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Little Tich's JournalSammy the cat attends university every day to give students soothing snuggles
Source: Metro UK
Forget nap pods and yoga sessions – this is the only form of de-stressing we want in our universities.
For years, the University of Augsburg in Bavaria, southern Germany, has played host to a very special visitor: a little ginger cat whose only mission is to give students soothing snuggles.
To be clear, the cat hasn’t been hired by the university’s staff. She just started popping on to campus when she was one year old, realised she liked hanging around with students, and has been paying the university a visit every day since then.
Her owner lives just nearby and has no issue with the cat spending her days helping out the students, who call the cat Sammy or The Campus Cat.
Sammy now knows many of the students, and will always run to them to sit on their lap and cuddle up.
During each daily trip to the campus, Sammy enjoys lounging outside in the sun. But her favourite spot in the library, where she can check in on stressed out students revising for exams and offer support.
Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/08/sammy-the-cat-attends-university-every-day-to-give-students-soothing-snuggles-5930863/
Campus Cat Sammy's FB page (with video clips): https://www.facebook.com/CampusCatAux/
Paralyzed Cat Mom Drags Herself to Her Kittens so She Can Continue Caring for Them
Source: Lovemeow
Before Princess the cat became paralyzed, she gave birth to a litter of five kittens in a yard where she had been getting food from. The kittens are her everything.
But her world turned upside down, when she entered another yard where she was faced with brutality, and it left her paralyzed.
Her determination to care for her babies kept her alive, and she dragged herself back to the place where she left her babies.
When Dee Walton, owner of Sawyer Gully Animal Rescue at Weston, NSW, Australia, found out about Princess and her ordeal, she rushed to save the cat mama.
A kind lady, who had been feeding the cat, called the RSPCA, and they took the mama cat and her babies in.
It turns out that the cat mother has a microchip and they were able to track down the owner who later relinquished the cats to the shelter.
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The person responsible for Princess' injuries has been arrested. The rescue group is working on a plan to get momma cat her very own wheelchair, so she can move freely again.
Read more: http://www.lovemeow.com/paralyzed-cat-mother-1836592749.html
(video at link)
Gully Animal Rescue's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Sawyers-Gully-Animal-Rescue-Weston-554196344616086/videos
Help Princess beat Animal Cruelty (With in-depth story about Princess)
https://www.gofundme.com/25kqfbg
Dog Missed Having a Cat, So They Found Him a New Friend
Source: Lovemeow
Forsberg, a 10-year-old Golden Retriever, grew up snuggling with his best friend, a ginger cat. The two shared an inseparable bond.
The cat-loving dog always napped with his feline buddy and the ginger cat loved him the same.
Two years ago, the 15-year-old ginger passed away, and Forsberg was very confused and always looking for his cuddle buddy.
"Forsberg really missed having a cat," Jen Philion, Forsberg's owner, said via reddit.
So Jen decided to bring home a new kitty buddy for Forsberg to cuddle with.
"Problem solved!" It was love at first sight.
Read more: http://www.lovemeow.com/dog-missed-1828769393.html
Russian sailor cats melt hearts of passengers cruising between Moscow and St. Petersburg (PHOTOS)
Source: rt.com, 23 May 2016
A cat aboard a Russian tourist ship has become an internet sensation, after news spread of the fluffy sailor having cruised for years between Russia’s two main cities. It turns out that the now-famous Persian is not the only four-legged crew member.
A cat aboard a Russian tourist ship has become an internet sensation, after news spread of the fluffy sailor having cruised for years between Russia’s two main cities. It turns out that the now-famous Persian is not the only four-legged crew member.
The cat, named ‘Sailor’, has been “working” together with the Nikolay Chernyshevsky cruiser ship’s captain, Vladimir Kotin, since 2008.
He has become not only a real crew member, keeping watch on the captain’s bridge every night from midnight until 4:00am, but is also an attraction for tourists.
It’s not known how much of every 30,000 rubles ($450) – the average ticket price for the cruise – has been earned thanks to the attractive cat, but he definitely worked hard enough to earn himself a uniform ... and a subordinate.
When visiting the ship, RT’s Ruptly met another cat on board. The captain said he got the second male cat to keep Sailor company. The two get along, although the younger one tends to be a bit more lazy.
Read more: https://www.rt.com/viral/344152-russian-sailor-cat-cruise/
Note: Video at link.
Purr-fect reunion: California veteran is reunited with Mr. Meowgi, the cat he saved in Iraq
Source: Daily Mail
A veteran and the cat he looked after in Iraq had the purr-fect reunion at Los Angeles International Airport.
Navy reservist Brad VanCleave crossed paths with the feline, known as Mr. Meowgi, at the Baghdad International Airport, where VanCleave was a government contractor, CBS Los Angeles reported.
VanCleave told the TV station: 'In July of 2015 I saw a baby kitten and he stuck his head out from one of the shipping containers. And we started feeding it and his mom.'
He said of the furry companion: 'It's kind of a neat little feeling to know that you're arriving at your work site and you're greeting by this meowing little baby, and he's chasing after you.'
VanCleave was set to leave Iraq, explaining: 'I knew if I left him there and didn't bring him back the chances of him being alive when I got back were pretty slim.'
Navy reservist Brad VanCleave crossed paths with the feline, known as Mr. Meowgi at the Baghdad International Airport, where VanCleave was a government contractor
VanCleave (seen with his family and Mr. Meowgi) has said: 'In July of 2015 I saw a baby kitten and he stuck his head out from one of the shipping containers. And we started feeding it and his mom'
VanCleave wrote on Facebook: 'Mr. Meowgi was born on our worksite in Baghdad, Iraq in June 2015, under a shipping container'
VanCleave said he and others who fed the cats constructed 'a shelter made from used aircraft tires and old pallets' for Mr. Meowgi and his mother
The orange-and white tabby will live with the VanCleaves and the family's cat and dog
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3602312/Purr-fect-reunion-California-veteran-reunited-Mr-Meowgi-cat-saved-Iraq.html
Source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9k-yiEpRHMNVOnOi_aQK8w
Stray Cat Gives Birth To Extremely Rare 'Werewolf' Kitten
Source: The Dodo
World, meet Eyona — not only one of the most unique-looking kittens on the planet, but also quite possibly the rarest.
Eyona was discovered last March by volunteers from TEARS Animal Rescue, in South Africa. While coming to the aid of a stray tabby cat and her litter of six kittens born in a bush inside a Cape Town park, they discovered one of the babies was not at all like the others.
Although his mother and five siblings were all normal kitties, Eyona looked almost like a different animal entirely. His dark hair is patchy and flecked with grey, and his face is narrow with an intense sort of gaze.
"He's got the look of a wolf, but the physique of a cat," TEARS operations manager Mandy Store told The Dodo. "We thought he might be a sphinx crossbreed, but he's got a lot of little physical differences from cats. He's quite incredible. "
It wasn't until recently, however, that Eyona's rescuers learned just how incredible he really is.
Turns out, Eyona was born with an extremely rare mutation which makes him a different sort of cat altogether — a new breed called Lykoi, or "Werewolf" cats.
Read more: https://www.thedodo.com/rare-werewolf-kitten-discovered-1808304498.html
Link to TEARS Animal Rescue: http://tears.org.za/
With spokescat in tow, vet group pushes to ban cat declawing in New York
Source: MPR News
New York would be the first state to ban the declawing of cats under a legislative proposal that has divided veterinarians.
Several vets — along with a spokescat named Rubio — came to the state Capitol on Tuesday to lobby for the ban. They say the declawing procedure, which involves cutting through bone, tendon and nerves to amputate the first segment of a cat's toes, is unnecessary and cruel. Australia, Britain and several European countries already ban the practice. It's also illegal in Los Angeles and some other California cities.
"It's a disfiguring, inhumane and misguided procedure," said Eileen Jefferson, an Ulster County veterinarian who does not perform the procedure. She said about 25 percent of cats will be declawed.
While Jefferson and the other vets discussed the bill at a press conference in the Capitol, Rubio roamed the room, sniffing the reporters and occasionally offering a meow as greeting. The 11-year-old Abyssinian has his claws but chose not to use them on the journalists.
Read more: http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/05/17/new-york-cat-declawing-ban-proposal
Link to the Paw Project homepage: http://pawproject.org/
Link to declawing fact sheet: http://www.pawproject.org/Fact%20Sheet%20NEW.pdf
Man Saves Tiny Kitten, who Chooses Him and Changes His Life
Source: LoveMeow
This man never thought he would be a cat person until a tiny fur baby chose him and changed his life forever.
Marc Nelson found a tiny motherless kitten in Aklan, Philippines.
"I dropped by my neighbor's place and his daughter started telling me how she saw a couple of dogs attack some kittens further down the beach," Marc told Love Meow.
She pulled the dogs away as soon as she could but by then only one kitten survived and ran away.
"I asked her to show me where the kitten was and she took me to the general area, which was amongst the wild coconut trees by the beach. It took me a while to find the kitten as it was getting dark already, but then I heard her meow."
"She was so tiny. A scrawny grey striped thing that could fit in my hand," Marc said.
After many hours of hoping the cat mother would return, there was no sign of her.
"I gathered her up in a towel and brought her to my other neighbor who had recently raised a kitten. She gave me an old box and some infant formula, telling me that she doubled the concentration mix for her kitten. Then it was back to my place and my first night as a cat daddy," Marc told Love Meow.
Read more: http://www.lovemeow.com/tiny-kitten-chooses-man-1800173291.html
Note: Clips at link
Marc Nelson's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcnelson/
Yes, it's that Marc Nelson, the Philipino TV-host:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Saw_Nelson
http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Marc_Nelson
Guinness World Records announces 30-year-old Scooter as oldest living cat
Source: Guiness World Records
Guinness World Records has just confirmed that Scooter, a 30-year-old Siamese from Mansfield, Texas, is the new Oldest living cat.
Born March 26, 1986, Scooter lives with his owner Gail Floyd, who was there the day the kitten was born – and he’s been right by her side ever since.
As a kitten, Scooter liked to play in Gail’s hair and even became accustomed to riding on her shoulder, going with her wherever she went. Nowadays, nothing has changed. He wakes Gail up every morning at 6 AM, “talking” and jumping around, and is always waiting by the door when she arrives home from work.
Guinness World Records has just confirmed that Scooter, a 30-year-old Siamese from Mansfield, Texas, is the new Oldest living cat.
Born March 26, 1986, Scooter lives with his owner Gail Floyd, who was there the day the kitten was born – and he’s been right by her side ever since.
As a kitten, Scooter liked to play in Gail’s hair and even became accustomed to riding on her shoulder, going with her wherever she went. Nowadays, nothing has changed. He wakes Gail up every morning at 6 AM, “talking” and jumping around, and is always waiting by the door when she arrives home from work.
Read more: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/5/guinness-world-records-announces-30-year-old-scooter-as-oldest-living-cat-428117
NYPD officer adopts kitten she helped rescue from abandoned suitcase in Williamsburg
Source: PIX 11, MAY 3, 2016
WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn — The same NYPD officer who helped rescue seven kittens abandoned in a suitcase has adopted one herself.
On March 19, NYPD officers found the grey kittens discarded in a suitcase in a parking lot near the Williamsburg Bridge.
This weekend, three of the kittens were adopted after weeks of recovering at the ASPCA.
NYPD officer Nicole Piridis from the 90th Precinct got to take home Dmitry, a 3-month-old kitten from the group. Piridis does not have any other pets and has renamed him “Apollo.”
Read more: http://pix11.com/2016/05/03/nypd-officer-adopts-kitten-she-helped-rescue-from-abandoned-suitcase-in-williamsburg/
Related: Cops In Brooklyn Save Starving Abandoned Kittens
http://nypdnews.com/2016/03/cops-in-brooklyn-save-starving-abandoned-kittens/
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