One lucky kitten!
Watch: Fort Worth police rescue a kitten on Interstate 20 shoulder Friday afternoon

In a video posted by the Fort Worth Police Department, a white and brown tabby kitten is seen shrinking back near a grate and concrete barrier as police approach it. An animal control staff member then picks up the kitten and secures it in a crate.

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Meet Midas the Four-Eared Kitten Who Is Winning Countless Hearts on the Internet

The unique cat was born with four ears due to a rare genetic mutation. The results are two small ears that are in front of the normal set you’d typically see on a cat. But what’s even more unusual is that each ear is functional! Dosemeci had Midas examined by a veterinarian who said that all four of the earlaps are connected to the ear canal.

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If I Fits, I Sits: Starlink's Self-Heating Internet Satellite Dishes Are Attracting Cats

“Starlink works great until the cats find out that the dish gives off a little heat on cold days,” tweeted Starlink user Aaron Taylor.

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Oops! Cat charity CEO quits over colleague keeping 18 cats in house

Charles Darley claims chair of trustees is not adhering to standards charity expects of public

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What’s new, pussycat? How feline film stars are trained to perform

From Stuart Little and Pet Sematary to new movie The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, cats can be scene-stealers.
But how do you get such fickle and independent creatures to behave on camera?

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St. Pete woman accused of using cat to batter girlfriend

Police said (assailant) took their cat, held it up to her girlfriend’s face and swore on the animal’s life that she was not cheating. The animal was in distress and scratched her girlfriend in the face, according to the affidavit.

The woman had multiple lacerations, according to the affidavit.

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Kittens are running wild.’ Horde of feral cats takes over California stadium

Feral cats are “having a field day” at the Oakland Coliseum after the absence of humans during the coronavirus pandemic boosted their numbers, officials said.

“And the kittens are running wild,” Henry Gardner, executive director of the Coliseum Authority, which oversees the facility, wrote in a memo, The San Francisco Chronicle reported.

“The good news is the rat population has decreased substantially,” Gardner wrote.

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Meet The Most Cherished Regular At Cary’s Lounge In West Ridge: Mel The Bar Cat

Cary’s Lounge’s most popular regular doesn’t drink. But he does kill rats.

Mel, a middle-aged fluffball with a killer’s instinct, has patrolled Cary’s Lounge, since the bar’s owner, Peter Valavanis, brought him on in 2017.

“He’s our head of security,” Valavanis said. “And he’s got one good fang left.”

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Today is Hug You Cat Day!

YouTube video > Cat's reaction when they see an optical illusion rug?
Noel! Please don't spoil the video.

Kiva Mu.

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Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes.

“You hear of guard dogs,” said Everitt, 68. “This is a guard cat.”
‘Guard cat’ credited with preventing would-be robbery

A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life.

Bandit, a 20-pound cat, lives with her retired owner Fred Everitt in the Tupelo suburb of Belden. When at least two people tried to break into their shared home last week, the cat did everything she could to alert Everitt of the danger...

I'm sorry about this, but it looks like the Polish have come to the same conclusion as we here down under have and why others should follow.

Why cats are an invasive alien species — and what to do about it.

Cheers.

I think the small garden birds would appreciate the removal of all cats from the UK.
Locally, and not scientific, when I moved in thirty odd years ago there were no cats and loads of little brown birds, but in the last couple of years at lest four cats have arrived and the number of garden birds has dropped dramatically.

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Guinness World Records:
World’s oldest cat confirmed at almost 27 years old

Just before her 27th birthday, a British cat has been officially recognized as the oldest living cat. 

Don’t let appearances fool you: Flossie might still be as beautiful and playful as a kitty, but she’s a senior lady. 
At the nyan-tastic age of 26 years 316 days, roughly the feline equivalent of 120 human years, the record-breaking pet is in good health, although poorly sighted and deaf. 

I’m lucky to be alive after sustaining ‘car crash injuries’ tripping over my cat

Disaster struck after the wrinkly kitty, apparently feeling playful, dove out and latched onto one of its owner’s legs while he was coming down the stairs.

“It took a bit of a chunk out my leg then I lost my footing,” described Rowley, who reportedly tumbled down 14 steps before arriving at the bottom, where he lay unable to move when his feline put the “hell” in Hello Kitty.

The “massively injured” man didn’t realize the extent of his injuries at the time. However, paramedics later revealed that he’d suffered “fractured skull, a broken bone in the neck, two fractures in the spine, nine broken ribs, and each rib has multiple fractures, and then I had a bit of blood in the lungs,” he said. Eric Morecambe, meanwhile, was completely unharmed.

I’m lucky to be alive after sustaining ‘car crash injuries’ tripping over my cat

Disaster struck after the wrinkly kitty, apparently feeling playful, dove out and latched onto one of its owner’s legs while he was coming down the stairs.

“It took a bit of a chunk out my leg then I lost my footing,” described Rowley, who reportedly tumbled down 14 steps before arriving at the bottom, where he lay unable to move when his feline put the “hell” in Hello Kitty.

The “massively injured” man didn’t realize the extent of his injuries at the time. However, paramedics later revealed that he’d suffered “fractured skull, a broken bone in the neck, two fractures in the spine, nine broken ribs, and each rib has multiple fractures, and then I had a bit of blood in the lungs,” he said. Eric Morecambe, meanwhile, was completely unharmed.

The trials and tribulations of being the straight man in a comedy duo.
Morecambe and Wise

Cat Missing for 3 Days Returns Home After Running Up a Debt

A chubby, grey tabby cat went missing in Thailand for three days.

However, when she returned home it was found out that she’d created some trouble.

While she was on her walkabout, she appeared to have accrued some debt – three mackerels to be exact!

On closer inspection, her human discovered that she was wearing a new collar that had a small placard hanging from it.

It was in fact a handwritten note on cardboard which read:

“Your cat kept eyeing the mackerels at my stall, so I gave her three. Aunty May at alley number 2.”

Meet Unicorn, the rare male calico kitten who landed at a Colorado rescue

Males make up just 1 of every 3,000 calico births, according to the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine.