Author: Alana Massey
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Scotland’s $8,000 Cat Statue Is a Celebration — Not a Waste
Scotland continues to celebrate charismatic redheads -- this one just happens to be a cat.
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5 Cat-Adoption Myths I Learned from Observing a Kardashian Mini-Controversy Online
Who knew keeping up with the Kardashians would show misconceptions about adoptable cats?
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Let’s Talk: What Do You Call Your Cat?
So all of us with a cat keep a handful of deep, dark secrets of what we’ve called our cats when no one was around. I’ve overheard a number of these embarrassing pet names and pet insults and have a few of my own, of course. I’ve called Keith a "hell monster" and "my sweetest, …
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Have You Ever Adopted a Cat During a Crazy Time in Your LIfe?
We talk to three people who adopted cats when their circumstances were less than ideal. Have you been there?
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Do You Ever Have to Defend Your Animal Charity Contributions?
During my undergraduate years, I spent many a day on the phone or on my feet fundraising for various causes. The job is not easy. You get scolded for interrupting dinner, you get lectures on the amorality of your cause if it’s a hot-button social issue, and it’s not uncommon for people to slam down …
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5 Reasons to Give Your Cat a Human Name
Among other things, it might help you get out of a nightmare date when you need a quick excuse.
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Halloween Inspiration: Costume Ideas from My Sister’s Cat
Annabelle goes DIY and borrows costumes meant for babies, puppies, or stuffed animals.
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I Took Home the Least Adoptable Cat at the Shelter
When I told the team at the no-kill shelter in my neighborhood, “I’d like your least adoptable cat,” I pictured an ornery senior cat, not especially cuddly, but a cat that needed somewhere to live comfortably for the remaining years of her life. We would be distant roommates rather than companions, but I would be …
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Cats in Church: I Met Some Great Felines at the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday
I briefly lived in the Bible Belt as a kid, often surrounded by children from fundamentalist Christian backgrounds. It was around the time All Dogs Go to Heaven was all the rage and a child in my class took it upon himself to say that it wasn’t true, that only people go to Heaven. Deeply …
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5 Ways to Tell If Your Date Doesn’t Like Cats
Some say that it's this kind of vetting that makes cat ladies die alone. But cat ladies never die alone, they die with their cats!
