Dawn Nichols Burr was using her phone to record an evening summer thunderstorm that she and her cat Max were watching through the sliding glass door when something incredible happened. Watch the video she posted to Facebook: She said, “A little shaken after being struck by lightning this evening. But no sympathy please, I’m fine! 👍Just want […]
Joined by Libre, a pup that suffered unimaginable abuse at the hands of his owners, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed landmark legislation to prevent animal cruelty in the state. House Bill 1238, better known as Libre’s Law, was introduced by Rep. Todd Stephens of Montgomery County in an effort to provide protection for Pennsylvania’s pets against
In typical cat fashion, a stray cat accidentally became a television and social media star after wandering into a studio in Turkey. The little tabby and white kitty popped his head up during the program “Good Morning Denizli,” presented by Kudret Çelebioğlu who said there was a “surprise guest” in the studio before continuing with his
A woman was arrested on animal cruelty charges after she abandoned her 11-year-old dying cat on the side of the road in Monroe, North Carolina. Michelle Antoinette Raymond left her cat, Samson, along Willis Long Road in a remote area with with his dry food because she couldn’t afford to care for him and his accompanying medical expenses. Samson
Sevi the cat disappeared from her Newberg, Oregon home last week. Her owner, Elizabeth Sides, thought a coyote had gotten the 1-and-a-half-year-old Ragamuffin kitty, but wanted closure, so she turned to her surveillance camera to be sure. What she saw left her utterly shocked. A woman pulls into her driveway, parks her car, and then
Cats, dogs, and other animals living in the Italian town of Collecchio will rest a little easier during city-wide celebrations as the local government mandates that only silent fireworks be used out of respect for the animals. More pets are lost, frightened, and stressed during holidays and special events in which fireworks are used in celebration than any
Tigger the cat, who lives in Gladstone, Oregon – just outside of Portland – has been stealing from his neighbors for about four years. Here’s the kicker, though. Tigger is owned by a West Linn Police Sergeant! According to ABC News, The literal ‘cat burglar’ leaves everything he takes – including a bag of marijuana
While even the thought of using Fluffy and Fido as a food source is repulsive to most of us, it is still very much legal in mainland China. Even so, a Chinese man in the city of Jiujiang in southern Jiangsu province caught with 500 cats on their way to be sold to restaurants was arrested – but
A small log home for sale in Concho, Arizona looks nondescript from the outside, but is a feline-friendly wonderland inside! …maybe for the very eccentric. And color-blind. The listing describes the 2/1 2,500 square foot home, listed for sale for $240,000 as: Contemporary eccentric full log sided custom home on 20+/- acres for the cat
An Idaho Falls grandmother is issuing a warning to owners after her cat died in a tragic accident Thursday afternoon. Jamie Prestwich says her 3-year-old granddaughter put the black cat, named Addie, into the washer and turned the machine on. Every night, Prestwich and her granddaughter do laundry together, and the young child has just
