By now, you’ve seen and heard countless stories of people being rescued from the flood waters in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. But humans aren’t the only ones that have been in need of rescue. Hundreds of animals — dogs, cats, cows, donkeys, horses, even birds — were displaced by the storm. Whether they were […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, animal lovers around the country are asking what they can do to help the estimated hundreds of thousands of stranded, trapped, or displaced pets affected by the storm. Hurricane Harvey, a devastating category 4 hurricane that made landfall on the Texas coast late Friday and remains stalled over Houston
The Humane Society of Hawaii is investigating after something disturbing was found at a Waikiki apartment building. A pet cat named Smokey was found dead. And if that’s not disturbing enough, after his body was found, someone reported having found a note a month earlier warning that this would happen if people kept feeding the
Have you been following the St. Louis Cardinals Rally Cat story? You can’t make this stuff up. Earlier this month, a little feral kitten made headlines as the “Rally Cat” after he ran across the field during a Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals. Immediately after he was taken
A Bronx widow left $300,000 to her two cats in her will, along with instructions that her beloved pets, Troy and Tiger, would “never be caged and always be lovingly cared for.” Ellen Frey-Wouters, a Netherlands native who worked for the United Nations, died in 2015 at age 88. Her husband was a Brooklyn College
If this story wasn’t weird enough, the Rally Cat saga continues… Last week, a little feral kitten made headlines as the “Rally Cat” after he ran across the field during a Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals. Immediately after he was taken from the field, the Cards
It’s no secret that cats love boxes. That’s why we aren’t surprised that a Siamese cat in Britain named Cupcake climbed into a box of DVD’s her owner was packing up to put in the mail. Cupcake’s owner, Julie Baggott, didn’t notice she had climbed into the box – so Cupcake went on an 8-day, 260-mile
Well this just might “bug” some of you… With today’s ever-increasing need for finding sustainable food sources for both ourselves and our pets, pet food manufacturers are looking “outside the farm” for alternative proteins. And the topic of insects as food keeps…er, buzzing around. In fact, presently, nearly one-third of the world human population includes
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,
Residents of the small town of Talkeetna, Alaska, are mourning the loss of a beloved member of their government. The town’s unofficial mayor, a cat named Stubbs, has passed away at the ripe old age of 20. Stubbs has been the honorary mayor of Talkeetna since 1997. Lauri Stec, manager of Nagley’s General Store in
