Customers who can get into this Paris cafe enjoy their coffee and croissants in the company of cats! Le Café des Chats may look like a typical Parisian cafe, but it also serves as the home to a dozen rescued felines who live there. The cafe was built to provide “purr therapy” to the residents […]
It’s widely known that cats can benefit human health – by lowering blood pressure, lowering stress, and reducing risk of heart attack. But now, researchers from the University of Florida and University of California, San Francisco reported findings from cats that could ultimately lead to the creation of a successful AIDS vaccine for humans. AIDS
Police and SPCA in Stouffville, Ontario – about 27 miles northeast of Toronto – are urging cat parents to keep their kitties indoors after a series of severed cat heads were found in public locations throughout the city. All six heads were found within about a half-mile area. Police report that the incidents do not
A family in Hermitage, Pennsylvania had been feeding a stray cat for several months when he showed up at their door spray painted bright orange. The poor kitty was immediately taken to a vet for treatment but, sadly, he died a short time later. Humane officers believe his death was a result of inhaling fumes
It’s widely known that cats rule the internet. And why wouldn’t they? They rule the world! One of the latest cat-crazes to hit the net is “Cat Bearding”, and it’s basically where you position your cat’s chin in front of your own to make it look as though you have a furry beard. This latest
Get your tissues ready! Fireman Cory Kalanick in Fresno, California rescued a baby kitten, since named “Lucky”, from a house fire and managed to catch the entire act of heroism on his GoPro helmet cam. UPDATE: Some sources have reported that the kitten succumbed to his injuries later that night. We are terribly sad for his
Many of us don’t think of Iran as having a thriving space program, but officials announced their plans to send a Persian cat into space by the end of their calendar year, which ends in March. After reportedly successfully sending a monkey, mice, worms and turtles in to space, Iran has a goal of sending
When I made the decision to move from Florida to Missouri with my 7 cats, I can’t deny I was worried about how they would tolerate a 2-day road trip and some 20-plus hours in the car. As it turns out, with some planning and preparation, the travel went off without any major hitches! Here
Proctor and Gamble, the makers of Iams brand cat foods, have issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of their dry cat food due to possible Salmonella contamination. In a press release from P&G today: The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has voluntarily recalled specific lots of dry pet food because they have the potential
Despite repeated efforts by cat owners in the United States to stop the import of all chicken jerky treats from China, a few companies have held firm that their products were completely safe and did not include trace amounts of unapproved antibiotics responsible for the massive chicken jerky recalls of 2012. One of those brands
