When a farmer called police to report a tiger in his cow shed threatening to devour his pregnant bovines, police and first responders faced off against the fierce animal for 45-minutes before realizing it was actually a stuffed animal. Scottish farmer, Bruce Grubb, was throwing a housewarming party Saturday night when he noticed an unwelcomed […]
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that officially makes it illegal to knowingly slaughter, ship, transport, move, deliver, receive, possess, purchase, sell or donate a dog or cat or his or her parts for human consumption. It may come as a surprise to many, but until the U.S. House of Representatives’
A southern Indiana animal shelter is being investigated after a former employee reported being told to euthanize cats by placing them in a freezer to die. Bridget Woodson, a former employee at the Spencer County Animal Shelter in southern Indiana, first revealed the horrific task assigned by her boss through a public Facebook post. Woodson
Because our pets are a life-long commitment, it’s not unheard of for a dog or cat mom or dad to face financial hardship at some point in the life of their fur-children. We can all agree that before bringing an animal into your heart and home, it’s important to be prepared for the financial responsibilities
Within hours of making the announcement that they’d be selling their company to Pet Food giant Nestle-Purina, Merrick Pet Care was flooded with comments from outraged pet parents. Although Merrick assured it’s customers that the acquisition by Purina wouldn’t mean any changes to ingredients, manufacturing or quality, to most of those angry pet parents, the
After exhausting all search efforts, and turning up no trace of their missing cat, the Allen family of Lismore Heights, Australia, gave up hope of ever finding her. Now, more than two long years after her disappearance, Miffy is back home where she belongs. About two and a half years ago, the family moved from
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to never clean a litterbox ever again? Training your cat to use the toilet, rather than a messy, smelly litterbox, is easier than you might think! And, you don’t even have to run out and buy any fancy gadgets to do it. That’s right, you can toilet train your cat with
It seems our nation’s obesity epidemic doesn’t just affect humans! Buddha the cat has been ordered to get in shape, or risk his health. Buddha weighs in at a staggering 31-pounds! That’s more than twice the average weight of most cats. Because Buddha was rescued from Metro Animal Control in Tennessee, his new caretakers, owners
There are generally two main causes of a rise in body temperature in an organism- hyperthermia or fever. While hyperthermia could result to heat stroke, fever or pyrexia, on the other hand, is just an abnormal increase in body temperature as a response of the body to combat infection or disease. Cats normally have a
However aloof your fluffy feline friend looks, remember that this seemingly withdrawn pet can actually be quite of a blabbermouth, if you just know what to look for. Bear in mind that cats use their body language more or less singularly for communication. Learning how kitty carries herself will greatly help you in understanding how
