Are dog people and cat people really all that different? A new report revealed fascinating differences (and surprising similarities) between families of Fido or Fluffy. Rover.com®, the nation’s largest network of 5-star pet sitters and dog walkers, today released “The Secret Lives of Cat People and Dog People” report, which investigates how having a cat, […]
Two puppies found themselves orphaned, motherless and hungry. Luckily they got some help from an unlikely place. The pups – only around 2 weeks old – were rescued from the side of the road after a car hit and killed their mother. The tiny puppies were still too young to eat solid food. Fortunately, the
CatCon, the biggest cat-centric, pop culture event in the world, announced their talent roster and a full list of seminars and workshops for their fifth anniversary, June 29th and 30th at the Pasadena Convention Center, in Pasadena, CA. Recently named one of USA Today’s Reader’s Ten Best Emerging Festivals of 2019, this year’s convention promises to be the best ever, with more celebricats,
Believe it or not, cats can be trained! And now, thousands of shelter cats across the country are being taught ‘Cat Daddy’ Jackson Galaxy’s Cat Pawsitive techniques – including the “high-five” to decrease their stress, increase engagement, and most importantly, make them more adoptable! And now you can teach your cat this cool trick – and get a
When a farmer called police to report a tiger in his cow shed threatening to devour his pregnant bovines, police and first responders faced off against the fierce animal for 45-minutes before realizing it was actually a stuffed animal. Scottish farmer, Bruce Grubb, was throwing a housewarming party Saturday night when he noticed an unwelcomed
Lake Oswego, Oregon resident Steve Munt is on a mission to send his late cat where to cat has gone before – he plans to send has ashes into orbit around Earth in a satellite. Munt runs a popular Twitter account for his cats with a following of over 12,000 people. If his beloved cat
We’ve all admired those PAWsome cardboard cat houses (like these made my some vet techs in Singapore) but, did you know they are really not all that difficult to make yourself? Jonasek is a 2-year-old rescue kitty owned by Magdaléna Harmatová. He was found lying in the middle of the street, crying, when he was just two weeks old
A medical success story in the face of overwhelming odds. That’s a purrfect way to describe Linus the cat’s very innovative, yet intense, surgery. Linus was brought to Washington State University with not one, but three brain tumors. “In my 15 years here, I have never seen three separate meningiomas in a cat,” Dr. Annie Chen-Allen
The US Coast Guard released a video showing the dramatic moment when a man jumped from his 30-foot sailboat onto a rescue ship in rough seas while holding his cat. According to the Coast Guard, Manu Wattecamps activated his emergency beacon when his sailboat lost its rudder, leaving him helpless and his boat battered by 20-foot seas about 400 miles
A rescue kitten named Merrick has become an unlikely hero to his adoptive Mom, Reeka, who lives with Type 1 Diabetes. Reeka Carnline wasn’t planning to adopt another cat. But when she saw Merrick on the Facebook page of one of Austin Pets Alive’s foster families, something told her she had to have him. Within
