In an effort to put an end to inhumane “puppy mill” and “kitten mill” breeding operations, San Francisco officials passed a law that permanently bans the sale of non-rescue dogs and cats, and puppies under 8-weeks old, by pet stores in the city. Under the new law, individuals can still buy animals from licensed breeders, but […]
WellPet, makers of the popular pet food brand Wellness announced a voluntary recall of a limited number of their 12.5 oz. cans of cat food on Friday. A small amount of metal was found in non-WellPet products manufactured in the same facility, so WellPet took this conservative step to help ensure cats are safe. This was not
A Russian tattoo artist named Aleksandr is under fire from animal rights groups after covering his Sphynx cat in gangster tattoos. Aleksandr is a tattooist in the central Russian city of Yekaterinburg. Not content with all the tattoos on his own body, he decided to adorn his furless feline, named Demon, with four tattoos on its sides
An Ormond Beach resident could be facing animal cruelty charges after he fatally shot a neighbor’s cat in his yard last week. The man, who has not yet been identified, told officers he became angry after the cat “looked at him like he owned the place,” before pooping in his yard in the Pinewood Trailer Park. 60-year-old Hung Nguyen is now mourning the
Yes – you read that correctly. The primped and proper canines you’re used to seeing every year at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be sharing the spotlight with their kitty counterparts this year! For the first time in it’s 140-year history, the competition that features the world’s top dogs strutting their stuff will
The cats vs. dogs debate continues! This time, researchers in Japan wanted to find out which popular household pet is smarter – our feline friends or their canine counterparts? The study, published in the science journal Behavioural Processes, reveals that cats may be just as smart – and trainable – as dogs. Researchers used food to
A Rhode Island woman has been criminally charged after abandoning a pair of cats at a Taco Bell drive-thru. Early Thursday morning around 1:00 a.m., two people – a man and a woman – were captured on video in a Coventry, Rhode Island Taco Bell drive-thru area, arriving by car, taking two cat carriers out of
A stray cat in Bulgaria, who lost his hind legs in a car accident, has been given bionic legs in the first operation of its kind in Europe. The cat, named Pooh (which means “fluff” in Bulgarian) was fitted with two tiny polymer-and-rubber paws mounted on titanium stems by veterinary surgeon Vladislav Zlatinov. According to Australian Women’s Weekly, Zlatinov is
Autumn Ganza has been caring for generations of stray and feral cats that live at an abandoned South Side Chicago property near where she lives. Affectionately called “Castle Blackpaw,” she fed and TNR’d nearly two dozen kitties that lived here. On Wednesday morning, she woke up to the news that the building was being torn
A Pottsville, Pennsylvania man and his three dogs are safe from a house fire – all thanks to the family cat! Jo Bottor, 57, was sleeping on a couch in the first-floor living room when his cat woke him up by pawing at him. That’s when he noticed a dog bed was on fire near
