Update: Baloo the “Ferocious Feral” Is Up for Adoption
Back in May, we brought you the story of Baloo, the Monday Miracle kitty who remarkably managed to survive being tangled up with a cord around his neck for more than a year. As we explained when first...
View ArticleThanks, FixNation: More Than 115,000 Cats Spayed/Neutered
Karn Myers has been a cat person for most of her life. She got to know her first feline friends through her husband, Mark, nearly 40 years ago, and it was love at first sight. But Karn still had a lot...
View ArticleHydro Cats: Meet Zeke the Kitten, Super Hero’s Brother
Back in July, we introduced you to Super Hero the hydro cat. This black and white boy was born with hydrocephalus — or water on the brain as it’s more commonly known — and after defying a bunch of...
View ArticleMeet Fancy, a Senior Cat Finally Getting the Life She Deserves
If you check out the Instagram account of a cat called Fancy, you’ll find a cascade of vibrant and fun-filled images starring an elderly smoosh-faced feline (who is often dressed up like an elegant...
View Article2 Cats in China Are Rescued From the Meat Trade
Editor’s note: The idea of eating cats and dogs is disturbing to those of us who see them as companion animals. Though the images are not graphic, this story and its photos might upset you, but we...
View ArticleMonday Miracle: Emma the “Wobbly Cat” Finds a Friend
It seems like it was just the other week that we brought you the story of Emerson, a distinguished 10-year-old kitty who was dumped at a shelter in Maine with injuries that included broken ribs and...
View Article4 Things I Learned From Working at an Animal Shelter
Before I started working at Whiskers Animal Benevolent League three years ago, I was oblivious to the amount of time, energy, and dedication that went into caring for the animals in shelters. I saw...
View ArticleWe Chat With the Cat-Centric Crew of Oakland’s Cat Town
Approaching Cat Town in Oakland, California, the first thing that will strike you is a set of big picture windows looking out across Broadway — and then you’ll see the curious feline faces inside,...
View ArticleOreo Survived Life as a Kitten on the Streets of Dubai
Editor’s note: One photo below, taken after surgery, might be enough to put some readers off. Reader discretion advised. For this week’s Monday Miracle, we take an Internet-enabled flight of fancy to...
View ArticleSkullcat Bilbo Is a Cat Who Lost His Nose But Kept His Home
For this week’s Monday Miracle, we come to the curious case of Bilbo — or Skullcat Bilbo, to give him his full social media honorific. As you’ll notice as soon as you see this striking white kitty who...
View ArticleRemember Me Thursday: Carrie Ann Inaba Celebrates Rescue Cats and Honors...
Today (Sept. 24) social media users around the world are lighting candles and sharing photos to remember the millions of pets who lost their lives to euthanasia, and those who are still at risk in...
View ArticleBiker Dude Saves Injured Kitten and Rides Across U.S. With Him
Let us introduce one of the most badass Catster Heroes we’ve ever come across. His name is Pat Doody and he looks like your classic hirsute biker rebel dude. On a recent cross country trip from...
View ArticleTabby’s Place Gives Hope to FIV-Positive Cats
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the July/August 2015 issue of Catster print magazine. Click here to subscribe to Catster magazine. Since the day Tabby’s Place opened its doors in...
View ArticleA Blind Kitten Finds a Friend and, Eventually, a Home
Finding a forever home for a one-eyed cat is always a challenge. Adopting out a blind one is a daunting prospect. So, as foster coordinator for a group that does trap-neuter-return, I was dubious when...
View ArticleRescued From a Hoarder, Buzz the Fuzz Is Now a Therapy Cat
He’s a survivor and an animal advocate. Now Facebook-famous feline Buzz the Fuzz is also a certified animal assistance therapy pet. Rescued from the hoarded home he shared with 39 German Shepherd dogs...
View ArticleMeet Eddie the Lilac Lion, a True Survivor, Rescued 3 Times
Eddie the Lilac Lion is blessed with a very grandiose moniker — and he’s a cat who also comes with a very involved backstory. This Siamese of the lilac point variety has been rescued three times, and...
View ArticleAveline the Kitten Survived Being Covered in Glue
It has not exactly been a great year for cats and kittens when it comes to humans deciding to attack them in cruel and terrorizing ways. We’ve had a cat called Booger shot with an arrow, another kitty...
View ArticleOpie and His Feral Colony Were Saved in a Daring Rescue
For two years, Opie the cat lived out a content feral life in an industrial lot in Queens, New York City. This bright and curious kitty would start every day by perching on the driver’s seat of a...
View ArticleTurbo Two Legs Has a New Home After a Terrible Injury
Turbo Two Legs is a cat with a fantastically zippy name, but this tuxedo kitty comes harboring a horrid backstory that involves his former owners slamming a car door on his back legs and then dumping...
View ArticleTen Lives Club Has Rehomed More Than 20,000 Cats
Before Marie Edwards adopted her cat, Big Red, she spent several weeks feeding him in her backyard. When she finally caught him and took him to the vet, she learned the kitty was FIV positive. She was...
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