Nowadays it seems like cats have conquered the world — or at least the internet and our hearts — so in retrospect it’s surprising that despite homo sapiens’ 10,000-year friendship with felis catus, the two species didn’t move in together until the mid-20th century. Sure, writers from Charles Dickens (“What greater gift than the love […]
If you just can’t get enough of those obscenely cute kitty pics floating around the universe, I’ve got great news; the internet pretty much runs on pictures of cats, and there is no shortage of ways to absorb them. Facebook is no exception to this rule, thankfully. Because yes, Facebook is mostly filled with pictures […]
With cats being one of the spookiest (and, obviously, best) mascots of Halloween, what better time of year than All Hallow’s Eve to bring a new baby kitty bean into your family? As someone born on Dias de los Muertos, I might be a little biased in thinking so, but consider one major benefit: the […]
As cat-parents, we are always thinking of how we can improve the lives of our beloved kitty companions. We often consider the needs of our pets above our own. Like, yeah, I could order delivery tonight instead of eating that $1 box of mac & cheese I bought 3 years ago, or I could put […]
Long before our daily news consumption included streaming live kittens 24-7 and Grumpy Cat became the Gwyneth of the celebrity feline world, we were fed bits and bobs of adorable cats in film and television. Feline film stars have populated the big and small screen for decades, popping up in both live action and animated […]
The first time I ever realized that cats were capable of doing tricks was way back in ye olden days of my babyhood when my family was still in the circus. There was a woman whose act consisted entirely of leading her cats through a precious, tiny little cat-sized obstacle course. *Insert high-pitched, ear-piercing “awwwwweeee”*. […]
