07.06.08
Posted in Cat News at 7:39 pm by pawpathblog
Hey Everyone! The people from this cat show asked us to post info about their upcoming cat show in Florida…spread the word!
The Platinum Coast Cat Fanciers presents
CFA Championship and House Hold Pet CAT SHOW
Pedigreed Cats – 25 different breeds on display
Household Pet Competition
Six judging Rings evaluating all entries and each Judge chooses their own Top Cats!
Shelter Adoptions – Please bring can cat food donation
July 19, 2008
ONE DAY ONLY!!!
Harborside Convention Center
1375 Monroe Street, Ft. Myers, FL 33901
(239) 332-6620. (Downtown Ft. Myers, FL)
Open to Public: Saturday 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Adults – Students - Seniors - $5
Children up to 12 Free
Free Parking
Refreshments on Site
Get a coupon good for one dollar off of admission by visiting our website:
http://platinum268.tripod.com
For Information call (239) 810-3424
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06.22.08
Posted in Cat News at 8:46 pm by pawpathblog
The Sydney Morning Herald in Australia reports that Jacob, a cat who had been reported missing since August 13, 2005, was able to find his owner thanks to Facebook! An RSPCA inspector found Jacob and was able to retrieve his owner’s name off of his microchip, but her contact information was outdated. However, she had a profile on Facebook, and she received the very happy news that her dear Jacob was found almost three years later! What a great story!
Read the entire article by clicking here or clicking on Jacob’s picture below.
Jacob with RSPCA worker Hannah Burfitt.
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04.07.08
Posted in Cat News, Cat Diary at 9:00 am by pawpathblog
Our friend Max has passed onto the Rainbow Bridge on April 4, 2008. I never met him cat to cat but we met online. Our hearts go out to his family during this difficult time. As we’re still mourning our beloved Leo, we share in Max’s family’s grief as well. May and Leo be purring and running around together on the bridge! — Bambi
You can visit his memorial here: http://www.zeldes.com/max.html It’s not a blog so you can’t leave comments, but you can still send him some purrs and learn more about Max.
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I did not die.
-by Mary Elizabeth Frye
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01.22.08
Posted in Cat News, Cat Articles at 2:30 pm by Guest Blogger
From our guest blogger, Susan Daffron!
Thank you for letting me write a guest post for your blog about my books Happy Hound (http://www.happyhoundbook.com) and Happy Tabby (http://www.happytabbybook.com).
I wrote these two books specifically for people who have adopted dogs and cats from animal shelters. After years of volunteering and working at animal shelters and at a low-cost vet clinic, I saw what happens when the relationship falls apart between pets and their owners. The reason I wrote the books is simple: I want to see more pets stay in their forever homes!
Too many dogs and cats are “dumped” at shelters. Those people who have stood at an animal shelter intake area and listened to the explanations and excuses people make when they drop off a pet know what I’m talking about. The reality is that people bring animals into shelters complaining of all the “terrible problems” they had. Most of these so-called problems are easily solved with a little understanding of animal behavior. (Or an understanding of human behavior!)
Dogs and cats are motivated by only a few things, I try and explain them in the books and how people can develop a wonderful lifelong relationship with their new pets. In Happy Hound, I cover everything from the reasons dogs bark to how to bond with your new canine. Happy Tabby gives new cat owners answers to common questions like how to “kitty proof” your house and why cats scratch furniture.
Plus, because my main motivation is to help educate people about pet ownership, we are offering Happy Hound and Happy Tabby to humane organizations at a substantial discount. Non-profit groups can use it as a fundraiser or educational tool in a number of ways.
We also encourage those groups with Web sites to join our affiliate program (http://shop.logicalexpressions.com/affiliate.asp). When people buy the books using the affiliate link, the rescue group gets 20% of the purchase price. More information on how the books can be used to raise money is located on these pages:
Happy Hound: http://www.happyhoundbook.com/shelters.htm
Happy Tabby: http://www.happytabbybook.com/shelters.htm
Pet care education is so important, so thank you again for helping me spread the word about my books and how they can be used to reduce the number of animals that are returned to animal shelters. Here’s to saving more lives!
-Susan Daffron
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07.24.07
Posted in Cat News at 6:45 pm by pawpathblog
SPREAD THE WORD! THESE ANIMALS NEED YOUR HELP!
The town of Osawatomie Kansas was flooded a few weeks ago. The Osawatomie Police Department Animal Shelter rescued many pets from the flood waters and it filled up quick. A local vet housed some of the animals in a building she had during the ‘month hold’ the State of Kansas requested to give the families time to find their pet. Their time is about up.
The Osawatomie Police Department Animal Shelter are holding an adoption clinic event on Aug 4th and 5th, 2007. These are the ONLY days the animals are available for adoption. They are trying to make this a HUGE event to draw people from nearby cities such as Kansas City (almost an hour away). Osawatomie is a small town and finding homes for all of the animals in need will be close to impossible. To accomplish this, they need sponsors!!!
They are looking for ANY pet products for door prizes, raffles and incentives to adopters, for both dogs and cats. They have approximately 60 displaced pets that MUST find a home that weekend. They plan on having news and radio coverage, as well as an agility demonstration. If you can help at all ….please let Sandi Spears know ASAP.
In order to have your donation listed in the advertising, please contact Ms. Spears by July 26, 2007.
Contact:
Sandi Spears
Osawatomie Police Department Animal Shelter
913-731-5615
bulldogs@hughes.net
SHIPPING ADDRESS:
OZ Flood Adoption Days
C/O Sandi Spears
35760 Crescent Hill Rd
Osawatomie, KS 66064
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07.13.07
Posted in Cat News at 11:32 pm by pawpathblog
These three adorable tiger cubs were born on June 30, 2007 at Leipzig Zoo in eastern Germany. Aren’t they so cuddly?
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06.30.07
Posted in Cat News, Cat Articles at 1:39 pm by pawpathblog
Above: The Felis silvestris on the left, and the Felis catus (Bambi trying to look fierce…or bored, not sure which). See a family resemblance? We do!
New research shows that the domestic house cat is descended from the Middle Eastern Wild cat, uncovering proof of how and when cats first came to supervise so many homes for humans.The DNA of 979 cats throughout the world were analyzed and found that all feral and domestic cats today have a common ancestor: the Near Eastern Felis silvestris.
It is conjectured that cats chose to start living with people around 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, when farmers started growing grain, and cats started to prey on rodents amongst the grain, developing a mutually beneficial relationship with humans. Cats were first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent, an area stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, and then cats were transported around the world by humans.
The earliest archaeological evidence for cats and people living together was found in Cyprus, dating to 9,500 years ago.
These new findings will greatly aid in the conservation of today’s wildcats.
Read more about this:
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06.28.07
Posted in Cat News at 11:57 pm by pawpathblog
In Parkersberg, West Virginia, a group of firefighters and animal rescuers spent an hour and a half trying to coax a tiny gray tabby out of a storm sewer drain.
After trying everything from luring it with food to making noises on the pipe to make it run out, the firefighters finally flushed the pipe with 250 gallons of water, just enough to wet the kitten’s paws, and it rushed out into the arms of the waiting Firefighter Kevin Siers.
Goes to show that most cats and water simply do not mix!
The kitty, who went through quite an ordeal, was reported to become more relaxed soon afterwards, and was adopted a few days later from the Humane Society.
source: cnn.com>>
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06.21.07
Posted in Cat News, Cat Articles, Cat Sites - Our Picks at 9:35 am by pawpathblog
With the Pet Food crisis simmering down, pet food recalls and relevant issues are no longer front page news. So, what’s the best way for a concerned pet parent to keep track of what’s going on? Even it’s no longer a crisis, it’s still important to keep a watchful eye.
We unfortunately don’t have the time to post up-to-date information, so we compiled links to sites that do have the most recent news. We’ve created a page which you can access by clicking on “Pet Food Recall Information” on the right side navigation bar —>
So visit our Pet Food Recall Information Page for a list of very informative links as well as a list of recalled cat food as of June 7, 2007.
Together we can all make pet food safer and keep it that way!
purrs,
Leo & Bambi
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05.07.07
Posted in Cat News, Cat Articles, Just For Fun at 10:25 pm by pawpathblog
The horrifying recent pet food recalls have been taken very seriously by Congress. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the Pet and Human Food Safety Act on May 1, 2007 to provide more oversight and regulation of the food industry. In a remarkable demonstration of how important this issue is, the U.S. Senate approved a Durbin amendment on pet and human food safety on May 2 — just one day after the bill was introduced — by a resounding vote of 94 to 0!
Here are some details on what the pet food bill will do:
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Help regulate the industry by establishing mandatory processing and ingredient standards and requiring more inspections of pet food processing plants.
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Create an early warning system to help identify possible contaminants earlier and penalize companies that don’t report possible contamination.
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Ensure that any future recalls are conducted quickly by giving the Food and Drug Administration the power to order mandatory recalls of tainted food.
Take action here >>
You can help make the food supply safer.
TAKE ACTION IN THREE EASY STEPS!
1. Make a short polite phone call to your U.S. Representative, Maurice Hinchey, at (202) 225-6335. Urge Representative Hinchey to support and quickly enact the DeLauro/Durbin Pet and Human Food Safety Act.
Making a call is easy. A staff member will take your message and pass it to your legislator. When you call, you can say:
“Hello my name is [your name] and I’m calling from [your town and state] to urge Representative Hinchey to support the DeLauro/Durbin Pet and Human Food Safety Act (H.R. 2108/S. 1274). The ongoing pet food recall has revealed that there is very little regulation of the pet food industry. We need to change this to ensure that the food consumers are feeding their pets is wholesome and safe. Thank you.”
2. After you make your call, send a follow up email in support of safer pet food.
3. Tell your friends how they can help. The more people who contact Congress, the more support this legislation will receive and the better its chances of being quickly passed into law.
If this act is passed, we’ll be on our way to making all pet food safe! - Bambi
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