Roger the cat barely escaped euthanasia. You see, he was found on the streets of Naples, Florida – unable to walk, with no control of his bodily functions, not neutered, and with a bullet lodged in his spine. According to The Dodo, a shelter veterinarian named Karen Brown at Collier Domestic Animal Services decided to take […]
2016 brought us The Olympics, an election, some major losses… and lots of cat news! Nearly 1,000 stories, product reviews, and heartwarming tales of cat rescue hit our homepage this year. Thanks for being here with us through all of it! Here are the 10 most popular stories we published in 2016: Los Angeles Permanently Bans the Sale
Glenda Taylor DeLawder, who died in November 2015, was a huge animal lover. Her final gift to all the animals in her hometown of Elizabethton, Tennessee was to bequeath her entire $1.2 million estate to care for them. Around $500,000 of that will go to the Elizabethton Carter County Animal Shelter, who will use the much
“I hate this cat and this cat hates me — and my wife hates her, too.” That’s what this cat’s owner told the Humane Society of New York when he finally decided to “get rid of” the cat he’d kept confined to the attic of his home for the past 13 years. With little to
A video posted to Facebook showing a grown man while he excitedly unwraps a PlayStation 4 when a cat jumps up and attacks him has gone viral – seen over 86 million times and counting! Andrew Woodward, of Macon, Georgia, was excitedly ripping the wrapping paper off his new PlayStation 4 and yelling, “I got a Playstation!
Medical emergencies often happen without warning. That’s why it is very essential for all pet owners to be familiar of the common veterinary crises and the basic first aid for their animal companions. While no one can be fully prepared for all sorts of emergency situations, there are some guidelines we ought to follow and
We all would love to take our beloved kitties on vacation with us, but it’s usually not a viable option – especially if you’re traveling internationally, to a place like New Zealand that has fairly strict rules in place when it comes to crossing their borders with animals! Well, a Canadian woman just couldn’t bear to
A teenager found an early Christmas present under the tree last week. 17-year-old Danielle Lopez found her cat, Tink, curled up under the tree with a newborn kitten. Then, with her humans’ help, the cat named Tink gave birth to three more baby kittens. The Lopez family rescued Tink as a stray and nursed her back
Allie the cat went missing while her owner was on vacation – 11 years ago. “After she disappeared,” owner Karen Jarnecic told the Omaha World Herald, “I didn’t know if she was hit by a car or had died. I just hoped for the best.” That was, until she got a call last month from
The Catington Post and our sister site, The Dogington Post, teamed up with Halo Pets and award-winning author and talk radio host, Tracie Hotchner to bring readers a live, free, one-hour long webinar and Q & A all about holiday safety last holiday season, and the information here is just as important today as it
