Viral Photo Gives Birth to Healing Foundation
This photo of John Unger lulling his aging, arthritic dog, Schoep, to a comfortable snooze in Lake Superior has given birth to a foundation to help…
British P.M. Fires Cat
Larry the cat, who was specifically adopted from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for the purpose of catching mice at Number 10, Downing Street, the…
Dog Waits by Grave – Six Years
When his person died in 2006, Capitan, a German shepherd ran away from home. A few days later, he was found at the cemetery next to his person’s grave. He’s still there. Here’s the story of Capitan – and of some of the other dogs who stayed by their people and wouldn’t leave them.
Feline Fashion Week?
I once talked with Mr. Blackwell, the fashion critic who published the annual “Ten Worst Dressed Women”list (and the book “From Rags to Bitches”.) He supported…
Cookies for Killing
Four years of hard work finding homes for dogs, cats and other homeless pets at the Shelby County animal shelter never won a word of applause from PETA. But the prospect of this no-kill shelter getting out the death potion once again had PETA calling for a celebration. They sent a basket of cookies to congratulate the shelter on deciding they might need to kill some of the animals.
How Now, Ni Hao!
A stowaway kitten who survived three weeks without food or water in a shipping container bound from China to Los Angeles has a new home. Ni…
Is Dog Pee Killing City Trees?
You’ve probably never thought about it as you lead Fido from tree to tree on his neighborhood walk, or as he mingles with other dogs for the latest water-cooler gossip around the trees of the dog park. But there’s mounting evidence that Fido and his pals are killing those trees.
Internet Cat Film Festival
(Update: The winner of the Festival was Henri reflecting on his existential angst in a classic homage to the French New Wave movies of the 1960s.…
Cats and the Conservation of Angular Momentum
How does a cat go from feet up to feet down in a falling reference frame without violating the conservation of angular momentum? (Huh?)
Queen’s Corgis On a Rampage … OMG!
After playing their role impeccably for the James Bond sequence in the Olympics’ opening ceremony, the Queen’s corgis have disgraced themselves on the royal summer vacation at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Her Majesty’s six dogs ganged up on Max, an 11-year-old Norfolk terrier belonging to Princess Beatrice as the dogs were all coming in from a walk.
Do Pets Prevent Sudden Death in Children with Epilepsy?
A group of Brazilian researchers wondered if the presence of a pet in the home of a child with epilepsy might reduce their risk of dying from SUDEP. They found that of the 1,092 children in the study, not a single child living with a companion animal had died.
When Dogs Meet Dolphins in the Ocean
Two delightful videos of dogs visiting with dolphins in the ocean. First, Kira, a black Lab, regularly joins a dolphin-watching expedition off the coast of Mozambique.…
India’s Out-of-Control Dog Problem
Tens of millions of free-roaming dogs … millions of dog bites every year … 20,000 people dying from rabies each year (99 percent of them from…
Are Cats Wiping Out Birds?
It’s been something of a feud between cat people and bird people: the question of how much damage our cats are doing to the bird population.…
The Great Italian Beagle Rescue
It’s been one of the biggest dog rescues in history: 2,500 beagles who were destined for vivisection experiments are being rescued from the infamous Green Hill…
Congressman Fights for Factory Farms and Dog Fighting
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, is a parody of the kind of person who takes money from lobbyists in order to fight against animal protection. His big…
Cat Finds His Way Home from Six Miles Away
It took Wollie three days to find his way home. His mom, Barbara Oliphant, had rescued him as a stray last summer, but when her husband…
Michael Vick: ‘I’ve Helped More Animals than I’ve Hurt’
Michael Vick says he’s “made peace” with his past and that in his work as a motivational speaker for the Humane Society of the U.S., he’s…
Warden Who Condemned Lennox Gets Promoted
The Belfast dog warden who gave Lennox the big thumbs-down that led to his execution has been given a promotion.[readon] Sandie Lightfoot testified under oath that…
First Internet Cat Film Festival
On a brighter note than my previous post . . . One of the nation’s leading art museums is hosting the first-ever Internet Cat Video Film…