OMAHA, NEBRASKA —A women’s pets were stranded inside the apartments above Market House, on the block from where the fire at M’s Pub was. Omaha firefighters say crews attempted to rescue the cats Monday, but were not able to do […]
Daily Archives: January 12, 2025
As fans around the world mourn the death of David Bowie, a certain sub-genre of fans – felines and cat lovers alike – are claiming the beloved musician as one of our own. Why wouldn’t we? Bowie wrote an ode […]
The Man Who Fell to Earth. The Man Who … Loved Cats
SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA. — A Salisbury man was arrested after allegedly throwing a kitten more than 30 feet which resulted in its death, according to a Rowan County Sheriff’s Office report. Jeremy Edward Austin, 30, of Salisbury, has been charged […]
Man Accused of Killing 7-year-old Son’s Kitten by Throwing it 30 Feet
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Rats are a major problem in suburban areas of Johannesburg and feral cats can help keep the number of these rodents in check. Therefore, according to Norwood resident Beata Gianni, a volunteer at Animal Allies said, […]
“Eradicating Feral Cats Not A Solution,” Says Rescuer in South Africa
LAKE ALFRED, FLORIDA - Over a dozen cats have recently been rescued and their owner has been arrested after deputies reportedly found them living in a single-wide trailer overloaded with trash, feces and disgusting filth. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office […]
2 Cats Dead, 16 Rescued from Polk County Home
SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA - The landfill outside Hudson Bay, Sask., has become a dumping ground for unwanted cats over the years. “This is common across Saskatchewan. A lot of dumps have cats who are dumped there like garbage,” said Dolores LaPlante, […]
Stray and abandoned cats Overpopulate Hudson Bay Dump
It has always been said that cats always land on their feet. Unfortunately, this isn’t necessarily true all the time. Cats topple in undignified heaps after ill-advised attempts to scale bookshelves or jump onto magazine-covered tables, which inevitably sends them […]
3D Printed Wheelchair Assists Yet Another Fortunate Cat To Walk Again
HANDY TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN - A Handy Township woman admitted on Friday that she failed to properly provide adequate care for 13 cats living in her home. Linda Lee Bevan, 67, pleaded guilty in Livingston County Circuit Court to one count […]
Woman Admits to Neglecting Pet Cats and Birds
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – At the Plant and Animal Genomes conference in California this week, the University of Missouri at Columbia’s Barbara Gandolfi offered an overview of approaches being used to determine the genetic basis of features found in the […]
What Scientists Are Saying We Can Learn from the Genes of “Lykoi Cats”
The boy’s name is Ryan Mott. Sadly, the boy suffers from a form of cancer called DIPG. DIPG stand for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. It’s a disease which strikes at the heart of childhood. It is a condition for which […]