Assistant police chief Tim Keith in Muldrow, Oklahoma is being hailed a hero for helping a cat in trouble on Monday – and there’s video to prove it! Keith was driving his daughter to school when she saw a cat with its head stuck in a ravioli can in someone’s driveaway. The chief got out of the car, walked over […]
Back in May, a one-day-old baby bobcat was brought to the Haywood Animal Shelter in Waynesville, North Carolina after a series of storms left him an orphan. Sarge’s Animal Rescue in Waynesville took the baby in and named him “Ricky Bobby,” or “Bob” for short. That same day, a nursing cat named Sweet Pea and her four kittens were dropped off at
Jemmie has all sorts of tricks up her paws – she can sit, play dead, and dance. But, her greatest trick of all comes straight from the heart – saving lives! Sarah Varanini met and adopted Jemmie from the Sacramento SPCA where she works. It wasn’t long before Sarah learned of Jemmie’s most favorite past
Tigger the cat was abandoned by his family when he was 20 years old. Fortunately for the sweet senior, he was adopted by former Ravens cheerleader Adriene Buisch last year from the shelter. Now, at age the ripe old age of 21, he’s been diagnosed with kidney failure and is on borrowed time. So, his adoptive
There’s a cat foster program at the minimum-security Larch Corrections Center near Yacolt, Washington called Cuddly Catz. As part of the program, cats on “death row” are given a second chance by going to live with prison inmates. What makes this a purrfect match? The program was born from the understanding of a shared need between
This is Leonardo DiCaprio, born on the day when Leo finally won his golden statuette. Leo and his siblings were abandoned by their mom, a Siamese. They were discovered in the bushes by three teenagers who heard their little cries. Fortunately, Leo, Bree and Oscar are now safely in the home of foster mom, Cheri
Who remembers Bart, the cat that was left for dead after being hit by a car – and buried by his owner – only to crawl out of his grave and show up at home in horrible condition 5 days later? Bart was nicknamed “Zombie Cat” because he climbed out of his grave after he was
Shelley, a 3-year-old black shorthair cat, needs two things to make her life complete: A forever home and a new back paw. Volunteers from Black Cat Rescue, a no-kill cat rescue in Jamaica Plain, are working on finding the feline a home, while a doctor from BluePearl Veterinary Partners is taking care of fitting her
November 17, 2013 was probably the worst day of my life. It was the day that I lost my mom, my best friend, my cheerleader, my sole supporter. No one in the world understood me and my love for animals like she did. When I was born the year that Stevie Wonder’s “You Are the
June and Michael Ratcliff moved to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus from England in June of 2002 hoping to begin a peaceful, simple life relaxing in the sun by the sea. Their life turned out to be anything but simple. They discovered an island full of cats and dogs in desperate need. They don’t have
