In her 10 years at Houlton Humane Society in Houlton, Maine, Heather Miller has heard some shocking stories. She’s seen more than 65 animals seized from someone’s home, many of them severely neglected and abused. She found a cat abandoned outdoors in the middle of winter, suffering from frostbite and pneumonia. She saw a dog …
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This post is brought to you by: For the last 18 years, I’ve parented both human and cat kids. I love being mother hen to all of them, and sometimes find myself saying the same phrases to both the children with and without fur. In fact, I often stop and laugh at myself when I …
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Chuck, the sleek black cat my husband Joe and I brought home after graduating from college, was sewn to my feet like Peter Pan’s shadow. It didn’t strike me as unusual that he followed me everywhere; that’s what shadows do, of course. Chuck was on his hind legs, with his paws on the other side …
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If you ever get the chance to meet a British Shorthair, it’s an occasion you won’t soon forget. This big, friendly cat has a coat that feels like super-plush velvet and he will relish every ounce of attention you want to give him. Origins The British Shorthair is probably the oldest European domestic cat breed. …
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I’m not lazy. I am perfectly happy tossing furry mousies, dangling fishing pole feathers and otherwise entertaining my four cats. But when I first saw the FroliCat FLIK, an electronic string flinging cat toy, I knew I had to try it. The company sent me a sample, and after inserting 3 AA batteries, I turned …
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