A Michael Broad Blog
Four SPCA Wake County ‘Career Cats’ recently found a home with a lovely family on their 7-acre homestead and are living the good life! You may remember two of those cats, Butters and Grayson, who were featured in a December article at PoC where the two feral cats asked ‘Santa’ for a barn home. …
A teen in the northern Ünye district of Turkey in the Black Sea region is credited with the rescue of a cat who had fallen into an oil-filled well. Özgür Ege Şire, 19, didn’t think twice about jumping feet first into the well after he heard the cat crying from within. When he looked …
A cat who got itself into a dangerous situation was rescued from a bridge in North Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday afternoon. These are the heroes who undertook the dangerous rescue to get the cat to safety. The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that drivers had reported seeing the cat …
A house fire near Carnation, Washington left a man as well as his dog and cat without a home. Not only did local firefighters revive the cat, one of the firefighters offered it a temporary foster home after learning the poor kitty had nowhere to go since the home was uninhabitable. Eastside Fire & …
One of the most heartwarming stories I’ve read in a long time comes from a Twitter post by Andrew Falloon. The account lists Andrew as living in Timaru District, New Zealand where he is a Member of Parliament. Apparently Andrew’s father recently had surgery and was at home resting when Andrew’s mother went to …
A heart-stopping rescue took place on the edge of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York on Friday afternoon when a cat was seen hanging from the edge. It was a race against time to save the cat before it jumped or fell. Students from Benjamin Banneker Academy noticed the cat hanging off in an …
A London “cat man” has devised a system where he can forgo the expense of paying rent in the city while at the same time providing a valuable service free of charge. Matt Weatherall offers free housesitting where he keeps a home safe from burglars, waters houseplants and feeds the family cat. He’s done …
This is the happy ending tale of a cat in the UK who was rescued after getting her head stuck inside a glass jar. Now she’s up for adoption. A member of the public spotted Lulu in Woodwards Close, Walsall and contacted the RSPCA. Inspector Beth Boyd answered the call and found Lulu not …
