Credit: mmv824

You are so purrrrrrrrrrrrrrfect!!!

By Jeremiah Stettler
Hundreds of cats owe their lives to dogs in Salt Lake County, where an innovative adoption program is giving those furballs a better chance than ever at finding homes.
The county saved the lives of an unprecedented 1,600 cats last year, more than double the nearly 800 that typically avoid euthanasia. And those rescues [...]

Credit: brokenbiscuits2004

“Nofin like tasting friends before playing with them”?

Credit: Zulpha

RARE BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!

Credit: hehaden (away for a few days)

Lulu est une chatte magnifique!!!

By Julie Crothers
The shrill barking of nine Labrador retriever puppies Thursday gave way to blissful laughter from their new trainers: 18 inmates at the Plainfield Correctional Facility.
One by one, the 8-week-old pups were pulled out of their crates and introduced to the men who’ll care for them and help them learn to assist children with [...]

Credit: law_keven

Something to reflect upon?:)

A CAT risked one of his nine lives by leaping from a 40ft building.
Tigger the tabby survived his death-defying act, but only after a fire crew had been assembled to rescue him.
The lucky moggy had been missing for 11 days when he was spotted on the roof of a house in Moorend Park Road, Cheltenham.
RSPCA [...]

Credit: dora_marie

Love knows no boundary…

Credit: Tjflex2

He was lucky: a no kill shelter rescued him and treated him!!!
May God bless all people doing some good to others, humans and animals, on this planet!!!

By MICHELLE ROBINSON
A Birkenhead home narrowly excaped going up in flames thanks to the instincts of a cat.
The male occupant of the Onewa Rd property was alerted by his cat to a fire that started in a wall cavity, Birkenhead fire officer Grant Mitcheson says.
The Birkenhead fire crew attended the blaze that was caused by [...]

By Brandon Rush
John Jones of Wichita is one relieved cat owner.
That’s because his missing cat Ebenezer, or “Ebby,” as he’s called, finally turned up in — of all places — a school in Newton.
The cat had been missing from his home in Wichita since Dec. 18, and somehow remarkably made his way to Chisholm Middle [...]

A new artificial kneethe world’s first in a catsaves a feline life.
By the Telegraph
Missy, an 8-year-old cat in appropriately named Petworth, West Sussex, learned her worth in a dramatic fashion. She has received the world’s first feline artificial knee, according to an article in the Telegraph.
After being hit by a car, Missy hid in a [...]

by JANET WINIKOFF
VERO BEACH — Hi, my name is Felicia and I am a 3-year-old female Ocicat mix. I lot to talk and talk…and talk. I just love attention and am willing to talk to you to get it! I’d rather live with someone who is home all day so that I know you’ll spend [...]

WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Puppy love for an Archer City boy meant asking for animal-friendly birthday presents that he could donate to a rescue group.
Keelan Coit on Saturday celebrated turning 6 and had a party where the presents included bags of dog and cat food, kitty litter, cleaning supplies, paper towels and cash.
The boy and [...]

Credit: *volar*

Look at that beautiful fur!!!

Credit: Laurie Lopes

What a nice shine his fur has!!!

Credit: Cajaflez

The look of a star:)

by ksdk.com
At first, Nancy Lupia’s husband thought she was nuts but after 5 years, he’s warming up to the fact that his wife turned their basement into a cat rescue group
“He agreed that we could get a cat, then we had 2 cats, and now he’s actually my biggest support with regards to my rescue [...]

Feral cats spend their whole lives outdoors, and can be found all over the country, in every type of landscape. They are not socialized to humans, preferring to live amongst their own in family groups called “colonies.” As the winter months near, there are a few simple things you can do to help the outdoor [...]

Credit: *Michelle*(xena2542)-on/off flickr

Beautiful cat! Such wonderful green eyes!

Credit: viking.girl3

LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED:)

Credit: MilkyFactory

SUGAR PLUM DREAMS?

Credit: invisghost

Have a purrrrrrrrrrrfect holiday time!

By: Nathan Hansen
The rescue didn’t go down quite like it was supposed to. The bucket truck was there. So was someone from Lakeville’s animal rescue.
But when the treebound cat finally decided to come down, it took the fast route Wednesday, dropping 30-some feet to the ground and running off through the downtown Farmington neighborhood where [...]

Credit: *Toia*

..et Bonne Année!

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) ―
A cold kitten found a warm home in Mankato, but it wasn’t easy.
The cat was rescued after darting into the warm engine compartment of a car.
Police tell The Free Press it happened Wednesday when Nicholas Nelson braked to avoid running over the kitten, which was hunkered down in the street. The [...]

by PetSmart Charities
Milestone Number of Lives Saved Through PetSmart Charities® of Canada Adoptions
PHOENIX, AZ–(Marketwire – December 14, 2009) – A five-month-old kitten named Calli in Thornton, Ontario has found her forever home, thanks to Street Cats Animal Rescue and PetSmart Charities of Canada. But Calli is no ordinary kitten. She represents the 100,000th pet adopted [...]

by The Associated Press
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) A cold kitten found a warm home in Mankato, but it wasn’t easy.
The cat was rescued after darting into the warm engine compartment of a car.
Police tell The Free Press it happened Wednesday when Nicholas Nelson braked to avoid running over the kitten, which was hunkered down in [...]

Credit: Viola Life

Joyeux Noël,
Merry Christmas,
Buon Natale,
Feliz Navidad!

BY ANNIE VAZQUEZ
Adoption:
Spread some howli-day cheer this year by adopting a new BFF. Miami-Dade Animal Services has rows and rows of purebred and mixed breed puppies and adult dogs that would make a long lasting gift for years. The fee for a puppy is $75 and for a dog is $65

Full article here

Credit: dora_marie

And a purrrrrrrrrrrrrfect Happy New Year 2010!
Tigger

The often underestimated significance of a pet in the life of a human has been brought forward in a growing body of research that suggests that a household animal can provide a range of relational benefits.
Dr. Froma Walsh poured the research in two articles, entitled “Human-Animal Bonds I,” (focused on the benefits of companion animals) [...]

By Hayley Kappes
Correspondent
Published November 30, 2009
GALVESTON — A police officer rescued a cat from a power line Sunday afternoon after residents’ repeated calls to CenterPoint Energy, which owns the line, proved fruitless.
The cat was stuck on the wire in the 5200 block of Avenue N½ sometime Saturday night, Caroline Dorsett-Pate, executive director of the Galveston [...]

Credit: big ian2009

LOL Too cute:)

By Sharon L. Peters
You might imagine that a little shelter already filled to the rafters with discarded dogs and cats wouldn’t exactly launch itself into code-blue alert to save a long-shot homeless cat.
You’d be wrong.
This is the story of a skinny, scraggly, half-frozen cat picked up by animal control during a nasty snowstorm recently at [...]

A stray cat which won the hearts of staff at the Shropshire Star’s head office has finally been reunited with his owner following an appeal in the paper.
The black kitten, named Star by employees at the paper’s Ketley office, was taken in and given a temporary home by telesales worker Mandy Batchelor on November 11 [...]