat Project Adoptions. That’s a while ago at the date of this post so he may have been … Continue reading →
Quilty is a tabby-and-white rescue cat currently residing at the Friends For Life Animal Rescue and Adoption Organisation’s facility at Houston. I think he is one of those cats who (1) hates to be confined and (2) is smart enough … Continue reading →
At what stage does a shelter disallow a person from adopting cats from them? And how commonplace is it for the same person to return to a cat shelter and ask for another cat as the previous one was killed, … Continue reading →
The husband wanted to drown them. The wife didn’t like the idea. The couples’ cats were placed in a heavy, large white box, zipped tied shut and placed in the back of their car. That’s the picture. A good picture … Continue reading →
But this exactly what happened when a family of seven entered a cat shelter in Scotland, the Lothian Cat Rescue, on August 24. The story indicates that they entered the building with the intention of stealing cats. “An incident occurred … Continue reading →
