Boater Hears Cries Coming From Dock And Finds ‘Frozen’ Baby Stuck To Icy Beam
She couldn’t move 🥶 This past January, Brian Owen was walking near a marina in Detroit, Michigan, when he heard faint cries coming from one of the docks. Concerned, he…
Shelter Cat Headbutts Grieving Volunteer — And Changes Both Of Their Lives Forever
“t felt like fate …” When Grace lost her beloved cat, Ichabod, earlier this year, she felt as if her heart had shattered. Ichabod, whom she lovingly called Ichy, had…
Teacher Driving To Work Checks Abandoned Crate And Finds 5 Babies Covered In Hay
“I knew if I didn’t turn around and check, I wouldn’t stop thinking about it all day.” Jennifer Pond drives along Dowdy Ferry Road in Dallas, Texas, almost every day…
Big cats beat the heat with blood ice lollies
During a stretch of hot weather, the big cats at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park were given a special frozen treat to help them stay cool: blood-flavored ice lollies. The wildlife park,…
Scientists say house cats could help unlock new cancer treatments for humans
Scientists have completed one of the largest genetic studies ever done on tumors in domestic cats, offering a new understanding of how feline cancers develop. The research, published in Science,…
Shelter Makes A Strong Case For Adoption With ‘Dating Advice From Cats’
“The advice is probably not something any of these cats has experienced personally. But they’re shelter pets, so you never know their full past!” It was another typical shelter day,…
Lonely One-Eared Rescue Cat Finally Finds Her Missing Piece
“Love heals.” A few years ago, a 5-week-old kitten with severe injuries arrived at a veterinary clinic in Dubai, UAE. One of the cat’s ears was missing, and she had…
Two Tiny Preemie Kittens Find Each Other Right When They Need It Most
They healed each other. A Premature Start Hannah Shaw, neonatal kitten expert and founder of Orphan Kitten Club, recently started caring for a tiny kitten named Pixie. Pixie, who was…
‘Parasites of human societies’: How did we end up so close to cats?
In the book “The Call of the Honeyguide,” applied ecologist Rob Dunn explores mutually beneficial relationships between different species. But Dunn argues the relationship between humans and cats may force…
Shelter Staff Scratch Their Heads When A Pink Cat Shows Up At Their Door
During a stretch of heavy rain and flooding in South Africa, a local property owner noticed a tiny kitten alone outside in the storm. The baby was in an exposed…