Police in Ephrata, Pennsylvania are crediting a cat with helping them capture a man wanted on an outstanding Lancaster County bench warrant. It all happened on November 28th, in the backyard of a Lancaster County home. Police had determined the man they were looking for – 23-year-old Jonathan Michael Steffy – was in the general vicinity, when they […]
The city of Sacramento, California voted Tuesday night to amend an ordinance banning the commercial sale of non-rescue dogs, cats and rabbits from pet stores citywide. In an effort to put an end to inhumane “puppy mill” breeding operations, Sacramento lawmakers passed an ordinance that permanently bans the sale of non-rescue dogs, cats, and rabbits by pet stores in
Typical domestic cats weigh about 8 to 10 pounds. Weighing in at a scale-busting 14kg – that’s nearly 31 pounds – Omar is not your ordinary housecat! He’s a 3-year-old Maine Coon living in Croydon, Australia, and he is now in the running to be crowned the longest cat in the world, thanks to the power of
The Weruva Company is recalling the B.F.F. tinned cat foods in the Australian market after hundreds of reports of cats becoming ill after eating the food were made on the company’s Facebook page and on internet forums. They made the following announcement on Sunday night: According to the company’s Facebook page, the cans made for
Smallbatch Pets Inc. of Portland, Oregon is voluntarily recalling two lots of frozen 2lbs. chicken blend for dogs and cats, brand name Smallbatch, due to the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not
Efforts to ban the inhumane practice of declawing cats has been before lawmakers in New York state in the past and didn’t get passed. However, an effort to ban the practice is back in front of lawmakers. Legislation to prohibit the procedure for aesthetic purposes has been introduced in the Senate and Assembly. To be clear,
One fearless feline isn’t afraid to use one of his nine lives. Police in Texas are warning residents about the dangers of rattlesnakes – and getting their point across rather well with the help of a viral photo that shows a huge rattlesnake facing off against and abnormally calm looking cat: The Laguna Vista Police
Someone put the cat in the bag. While getting cats out of the shelter and into homes is always the goal, this isn’t exactly the way it should be done… The NYPD is looking for the woman who stuffed a Persian kitty in her purse at the Harlem Animal Care and Control Center shelter on East
You’re probably familiar with the story of the heroic “Cat Man of Aleppo,” Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who has been caring for the stray and lost cats in war-torn Syria. Back in November, we reported that his sanctuary in Aleppo had been ravaged by bombs, killing some of the cats and a dog. Sadly, the sanctuary was
See how one gray cat decided to celebrate National Pet Day – which also happened to be on the same day as the Miami home opener. He snuck his way onto the field and decided to climb up onto the Marlins Park Home Run sculpture during the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Braves
