Tag: CAT

Aesop’s Fables: The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse

A very young mouse, who had never seen anything of the world, almost came to grief the very first time he ventured out. And this is the story he told his mother about his adventures. “I was strolling along very peaceably when, just as I turned the corner into the next yard, I saw two…


Teen Sees Cat ‘Trapped’ in 35-Foot Tree, Climbs Up to ‘Save’ It—Ends Up Needing to Be Rescued Himself

A teenage boy spotted a tabby cat perched high up in a tall, leafless tree on a late Saturday afternoon, on March 5. He was at Holliday Park in Indianapolis when he thought this feline looked trapped and wanted to be saved. The teen believed he was the right young man to bring the cat…


VIDEO Spots ‘Lab’s Head’ on Rooftop, But It Turns out to Be Super Surprising Optical Illusion, And Goes Viral

A man named Joe vacationing in New Mexico captured a video that went viral while out walking one day a few months ago. Joe spotted on a rooftop in Santa Fe what looked like the head of a Labrador dog. No body, no tail, no legs, nor paws, just the head of a Lab on…


Snowbird Kitty: Lost Cat Heads Home to Maine—From Florida

PORTLAND, Maine—A Maine family that long ago gave up on a lost family cat is being reunited—more than six years and 1,500 miles later. Denise Cilley, of Chesterville, said she was shocked to get a voicemail last week announcing her cat, Ashes, had been located in Florida. Ashes disappeared in 2015 during a 10th birthday…


‘Wonder Cat’ Found, Reunited With Her Family After Running Away From Home 14 Years Ago

A woman from England whose beloved cat left the house one day, never to return, was beyond shocked to get a call from a vet 20 miles away a staggering 14 years later. The cat had been found, a little the worse for wear, but a true survivor. On being asked by the vet if…


Meet the Maine Coon Kitten That Is So Large People Mistake It to Be a Dog

A Maine coon living in Russia is so massive that people mistake it to be a dog. Meet Kefir, an oversized feline that is on its way to becoming the world’s largest cat. The oversized kitten, who weighs a whopping 12.5 kilograms (27 pounds), belongs to Yulia Minina, who lives in the small Russian town of Stary…


Missing Cat Reunited With Owner After 6 Years Thanks to Relentless Efforts of Animal Shelter

Six years had passed since Amanda Flores had lost her cat, Monkey Face. Flores, who had given up on finding her missing pet, was skeptical when she received a phone call from San Antonio Animal Care Services, Texas. The shelter informed her that Monkey Face had been found. She didn’t believe it. It had been so…


Over 50 Cats and Kittens Taken From Hoarder in Pasadena

PASADENA, Calif.—Many of the 52 cats and kittens rescued by Pasadena Humane from a local owner hoarding them in unsanitary conditions will be looking for new homes this weekend, officials announced Dec. 16. Pasadena Humane has provided necessary medical care and given the felines holiday-themed names to encourage residents to adopt the so-called “Christmas Cats.”…


Amputee Mama Cat Adopts 2 Orphaned Kittens: One Starving, One Found on a Scrap Heap

An amazing stray cat, who had already undergone an emergency leg amputation and given birth to a litter of four, delighted her rescuers when she adopted two orphaned kittens in dire need of a mother’s care. Yuki, who is recovering in the care of Wisconsin’s Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, has also given two kittens a…


Cat Born With 4 Ears Due to Genetic Mutation Gets Adopted by Woman in Turkey

Four-month-old kitten Midas was born with two sets of ears and a defective jaw due to a recessive genetic mutation. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming an internet star with over 73,000 followers. Midas was adopted by Canis Dosemeci in the Turkish capital Ankara after being born in a friend’s backyard with six other siblings. “Midas is…