In 2015, the Denver International Airport created what has now become the largest airport therapy animal program in the country. Their Canine Airport Therapy Squad (CATS) is made up of more than 100 certified therapy dogs. But funnily enough, despite its acronym, the program didn’t have any cats. That is, until October 2017. Meet Xeli, […]
For 5+ years, albeit intermittently, I traveled with a cat circus filming a portrait of life on the road. The result is Samantha’s Amazing Acrocats, a feature-length documentary that follows self-taught animal trainer, Samantha Martin and America’s only traveling cat circus, The Amazing Acrocats across the country, and explores the stakes in collaborating with a
Cat cafés started in Japan and are now springing up all over the world. Here’s another trend that’s started in Japan we’re really hoping makes it’s way across the pond – cat massage parlors! At a spa in Japan, cat lovers can opt for a feline add-on to their massages. Kitties are on staff, and on the table,
This was one of our favorite stories, so we wanted to revisit the tale of Pudding and Amy. We often hear of dogs rescuing people and we know of a dog’s ability to sense danger and go for help. But here is a more unusual story of a cat as the rescuer. Meet Pudding the
While they are most notorious for sleeping all day, as long as there have been movies, cats have made appearances in them! They might be animated, live-action, villian, or hero, but they’re all memorable. Check out some of the most famous movie cats. Do you know all of them? This fictional black and white cat is probably best known as
Around the world, there are cats earning their keep. Some are mousers, like Princess, a black cat who works at Mill Ridge Farm’s stables. Some are circus performers, like Tuna and her furry friends in The Amazing Acro-Cats. And some are even politicians, like Mayor Stubbs, an orange tabby who holds office in Talkeetna, Alaska.
FCPS Debuted the nation’s First Feline Unit last weekend. Meet Officer Buttersworth: They made an official announcement on Saturday via their Facebook page, with the following post: Fort Collins Police proudly announce the debut of their first patrol cat, Officer Buttersworth. This one-year-old Himalayan comes from a long line of working cats bred for their
True ‘cat people’ are all guilty of the same thing. We stop and take notice of every cat we see when we’re away from home. That kitty that darts across the street, the one that is lazily lounging on a stoop at the same time every day, and even the neighbor’s cats who pop their faces through bent mini-blinds
Among the nurses, doctors, patient care techs, candy stripers and personnel at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, there’s a new – slightly furrier – staff member. A purrfectly trained black and white tuxedo cat who answers to the name Duke Ellington Morris. And, both patients and staff think Duke is one cool cat. He’s part of
Four years ago, Hank the Cat ran against Hillary Clinton’s running mate Tim Kaine for senator in Virginia. While he didn’t win the race, he raised thousands of dollars on the campaign trail and did manage to get more than 6,000 votes! Check out Hank’s story. Would you vote for him today? [playbuzz-item url=”//www.playbuzz.com/abesapien10/this-cat-ran-for-senate-against-tim-kaine-in-2012-would-you-elect-him-president-today”]
