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I’m in the midst of my annual pre-summer try-to-fit-into-my-summer-clothes crunch and find myself day-dreaming of my favorite treats when I’m supposed to be focusing on veggies. So, is it any wonder that I discovered, amongst the amazingly beautiful cats on Petfinder.com, 210 Oreos, 137 Cookies, 57 Skittles, 12 Twinkies, and five charming kitties named Frito? There is one handsome boy in L.A. named Dorito.
As an animal lover, I invite you to celebrate this important month with me. In the U.S., the animal welfare issues concerning cats are lagging behind those concerning dogs, even though there are more cats in homes than dogs (90.5 million compared to 74 million). Here are some things you can do to help:
- Adopt one of the 81,733 cats posted on Petfinder.com
- Interest one of your dieting friends in one of our non-fattening, healthy Oreos or Fritos, or even an Irwin or Fluffy! Pets will help keep them healthy, emotionally and physically.
- Spread the word about Trap-Neuter-Return so that we stem the tide of cats into shelters by addressing the 10 million feral cats living amongst us.
- Offer to bring your local shelter some cat toys, beds, and even your ragged towels (you deserve a new set) to make their resident kitties a bit more comfortable
Have a great June and, go ahead, give in to a Cookie.
Betsy Saul
Founder and President, Petfinder.com
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 “The next day the adopter brought her back …The feline’s future looked bleak.”
The Oriental shorthair’s owners dropped her off at Wasatch Humane in Bountiful, Utah, saying they were moving and couldn’t take her.
Perhaps it was true, but the cat’s condition suggested something darker. The way she flinched and lashed out when people tried to pet her made shelter staff members believe she had been abused. An untreated respiratory illness plagued her, and she was skinny and bedraggled.
The shelter staff nursed her back to health, and eventually she was adopted. The next day the adopter brought her back with the complaint that the cat had bitten her. The feline’s future looked bleak.
For nine months, she lived at the shelter, until one day Kate Hardy of Park City, Utah, read her story on Petfinder.com. Her heart went out to the cat.
Kate adopted her and named her Isis (after the Egyptian mother/queen goddess). Today, Isis’ scars have faded, and “she is the most loving, affectionate cat I’ve ever seen — even to strangers who come over,” Kate says. “You never know what can happen!”
We love to hear about heartwarming pet adoptions. Send us your story. Each month we’ll choose one lucky family to receive a six-month supply of FRONTLINE ® Plus or FRONTLINE Top Spot ® from our sponsor, Merial!
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Your cat looks at you and the pupils of her eyes are razor thin. Suddenly she starts licking her paw in short, crisp licks, watching you the entire time? What does it all mean???
Find out with help from the Petfinder.com Library and the articles linked below.
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If you’re thinking of finding a feline friend, this is the purrrfect time! June is Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat month, and Petfinder.com lists over 80,000 cats in need of loving homes. |
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Ever wonder why Fluffy left the wild for catnip toys and scratching posts?
You’ve got rats and mice to thank. If it weren’t for their coming to see all of ancient Egyptian civilization as one big picnic (note to self: not a good idea to store all your food in baskets), Fluffy would still be ferocious.
Fortunately, around 3500 B.C., wild cats discovered that these cities were a place to feast, and Egyptians used treats to coax them into their homes. In fact, Egyptians came to revere cats so much that killing one was punishable by death!
Traders took domesticated cats from Egypt to Asia and Europe, and from there they made their way to the Americas. Today, domestic cats make beloved pets on every continent except Antarctica!
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| The Petfinder.com Foundation is a public charity created to assist Petfinder.com shelters and rescue groups through problem solving, fundraising, and relief in times of stress or disaster. Petfinder.com provides a searchable database of animals that need homes from more than 9,500 animal shelters and adoption agencies across the USA, Canada and Mexico, free ads for lost/found/adoptable/wanted pets, pet-related message boards, a library of pet information, and pet-related content for kids. Since its inception, Petfinder.com has helped find homes for 10,000,000 pets. |
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