Here’s a happy story amidst all the sad stories coming out of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. A cat that was lost and injured in the Gatlinburg wildfires has captured the hearts of veterinarians at the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center, and is being reunited with his owner. The male orange tabby cat, named Topper, owned by Katrina Cannon, was lost […]
A New Jersey woman has been charged with animal cruelty after someone posted a video of her throwing a cat out of a third-story window on social media. Nineteen-year-old Tikeeman Lassiter of Clifton, NJ was arrested on Saturday and charged with animal cruelty in Newark. Authorities said a concerned citizen alerted them after seeing a video
After discovering his reflection in the mirror for the first time, this adorable Tabby kitten goes straight into attack mode!
Cats may not talk to us with words, but they’re always telling us how they feel – if we just learn how to read the subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) signs they show us through their body language. Check out this handy visual guide by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA),
Here’s a fun video, produced by Paul Dinning, especially for your cat to watch! Did your kitty enjoy it? See more videos like this one on YouTube.
You may recall reading about the Guinness Book of World Records’ Oldest Living Cat, Corduroy, a 27-year-old cat from Sisters, Oregon. Corduroy was born on August 1, 1989. He’s owned by Ashley Reed Okura who has had him since she was just 7 years old and he was just a tiny kitten. Okura credited Corduroy’s longevity
No doubt you recall back in April 2015, when Kristen Lindsey, a Texas veterinarian, shot and killed a cat with a bow and arrow and then infamously bragged about it on Facebook, consequently losing her job and coming under fire from animal activists, the District Attorney’s office, and the Veterinary Board. In the post she bragged,
We all know how fabulous cats are…but these four famous felines prove it! 1. Nora the Piano Cat Adopted from a shelter by a piano teacher, Nora discovered her natural talent for playing the piano. And we’re not talking about simply walking across the keys – Nora sits on her bench and plays with her
Anyone who’s ever been licked by a cat knows the texture unique to the feline tongue – we call them sandpaper kisses! New research out of Georgia Tech reveals the cat’s tongueis uniquely suited to seek and pull out snags and tangles in a cat’s coat. While it’s also helpful for picking up food, the tongue is
You filled up on turkey and stuffing, you shopped. Maybe there was one more thing on your list of things to do this holiday weekend: head to the ASPCA. The organization held its sixth annual “Cat Friday” event on Friday in Manhattan. On this special day, the ASPCA Adoption Center waived all fees for cat adoptions! Every kitty adopted from the ASPCA comes spayed or
