New tram feeds on feline craze (The Japan Times)
OKAYAMA (Kyodo) Building on efforts to cash in on Tama the feline “stationmaster” of Kishi Station in Wakayama Prefecture, Okayama Electric Tramway Co. unveiled a tram Thursday covered with Tama stickers. The tram made its first run after a ceremony held in front of JR Okayama Station. Read the full story
Peterbald Cat
Peterbald cat is a crossbreed result between Don Sphynx and Petersburg Sphynx, two Russian breeds. Irina Kovalyova rescued a female cat and named it Varya. Irina thought that Varya was ill due to excess loss of body coat.
Irina treated the cat with anti-fungal medications. However, the cat showed no signs of recovery and continued to [...]
Cat adoption weekend in Brockton starts Friday (The Brockton Enterprise)
Feline lovers will be able to find their furry match at a cat adoption weekend in Brockton starting on Friday. The Neponset Valley Humane Society will hold its spring adoption fair on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at PetSmart, 607 Belmont St., Brockton.
Politicians like cats and dogs (Tri-Lakes Tribune)
The first family’s new puppy seems to be in the forefront of many minds lately, but closer to home, there are many “famous” pets to be found.
Cattoos - Inked Feline Markings Range From Frisky to Offensive (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Tattoos of cats are really rather appropriate if you think about it, as the little fur balls spend their lives trying to mark anything that moves. They use a variety of techniques, from shedding their…
Wednesday Non-Cat Blogging
In honor of the men who are sick of all the cats around here, I’ve snapped a few photos of my exceedingly non-feline piscatorial friends: Reg peeks out from behind some plantlife. Tetra5 and Tetra-Four swim by. RedTetra1 and 3 Tetra as seen through the belly of the Buddha. The red-tailed shark, who has yet to divulge its name, runs for cover. (Update: Otto attaches himself to leaf, far right. Sneaky devil!) Ron, my other Bala shark, gazes at his reflection. Tetra-Four (aga
A wild leopard rescued from a village well in Gujarat
Moticher (Surat), Apr 29 (ANI): After a well-planned operation, officials of the forest department rescued a wild leopard on prowl from an open well at Moticher village in Surat district of Gujarat in the wee hours of Wednesday. It is believed that the spotted feline beauty had
News Briefs 29-04-2009
My feline superior observed me opening doors, and now she paws at the door knob trying to open it herself. If only she had opposable thumbs… The Coinage of Ephesus : minted history, mythology, and bees. Ancient gamma-ray burst is most distant object ever seen. Physicists harness phenomenon dubbed by Einstein as spooky action . Inventor of free energy device harassed by Black Ops. Aussie makes lightning in his shed. Every man needs a shed and a hobby.
Our Tiny Zoo
Obligatory Cuteness from Far Away I don’t have to explain this in detail. You get the picture: A strong-willed and intelligent 8 year old, a sometimes petulant and equally strong-willed if less articulate 19 month old (with the expected plumbing issues), a 3 month old mouth on legs fond of leaping, chewing and lapsitting (and with the same said plumbing issues) and a former Ruler of the Lair feline not happy with the runt that displaced her. Those are the matters that have come between me a
Hero saves cat in a flap up tree (Newham Recorder)
STUCK high up a tree was not the purr-fect place for Smudge the cat. But that was where the year-old feline was rescued from - after an ordeal lasting around 38 hours.
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