Pickens County, SC: Beautiful FIV+ shelter cat needs an ‘only pet’ home

This is Chauncey (AKA Chance). This beautiful boy, through no fault of his own, has ended up at an Upstate South Carolina shelter and is looking for a very special home. Chauncey is FIV positive. At seven years old, Chauncey is a healthy FIV positive boy. He weighs 13 pounds and Samantha Gamble, director …

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Tragedy in Lexington County, SC: 72-year-old feral colony caregiver killed during dispute over cats

A Lexington County, South Carolina feral colony caregiver was shot to death Thursday evening by a man when an argument over the cats turned violent. The accused claimed that he was acting defensively (see update). The tragedy took place on Main Street in Lexington where Gilbert resident Judy Dyanne Burnett, 72 was shot in …

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An MP in the Croydon area is urging for police to reopen UK cat mutilation investigation

cat mutilation deaths

An MP in the Croydon, UK area is urging for police to reopen the Croydon cat killer/mutilation investigation. As many as 400 cats were reported mutilated or killed in and around south London since November 2015. Metropolitan Police closed their three-year investigation, Operation Takahe, in 2018. Six cases needed a more thorough investigation but …

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The Social Dilemma: A blog post on Facebook terms, animal rescue and censorship

The Social Dilemma

This article will be a bit different than most I publish because my brain is bouncing around all over the place to give as much information in as short a space as possible while still providing the PoC readers with entertainment as well as knowledge. I decided at the last minute before publication to …

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Purina Purple Leash Project and RedRover team up to help victims of domestic violence

The statistics are scary. Domestic violence has increased since the COVID19 quarantine has forced abusers and victims to share the same space, often with deadly results. 11 Alive News reported statistics from the Atlanta, Georgia police department showing domestic violence crimes are up 42% while other crimes such as murder, manslaughter, robbery, aggravated assault, …

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Wisconsin couple takes a 14-hour trip (each way) to NC to adopt the cat they fell in love with

What started as a typical TNR (trap-neuter-return) of an abandoned North Carolina cat desperately in need of help has ended with a couple driving from Wisconsin to North Carolina to adopt the cat they instantly fell in love with. That’s a 14-hour trip-each way! This is the story of Kellie, a well-respected cat rescuer …

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Thanks to a caring community, a cat lost for 56 days is back with his family

lost cat found

“If you ever lose faith in humanity … lose an animal and have people show you how good they are.” That is the lesson learned by a U.S. couple who was moving back to the states after living abroad in London. As they were making the trip from St. Louis to Washington D.C. their …

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Rescue cat credited with saving her owner when his blood glucose escalated to over 900

cat saves owner

A cat rescued from the Lake Humane Society in Ohio is being credited with saving the life of her owner when the owner’s blood glucose level escalated to over 900. A Mentor resident named Alan rescued Bear back in December 2018, never dreaming that Bear would know what to do when he suffered a …

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