During a routine drug bust more than a decade ago, authorities in Nashville, Tennessee, found something unexpected. Chained to the wall of the crack house being raided, a sick, emaciated lioness named Nikita cowered on the concrete floor. The formerly proud, elegant cat had been confined to this space for so long that she’d developed …
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Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom (the northeast region of the state, also called NEK) is a land that’s hard to pin down. A beautiful area of lakes, mountains, farms, and small Vermont towns, wealth sits next to poverty and rural culture meets intense tourism. New England traditions are overlaid with the stunning essence of Vermont. It’s not …
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The town of Goshen, Kentucky, population 950, recently passed a rather intriguing ordinance: All cats must be “under owner’s control with a leash” if taken off the owner’s property. In Goshen, you have to leash your cat. Mayor Bob Thacker, however, said he has no plans to leash his cat, because he’ll never take his …
A Kentucky Town Makes Residents Leash Their Cats Read More »
Cats enjoy routine and prefer knowing what to expect. You know, like when Mittens planned on napping on top of the green rug, only to discover it’d been tossed in the wash by his thoughtless human. It’s enough to ruin a cat’s entire day! What’s he supposed to do now? It was a plan. Will …
Texts From Mittens: The Missing Green Rug Edition Read More »
Anxiety points to life’s undercurrent of existential crisis. Which is to say, everyday worries, if we looked at them closely, would often respond with a deferring “You need to see that guy over there” look that leads up the chain of command all the way to, well, death. Sure, you might not have a big …
Does Our Anxiety Affect Our Cats’ Behavior and Health? Read More »
