Dogs and Dames

Grabbed from link At this time of year, it’s heartbreaking to see stray cats walking around in the cold with nowhere to go. While many kind people take them into their homes, others can’t because of lease agreements, allergies, existing family pets, or other factors. So they do the next best thing-take strays to a [...]

Grabbed from link Volunteering at Room 8 Memorial Cat Foundation in Riverside, Calif., turned Gail Shelton into a full-fledged cat person. She’d never had a cat of her own, but caring for and getting to know the kitties at the shelter quickly taught her just how expressive, funny, and unique cats can be. “When I [...]

Grabbed from link The author, Jane Weems, became famous in San Francisco for painting the Beatles Mural that adorned her family’s Precita Avenue home in 1974.   My parents, Clarence and Claudia Weems — who actually started out as my foster parents, then adopted me when I was a child — had more than 130 foster kids [...]

Grabbed from link World Spay Day is an annual event of the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International to raise awareness for spay/neuter, a proven way to save animals’ lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats. Spaying and neutering is super important to help control overpopulation, because when there [...]

Grabbed from link This week’s question comes from Catster reader Janey, who asks: What’s the scoop on toxoplasmosis? Can I catch it from my cat? Toxoplasmosis is a pretty awesome parasite if you have to pick a favorite. It has the ability to alter the behavior of its host to maximize its chances for reproduction. [...]

Grabbed from link Amy LiebermanRenowned designers create sleek spaces to benefit stray cats.… full story Discussion To view the entire post click the word "link" next to the title. Follow me on Twitter at  www.twitter.com/funpets for more pet topics and pet tweets. Related Blogs Follow Me On Twitter @funpets