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How Much is that Dinosaur in the Window?

Pet Prohibition Last year, my oldest daughter Grace considered adopting a dog from an animal shelter. There are several in our state and so she began the application process. Little did she or anyone else in our family know what a challenge that would be. You would have thought Grace was applying for top-secret clearanceContinue reading “How Much is that Dinosaur in the Window?”

How Lucky Can You Be?

Mistaken Identity A couple in the United Kingdom received a shock after burying what they thought was their pet cat, Lucky. Sam and Danielle Smith of Birmingham, England were informed by a neighbor that a black and white cat had been killed after it was apparently hit by a car. Lucky had the markings describedContinue reading “How Lucky Can You Be?”

Best Laid Schemes of Cats and Men

Size Matters As previously noted, our pet feline Chester loves big cats, domesticated or wild. So, when a cat alleged to be a savannah, a cross between a wild serval and domestic cat got loose in Vancouver, British Columbia, it caused a mild panic among the populace. The savannah is the largest domestic cat andContinue reading “Best Laid Schemes of Cats and Men”

Habeas Cat Corpus

Money for Nothing and Your Cat is Free A Bellevue, WA woman is $125,000 richer thanks to her cat who was accused of trespassing in a city neighborhood. Who ever heard of such a thing? Anna Danieli’s feline felon, Miska was the target of 30 complaints according to Danieli’s attorney, Jon Zimmerman. That’s 30 outContinue reading “Habeas Cat Corpus”

Fun and Games

Cat’s Play “Play and predatory behaviors allow cats to fulfill their natural need to hunt,” according to the American Association of Feline Practitioners. According to my association, our do-nothing cat Chester has no predatory or hunting skills, unless you think meowing for a bowl of kibble fits the bill. As lazy as he is, evenContinue reading “Fun and Games”

Come and Get It

Cat and Mouse Our cat Chester’s favorite topic is food. He won’t stop meowing about it and that’s the reason we banish him to the basement at night so we can sleep. Of course, he only agrees to go there because we entice him with extra kibble. Additionally, our pet enjoys chicken and beef catContinue reading “Come and Get It”

Gate Crashers

Take Me Out to the Cat Game The Oakland Coliseum is home to baseball’s Athletics and now you can include some 100 feral cats to that stadium. The felines are not big baseball fans, but they do have a common enjoyable item that’s in line with what people like at the ballpark; food. An abundanceContinue reading “Gate Crashers”

Clickbait

Like Me Cristiano Ronaldo (515 million followers), Justin Bieber (455 million), Selena Gomez (425 million) and Ariana Grande (429 million) were 2021’s top social media influencers according to Visual Capitalist. They are the leaders of a large group of people who have or want to be successful at gaining the trust of others to pushContinue reading “Clickbait”

Duped and Duplicated

Entrapment, Cat Style Recently, a 17-year-old named Owen saw a cat stuck in a tree at an Indianapolis park and decided to rescue it. After a 35-foot climb, Owen reached the feline, only to find himself in the same predicament as the cat. That resulted in the fire department being called to bring down bothContinue reading “Duped and Duplicated”

The Camera Doesn’t Lie

Feed Me! When our cat Chester is hungry, he meows a lot. A whinny sound that’s like the screeching of chalk on a blackboard. He knows he’s only getting three feedings a day and when one of those times arrives, you can’t get the kibble in his bowl fast enough. Fortunately, he hasn’t learned theContinue reading “The Camera Doesn’t Lie”