Here are twelve reasons why it is better to adopt a cat from a shelter provided some sensible precautions are taken. I’d always have either your vet check out the health of a cat to be adopted or ensure that … Continue reading →
(Additional reporting by Michael) Above: GOATHOUSE REFUGE Pittsboro Michael recently wrote an article about a cat sanctuary, operating for more than seven years now, which is facing possible closure (this opens a new page so you can read it side-by-side).The … Continue reading →
More than 10 million animals in the USA are killed for classroom dissection annually. Unwanted domestic cats are amongst them. There is a touching vignette of a story from Castle View High School, Douglas County Schools, Colorado, USA, on the change.org website. … Continue reading →
This is a short follow-up story to the one about the New York cat who was kicked by a 21-year-old youth in Brooklyn while someone else videoed it. You may remember the story. Andre Robinson was charged with animal cruelty. … Continue reading →
Today I’d like to tell you about a young woman who’s determined to make a difference in the kitten world. Greenville County Animal Care Services, a high-intake, high-kill shelter located in upstate South Carolina is known for killing small kittens … Continue reading →
Is it a good idea to reduce the adoption fee of a shelter cat or dog by 50% three days before their original due out/review for euthanasia date, or does it devalue the cat or dog? I’ll simplify that question. … Continue reading →
The so called “violent” cat, Lux, who held his family hostage on March 9, has been turned in to the Multnomah County Animal Shelter (MCAS). KGW Channel 8 News out of Portland broke the news March 17. I report this … Continue reading →
Team Kitten Rescue is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that was founded in 1997, and that has now grown into one of the most respected animal welfare groups in Los Angeles. Their volunteers placed more that 1,000 dogs and cats in … Continue reading →
This is a great idea from a Pennsylvania rescue center: Animal Rescue League of Berks County. It places together children between the ages of 6 to 13 and rescue cats. The children read aloud to themselves and to the rescue … Continue reading →
The advantages of adopting an adult cat are listed below together with the pluses and minuses of adopting kittens and adult cats. I think that you will find that there are slightly more pluses/positives for the adult cat compared to … Continue reading →
