VET APPROVED The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinarian research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. Over the next few weeks, with the reluctant help from my clan of cats, I
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A kitten with a shorter leg led to the rescue of her entire cat family, helping them find a better life. EmberLittleWanderersNYC Little Wanderers NYC, an animal rescue, received a request to help a tiny brown tabby with “a malformed leg.” When rescuers arrived, they realized the kitten wasn’t the only one needing help. She
Do you love raising animals? You may want to know how your food is raised or are excited to start a cattle business. However, there is more to it than meets the eye. You might have some land and a barn in the back, but you need key equipment and sound knowledge to succeed on
New research has revealed the most pet friendly vacation locations around the world, perfect for your next adventure with your four legged friend. The data, from Pet’s Delight, analyses accommodation data to discover how many hotels are pet-friendly in popular travel destinations around the world. As well as providing expert advice on travelling with your pets. Check
Biologist Ian Souza-Cole stands with his back to a balmy, manure-scented north wind sweeping over California’s San Joaquin Valley. It’s early May, and he is on a large dairy farm near the town of Planada, staring intently across a field of triticale, a wheat-rye hybrid favored as feed for milk cows. Overhead and all around,
A cat with a bent ear came up to kind people for help. They got her indoors just in time for her kittens to arrive. FreyaEllen Richter A few Good Samaritans noticed a stray cat with a bent ear wandering around the neighborhood and began feeding her. Slowly, the cat warmed up to them and
Paramount fear of humans has been demonstrated to pervade wildlife communities in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America consistent with humans worldwide being a super predator, far more lethal than other predators. Australian marsupials have been thought predator naïve based on responses to non-human predators. “Our results greatly expand the growing experimental evidence that wildlife
iHeartCats is reader-supported. When you buy via links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. Father’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re on the hunt for the perfect gift for the pet-loving man in your life, you’ve come to the right place! This year,
VET APPROVED The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinarian research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Lauren! Read my introduction to learn more about me and my two adventurous cats, Pancake and Tiller. Surgery of one’s own cat is one of the most difficult prospects cat owners experience. Surgery can either be
Griffin enjoys his “tickle.” In previous blog posts, I’ve written about our daily schedule with the parrots…how we try to balance meals, clean-up, playtime, exercise, and research tasks to ensure that everything gets done on a daily basis. Sometimes, however, good intentions are not enough, and occasionally life conspires to wreck our plans. At those
A stray cat roamed around town and finally stepped into a home. He turned out to be the gentlest soul. Bobble HatTheStrayCatClub Five months ago, a black and white cat from a colony of abandoned cats received a new lease on life when a volunteer from The Stray Cat Club brought him to safety. He
Clinging to a teddy bear that dwarfs her, Tim Tam takes in her surrounds with shiny-eyed wonder and awe from the safety of her crib. The five-month-old joey, along with mum Tam Tam, will soon check out from Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, returning home to the idyllic eucalypts of Elanora on the southern Gold Coast. Hers
By Pet Sitters International While you have likely heard of the annual Take Your Dog To Work Day© event that falls on the Friday after Father’s Day, did you know that cats have their own day of office fun as well? Celebrated annually on the Monday after Father’s Day, Take Your Cat To Work Day©
The cleverness of corvids has wowed scientists and casual birders for decades. Crows can use and even make tools, reason via analogies, and have been said to rival monkeys in cognitive capacity. They also seem to have a remarkable ability to understand numeric values. For instance, they recognize when different images show the same number
Two kittens from outside started a joyful new journey to cozy laps, never missing a beat. Tania Early this month, the Toronto Humane Society received two fluffy kittens who had been found outside. They were in good shape and most likely had been nursing. “The person who took them thought they were left behind,” Tania,
In California’s Monterey Bay, where the vast Pacific Ocean meets lush kelp forests, sea otters, especially the females, are becoming more resourceful. These charismatic marine mammals, known for their playful nature and voracious appetites, are facing new challenges and using tools to overcome them. For generations, southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) have relied on
As parents, we know that young children must be supervised at all times. They are not responsible enough to make decisions on their own. This is especially true when animals are involved. But accidents do happen, and this story focuses on that. A stray kitten, later named Pookie, endured a painful, heartbreaking experience when she
Hi, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to learn more about me and my silly Russian Blue cat, Olga. Although some of them were mummified and buried with their owners, cats in ancient Egypt generally led privileged lives. The pharaohs’ felines had servants to care for them, and some Egyptian deities, like Bastet, were cats. You probably don’t
Global new electric car sales rose 35% in 2023, to nearly 14 million vehicles, with almost all purchased in China, the U.S. and Europe. This was a 35% increase over 2022, and six times higher than in 2018. Although that momentum is faltering this year, as the industry adapts to a mass market, EVs continue
What job would you do for free? I don’t know what the job title would be, but Louis Catorze’s little cat-cousin Rodan would be the shadowy Orwellian figure responsible for censoring whatever information goes out to us pathetic humans. After all, Ignorance is Strength, non? If you are of a certain age, and you have
The Water Report—a monthly publication covering key water issues throughout the West—published several articles in the latest issue, two of which were co-written by Audubon. The first article “New Mexico’s Rio Grande in the 21st Century,” focuses on the Rio Grande in central New Mexico. The area nurtures a novel agricultural-urban ecological system, in which
A stray cat showed up at the right house on a cold night. He slowly found confidence when he decided to be an indoor cat. BalthChatonsOrphelinsMontreal A Good Samaritan who helps community cats in his neighborhood always leaves food out on the terrace. One day, he noticed most of the kibbles were gone and saw
More than 5,000 feral horses have been culled since the recommencement of aerial shooting in the Kosciuszko national park, with the NSW environment minister, Penny Sharpe, describing the number as proof of the need to control the threat the animals pose to the alpine wilderness. Conservationists said for the first time the number of horses
We are head over heels for cats and kittens. They are truly the most precious beings imaginable. There are actually people out there who don’t think cats have personalities like dogs do. We scoff at that assumption! Cats are funny, frisky, mischievous, and loyal. They can also be goofballs, eager to make their mom and
The Colorado River is flowing again in its delta. While this is welcome news for birds and people, the long-term progress to keep the Colorado River alive in Mexico with habitat restoration and water deliveries depends on high stakes negotiations currently underway. For the third time since 2021, the United States and Mexico are collaborating
VET APPROVED The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinarian research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. I don’t know about you, but some of my cats are magic. It’s one
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