It’s National Book Lovers Day! If there’s one thing people know about me, it’s—well, it’s that I love cats. All my clothes are covered in cat hair; you can’t miss it. But if there’s a second thing people know about me, it’s that I love books. Often my two loves come together when my silver […]
While the onset of August may herald the tail-end of summer (cat pun 100% intended), it also brings with it one of my personal favorite holidays of the year – International Cat Day! Established in 2002 by the International Fund For Animal Welfare, International Cat Day takes place every year on August 8th. Cat lovers […]
For opponents of declawing cats, 2017 looked like a good year — with the backing of animal rights groups and veterinarians, lawmakers introduced a bill that would make New York the first state to ban the controversial procedure, and the effort had received widespread positive press coverage. Then, as happens every year, the bill died […]
Sgt. Frank Praytor, 1St Marine Division, Cat Dad to Miss Hap Amid all the death and destruction of the Korean War, a kitten was born in 1952. The first thing she knew was cruelty — an American soldier, angry at her mother’s yowling not far from the front line, walked up and shot the kitten’s […]
In Bill Burr’s uproarious take on why men die younger than women, the Boston-based comedian shares his theory that some men drop dead after decades of “suppressing the urge to hug a puppy, admit a baby’s cute, say you want a cookie.” “Alright, this is how it works with guys,” Burr says. “Any time you […]
Service dogs. We’ve all seen them on the other side of the street, waiting patiently at a stop sign, alert and ever vigilant. They’ve trained their whole lives for their very important job, and we all know we’re not supposed to pet them (which, let’s be honest, is basically torture, because DOGS. SERVICE DOGS.) So […]
