A famous quote attributed to Nan Porter exclaims that “If cats could talk, they wouldn’t.” While our pals who meow may decide to remain mum if presented with the power of speech, the proverbial cat certainly hasn’t got the tongues of two statues that honor famous felines! The sculptures are part of the Talking Statues …
Over the course of its illustrious history, a long list of Academy Award and Grammy winners have walked through the door of The Savoy Hotel, but on one day this summer the achievements of our feline friends were in the spotlight as the London landmark welcomed a clowder of people with a passion for compassion …
As flood waters recede in cities ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, a steady stream of compassionate companies and organizations have advanced upon the affected areas to offer aid to both the two-and four-legged victims of the natural disaster. Among the many who have traveled to Southeast Texas on missions of mercy are Joey Herrick, the founder …
Looking for a cat cafe in Florida? The Sunshine State is home to many cat cafe, and fans of felines in Florida’s capital city can take advantage of a visit to a nonprofit cat cafe! Want the skinny on Fat Cat Cafe Tallahassee? Here’s the scoop! For Foodies Patrons can nom on pastries and sip …
Thank you all SO much for your purchases and social shares of our fundraiser this Labor Day weekend to benefit the City of Port Aransas Animal Shelter! As you know, this coastal community has long been one of our favorite destinations to take Irie and Tiki–and on August 25 they were battered by Hurricane Harvey. …
In yesterday’s post, we told you about our new kitty’s adoption from Austin Pets Alive. She was one of the shelter pets evacuated from Hurricane Harvey: We’ve Adopted a Kitten! Well, today we have a name! Meet Jetty! Originally Jetty’s name was Sunday: We’ve always changed our pets’ names after adoption (except Yoda…because he really …
We’ve got a new, three-month-old kitten! Yesterday we went down to Austin Pets Alive’s Town Lake shelter–from which we adopted Lucky and Ochi–to donate and to see their adoptables. We weren’t sure we were quite ready to adopt so soon after Ochi’s passing but right now there are so, so many animals needing homes in …
As you know, our cats have a catio that looks out on birdfeeders–both seed and suet feeders and, from spring through early fall, hummingbird feeders. The hummingbirds usually depart central Texas in about mid-September, on their way to Mexico and points south for the winter–but two weeks ago we noticed an absence of hummingbirds. Whereas …