MEXICO CITY — They prowl through palace gardens stalking pigeons and make cameos on televised press briefings. Some greet tourists at the doors, while others take a sneaky lick of ice cream from staff. Nineteen feral cats have free rein of Mexico’s National Palace, long roaming the lush gardens and historic colonial halls of the … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A nonprofit organization said Thursday that it sued the U.S. National Park Service over a plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats from a historic district in the U.S. territory. The lawsuit filed by Maryland-based Alley Cat Allies comes four months after the federal agency announced it would contract … Read more
Scientists, conservationists, and cat advocates all agree that unchecked outdoor cat populations are a problem, but they remain deeply divided on solutions. While some conservationists propose the targeted killing of cats, known as culling, cat populations have been observed to bounce back quickly, and a single female cat and her offspring can produce at least … Read more
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve with “unique biodiversity.” Now conservationists are planning a mass extermination using helicopters and hundreds of … Read more
Lenny Kravitz has interesting memories when it comes to his hangouts with Mariah Carey in the early days. Talking with ET’s Denny Directo from Thursday night’s Recording Academy Honors — where the rocker and actor, 59, and “Emotions” singer, 54, received the Global Impact Award presented by The Black Music Collective — Kravitz said he was ecstatic to … Read more
MOSCOW — More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for a Russian train conductor to lose her job after she threw a pet cat off a train, believing it was a stray. The white and ginger tom cat, known as Twix, escaped from his carrier on a train traveling between Yekaterinburg and St. … Read more
Doja Cat’s mother Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer took her son Ramon Dalithando Dlamini to court Doja Cat’s mother protects her from ‘abusive’ brother Doja Cat’s mother is dragging her son to court for allegedly being “physically and verbally” abusive to the singer. The 30 year-old artist’s mother Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer reportedly filed a temporary restraining order … Read more
Don’t let their fluff fool you: Your cat was built for murder. Felines, no matter how chonky, eepy, or boopable, are remarkably adaptable obligate carnivores, down to eat just about anything that fits in their mouth. Well-intentioned (or … threatening?) gifts of dead birds, rats, and lizards are familiar to outdoor cat owners—even my shockingly … Read more
Feline researchers have long believed that purring is produced by voluntary muscle contractions, but a new report indicates that this vibration in the larynx of cats may be explained by the myoelastic aerodynamic theory of phonation. Studies on the complex action that produces a unique vibration in the larynx of cats—known as purring to most … Read more
When you create a pet profile, it can save you well being data and prescriptions. Within the To-Do tab, you possibly can create reminders for giving your pet treatment, restocking meals and provides, and scheduling checkups. You too can request birthday notifications. Whereas you will want to have an in-network vet to make digital appointments, … Read more