Photos of my pets hang throughout our home. In fact, images of Dolly and Spot far outnumber any other kind of artwork on display. And I’m always looking for new ways to show off their smiling faces. This week’s Friday Freebie from Rebecca Fischer fits the bill. The Colorado artist makes fun and colorful portraits …
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You might have noticed that lately Facebook (and, for that matter, much of the Internet) is awash in a sea of red and pink. What’s up with that? As ReadWrite discovered, the icons are a show of unity in support of same-sex marriage as the U.S. Supreme Court decides the fate of California’s Proposition 8, …
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When one of Cindy Chambers’ students found a malnourished, sickly cat who appeared to be missing his nose wandering the streets of her neighborhood, the student contacted her big-hearted professor. Chambers is a special education faculty member at East Tennessee State University, and she is dedicated to helping people with disabilities. “She thought, ‘He has …
Lazarus, Who Looks Like a Tiny Vampire, May Be a Therapy Cat Read More »
Do you ever think back to your first cat and wonder how in the world all this started? About how much you didn’t know back then, or the things that you did or didn’t do? Or even just about how much things have changed since then? I started thinking back to my first cats for …
April Fool’s day is Monday, and if you’re thinking about pranking your cat, make sure you don’t own any of these cats. 1. Don’t even think of giving me the dog’s kibble, you hear me? 2. Oh, what’s this? A new toy? NOT BUYING IT. 3. You look like you’re planning something. I’M PLANNING SOMETHING …
10 Cats You Don’t Want to Prank on April Fool’s Day Read More »
We dreaded it. Twice a year my mom made my siblings and I don matching outfits so we’d at least look good when we fought like cats and dogs in front of the professional photographer’s camera. It was an ordeal to cram us into our pretty matching frocks, with my sisters and I crying, “But …
And Now, the Worst Easter Cat Family Photos EVER! Read More »
A week or so ago, Audubon Magazine Editor-at-Large Ted Williams’ opinion piece was published in the Orlando Sentinel, and the entire cat blogosphere went ballistic. The piece was against trap-neuter-return, not surprising for people in the hardcore “cats kill gazillions of birds and must die” camp, so nobody was surprised by that. What had us …
I Am FED UP With Murderous Bird Advocates Who Call for Poisoning Feral Cats! Read More »
