The Cat Boat – Amsterdam’s Floating Sanctuary for Cats
The Cat Boat is one of Amsterdam’s most peculiar attractions. It’s essentially a sanctuary for cats, but what makes it special is that the rescued cats all live aboard a quaint little houseboat that bobs along the Herengracht canal. Although it wasn’t intended to be a tourist attraction, Cat Boat regularly receives about 4,500 visitors a […]
Swedish Scientists Want to Find Out if Cats Meow with an Accent Based on Where They Live
A cat with an accent sounds like a character in a whimsical children’s tale, but Swedish scientists are trying to figure out if domestic cats actually do have differing ‘dialects’ based on their geographical location. They also want to understand if the owner’s voice might have a role to play in the way cats’ meow. If […]
Dog Owner Dyes Dogs to Look Like Pandas, Sparks Controversy
A dog owner from Singapore has stirred up controversy by dyeing her three pure-bred Chow Chows to resemble pandas. The white fur dogs now have dyed black patches around their eyes, on their ears, and all over their bodies, making them look more like mini pandas than canines. and her dogs began to gain popularity after […]
World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup – How to Turn Slaughtering Thousands of Snakes into a Yearly Festival
For the past 59 years, the residents of Sweetwater, Texas, have been coming together during the second weekend of March to celebrate the ‘World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup’, a four-day event that features the beheading and skinning of thousands of rattlesnakes in front of a live audience. Annual rattlesnake roundups are common in several areas of […]
Kindhearted Woman Converts Home into Retirement Home for Old Unwanted Dogs
House With a Heart is an animal sanctuary in Gaithersburg, Maryland, that’s exclusively dedicated to the care of elderly dogs and cats. Founded in 2006 by Sher Polvinale, the shelter regularly rescues senior animals abandoned by their owners, and cares for them until the very end. Sher and her husband had been working with rescued […]
This Unique Record Label Specializes in Music for Dogs
Since 1999, The Laurel Canyon Animal Company has been producing music exclusively for animals – particularly dogs. The Los Angeles company regularly collaborates with animal communication experts and even psychics to get dogs directly involved in the music making process and the tunes they release are all chosen by the animals. “We’ll take whatever the dog […]
Loyal Dog Spends Two Weeks on Doorstep of Owner Who Will Never Come Home Again
A German Shepherd recently won the hearts millions with a stunning display of love and loyalty reminiscent of the legendary Hachiko. According to eye-witnesses in his Houston neighborhood, the dog spent weeks at the front gate of his apartment complex patiently waiting for his owner, not knowing he had been killed and would never return. 54-year-old Hatem […]
The Epic Tale of a Refugee Cat from Iraq That Got Lost in Greece and Reunited with His Family in Norway
In a miraculous turn of events, a refugee cat that got separated from his family while fleeing Iraq has not only survived the treacherous sea voyage to Lesbos, but has also been reunited with his owners, now living in Norway. Kindness towards animals is not new to the people of Lesbos – we’d previously written […]
World’s Loneliest Chimp Hugs Human Visitors after Years of Isolation on Tiny African Island
After three years of isolation on a remote island, Ponso the chimp finally received a visitor this year – Estelle Raballand, director of the Chimpanzee Conservation Center. The lonely chimp’s happiness was obvious from his ear-to ear-grin and the way he almost immediately hugged Estelle when she reached out to him. Ponso’s tragic story began thirty years […]
Can Dogs Fly Planes? New Reality Show Wants to Find Out
You might think it ridiculous and even dangerous to put dogs behind the yoke of a plane and let them try to fly it, but that won’t stop some people from trying. Case in point, Dogs Might Fly, a new TV show from the UK that plans to train some dogs to fly a plane. While the internet has […]
Sunglasses-Wearing Cat Becomes Internet Superstar
Meet Bagel, a.k.a ‘Sunglass Cat’, who became a social media sensation because of an eye condition that requires her to wear sunglasses at all times. Her shades are decorated with stick-on jewels, giving her a cool vibe that has earned her a reputation as one of the internet’s coolest cats. The Los Angeles feline was born without […]
Woman Has Pet Cat Stuffed So She Can Take It with Her Everywhere
An Argentinian woman found it so hard to part with her recently deceased pet cat that she had its body stuffed by a taxidermist just so she could keep carrying it with her everywhere she goes. Daniela Cardone and her stuffed cat Matute shot to fame a few days ago, when she posted some pictures of their […]
The Androgynous Lionesses of Botswana
Moremi Game Reserve, located in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, is home to a pride of butch lionesses with deep roars and bushy, luxurious manes. They look so much like male lions, they easily fool competing prides into believing that they’re actually males. The maned lionesses are regularly spotted by visitors to the Mombo Safari Camp, an area […]
Retired Doctor Sells Her Properties to Take Care of Stray Cats and Dogs
Weng Xiaoping, formerly a renowned doctor in China, is spending her retirement caring for stray animals. In what may seem like an unthinkable act to most people, Weng sold two of her properties for 1.8 million yuan (almost $300,000) immediately after she retired and decided to use all that money to fund her new mission in […]
Meet Tanu, the Japanese Raccoon Dog Taking the Internet by Storm
The internet is going crazy over photographs of Tanu, an adorable dog that belongs to a canine species called tanuki, also known as ‘Japanese raccoon dog’. Most Westerners mistake the tanuki for a raccoon or badger, but it is in fact a canine breed. Tanu became an internet celebrity after his owner, Twitter user @chibi_tori, started posting photographs of […]