RANDOM ISLAND, CANADA - A cat rescue group, sadly, has failed in its bid to get more time to remove wild felines from a dump on Random Island. The waste management committee there dug across the access road on Tuesday. […]
Daily Archives: January 6, 2016
Over the past 30 years, the number of cats diagnosed with hyperthyroidism has increased somewhat. According to research reports, many factors such as exposure to flame retardants may be responsible, and now a new study in ACS’ journal Environmental Science […]
Fish-flavored Cat Food Could Contribute to Feline Hyperthyroidism, Scientists Suggest
For some time now, scientists had a working theory of why certain piebald (patchy black-and-white) mammals appear the way they do. They assumed the coloring is a directed pattern that involves pigmented cells instigating a sort of controlled expansion. Turns […]
How Cats REALLY Get Their Black and White Spots
For humans and animals, variety is much indeed the spice of life. Zoos now realize this, and many of them have redesigned exhibit areas and quarters for animals in captivity to more closely resemble natural habitats, with more opportunity for […]
How to Keep Cats Occupied When They’re Home Alone
Nine Lives Foundation reports: “WANDA was brought to Nine Lives on Tuesday December 29th by a caring family who found her shivering & huddled next to a garbage can near their home. Unable to care for her, they came to […]
A Kitten Called Wanda, and Her Brand New BFF
Just two months ago, a tiny one day old kitten was found crawling down a foot path all by himself and absolutely drenched after a downpour. A kind woman picked the little kitten and gave him a home. She immediately […]
Orphaned Kitten Rescued After Downpour and Brought Back to Life
Free-roaming stray cats are going to be avoiding sure death at the Broward County shelter under a new program allowing them to be sterilized and dropped back into the neighborhoods. The recent reversal in longtime county policy dramatically increases the […]
Broward County Florida is Going “No Kill”. Here’s How …
Ever since the day a Tamaskan dog picked out his own feline buddy from a shelter a few months ago, a the two have been completely inseparable. Now, the seem to spend just about every second of each day with […]