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
It doesn’t matter if you’re a dog person or a cat person – soccer fans got the best of both worlds during the Pachuca vs. Jaguares Liga MX match on Saturday night! We’ve seen our fair share of animals interrupting sporting events, but this might be the first time both a cat AND a dog made
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, in Montgomery County, Indiana, reports a 19-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after officials found a cat that had been tied up, covered in gasoline and set on fire. “Why would somebody hurt animals to begin with?” said Ethan York, who found the cat along with his
From inspiring stories, breaking news, advice for cat moms and dads, and tips for taking the best care of your furriest family members, a lot happens in a week! Here are the top cat stories from this past week, all curated in one easy-to-read article! WHOA! Louisiana Deputy Saves a Cat Pinned by a Garage Door Just after the
Sinbad, a 9-year-old Persian cat was found in the basement of an elderly man’s Chicago home last December. By the looks of him, Sinbad’s owner had been unable to care for him for quite some time. You see, Sinbad was covered with extremely matted fur – 5 pounds of it! That’s more than half his body weight!
