PETA’s Kill Stats–2012
According to their report to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PETA took 1,958 animals into their care at their “shelter” last year, and…
‘Gay’ Pit Bull Mix Finds New Home
A pit bull-mix was dropped off at a Tennessee animal shelter because, according to his guardian, he’s “gay.” The man said he’d seen his dog mounting…
On Wildlife Murder, the Cat’s Out of the Bag
A new study makes the powerful case that cats who are left to roam out of doors are doing enormous damage to wildlife. Cat lovers and…
Playing the Stock Market: the Winner
When the British newspaper The Observer set up its 2012 investment challenge, the editors invited a team of three experts from a wealth management company, a…
Hunting Twinkle
I was scrambling up the side of one of the dips after standing in the shade of some pine trees. Twinkle had reached the top ahead of me, peered back down and then ran off to play with one of the other dogs. Then a single shot rang out and I heard a single yelp.
It took me a moment to realize what had happened.
Fortunate Is Luckiest Cat
A homeless kitty who fell 80 feet from the top of a tree is “unbelievably” well at the animal hospital where she’s hanging out and getting ready for a good new home.
The Two Dogs in the Rose Bowl Parade
Two dogs are featured in the Rose Parade today. One of them, Chuck, will be with conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, who’s serving as the Grand Marshall this year.
The other is Lucca, also a shepherd mix, who will be riding with Cpl. Juan Rodriguez. Lucca is a veteran of three deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Rodriguez says he owes his life to her.
Blind Dog and His ‘Pwditat’
Pwditat knows how to guide his canine friend Terfel around the house and into the backyard of their home in Wales. He uses his paws to show Terfel the way.
The pair have been inseparable since Pwditat (the Welsh “w” is pronounced as in “pussycat”) arrived at the front door one evening.
"I Hate Santa"
And, honestly, wouldn’t you? [readon]
Dogs Pass Driving Test
Following their test drive last week, Monty, Porter and Ginny headed out to the auto racing track in Auckland, New Zealand, where Monty joined other great…
Driving Miss Dogsy
Monty settles into the driver’s seat, starts the car, puts it in gear, and heads off down the road, carefully steering as he goes. You’ve probably…
Attack of the Clones
They say that you get what you paid for. Four years ago, Upper West Side New Yorker Gary Rintel paid $140,000 to have his collie/Great Pyrenees…
Puppy Won’t Leave Mother after Violence
During the miserable violence that rocked the Kyaukphyu region of Myanmar earlier this month, a photo began to circulate that captures something of what our wars…
The Answer: "What Is a Cat?"
The show was “Jeopardy.” The day was last Friday. The category was “Remember Bookstores?” The answer was: “A common sight in small bookstores is an in-house…
. . . "A Propos" of French Philosophers
Albert Camus (previous post) might have appreciated Henri the Cat’s take on the celebration of Halloween and the Holiday season: [readon]
Count Dracula’s Kitties
Count Azul would love a little taste of your neck. He and his fellow Counts, below, were some of my favorite rescued kitties looking for good homes one October, several years ago, when I was part of Best Friends Animal sanctuary.
Cat Fight in British Politics
As an unprecedented political drama continued to unfold outside London’s 10 Downing Street, police had to be called to break up the catfight over who should inhabit the Prime Minister’s official residence.
Bach v. Bark
A new study shows that dogs at a shelter who heard classical music tend to bark less and sleep more than when other kinds of music are playing.
World Animal Day and a Cathedral Cat
Carmina was a stray, struggling to care for her newborn kittens in a deserted parking lot in Washington, D.C. But on Sunday, October 3, 2010, she began her new life as the official Cathedral cat of the National Cathedral.
Blessings Galore at St. John the Divine
Inside Manhattan’s Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, the pews fill quickly, and the air thickens with anticipation. As people await the Blessing of the Animals service, the hush is broken by music, whispered conversations and the occasional bark. Here and there, someone leans over to murmur a few words to the dog by his side, or to the cat or rabbit in a carrier at her feet. Soon, the clergy begin to offer communion to the faithful. Songs and prayers follow. Finally, the cathedral’s massive front doors swing open.