Cat Stories

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Cat drama: A new tool for helping policymakers separate feline fact from fiction

A recent Journal of Urban Affairs article on different methods for managing commun...
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Work-life purrspective from a barn cat

Meet Leopold, a barn cat who naps on the job at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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Winning over an introverted cat, one step at a time

Adopter provides the play-by-play on how patience and kindness helped her timid ca...
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Big orange tabby cat from Los Angeles charms adopter in Texas, road trips home

Steak managed to charm everyone in his Los Angeles foster home, including someone ...
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The sweet, no-hair-don’t-care attitude of a sphinx cat

Bald, beautiful and one of the most affectionate cats ever to grace the Sanctuary,...
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Kittens, community and you

Did you find kittens outside? Learn how you can help.
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Three tough tabbies survive a wildfire

These three cats were caught in the flames of a wildfire, but they won't let burns...
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Despite his special needs, this kitten was born to be happy

Waffle the kitten doesn't walk on his hind legs, but thanks to foster homes and ac...
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Will the real Dennis Quaid please stand up?

Celebrity adopts cat named after him from Lynchburg Humane Society in Virginia.
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Cushy retirement for a working cat

Sassy the cat went from life as a mascot and working cat at a feed store to cushy ...
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Surrogate momma cat’s love helps kitten tackle the world on three legs

Love from a foster mom and a momma cat helps a kitten overcome a serious injury an...
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Senior Hurricane Katrina survivor cat goes home

Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina, one of the last surviving cats at the Sanct...
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Cat and dog BFFs adopted together

Cassiopeia and Pedro lost their home and ended up together at a shelter, but it wa...
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Tale of a cat princess and the power of fostering

How a kitty with scabies went through a transformation worthy of a fairy tale, tha...
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Calling all kitten lovers: The time to help is now

Shelters seek foster homes to help weather this summer's kitten season.
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