Cats are slowly moving into their own as therapy animals, and are being used in convalescent homes and other institutions for that purpose. However, though a lot has been written about the use of horses and dogs with autistic children, little, if anything, has been previously written about cats. This amazing true story may open…
A cat narrowly avoided disaster after being spotted on the roof of a train as it prepared to depart. The tabby was seen on an Avanti West Coast train at London Euston, about half an hour before it was due to leave for Manchester at 21:00 GMT on Tuesday. Passengers were transferred to a replacement…
On Tuesday, the Phamonsin Nava 10 fishing boat had caught fire and started to sink, about 13km (eight miles) off the paradise island of Koh Adang. All eight of the ship’s crew members had jumped off the vessel and into the sea, and were rescued by a passing fishing ship, said Thai newspaper The Nation.…
1. If we had tails, we would use them to communicate the way cats do. Cats’ tails are so much more expressive than dogs’ tails. I love my dog, but there are only one or two different motions that tail makes. Cats … well, there’s the “I’m tolerating you, but I don’t really like it” swish.
Pooh was injured in some horrible traffic accident in a small Bulgarian village. No one knows what exactly happened but most likely he was hit by a car. A compassionate woman rushed the injured kitty to a vet clinic in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, where surgeon Vladislav Zlatinov examined the cat. Amputating Pooh’s back legs high up…
Despite the fact Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a Tropical storm, it still has the potential to destroy everything in its path. Amongst all the tragedy, heartwarming rescues stories of brave people going above and beyond their call of duty begin to surface, just like this Pastor who struggles to rescue cats and dogs left…
Take special care of your pets after the tornado has passed. Your home may be a very different place after a disaster, which can be very distressing for your pets.
A couple who planned their dream wedding on a paradise beach have CANCELLED their nuptials – after becoming besotted with a stray moggy. The cat lovers met and fell for the feline on a trip to Abu Dhabi and decided together to dip into their wedding fund to bring Sheikh, as they named him, back…
Do cats respond to different human languages or accents? A recent study suggests they most certainly do! Anecdotal evidence suggests that cats become used to the tone, rhythm and other aspects of our individual voices, which go beyond the language itself. You and a friend may say the same word, for example, but it will…
Four tiny kittens were dumped on a busy London road and left to die in the pouring rain, only to be found the next morning weak and covered in faeces. RSCPA Officers were called after the six-week-old cats were found drenched and shivering in a box on Willenhall Road in Greenwich. It is thought they…