Cats Blog

Shelter cat laps up attention
Pet dishes? Overrated. Doc prefers the drinking fountain or sink faucet. ``I don't think he likes to drink out of his water bowl,'' Val Gearhart, senior administrative assistant at the Kalamazoo Animal Shelter, said of the nearly 2-year-old orange-and-white cat.

Here, kitty! Lottery seeks cat photos for new game
LANSING -- The Michigan Lottery is getting ready to launch a new scratch-off game it hopes will be the cat's meow.

Firefighters Rescue Trapped Kittens, Head First
Tinley Park fire crews dive in head-first to save two kittens stuck in a pipe.

A Tour of the Animal Shelter
As visitors enter the front door of the Selma/Dallas County Animal Shelter, they are greeted by a cacophony of barks, howls, hisses and me-ow-ows, as well as a friendly "Hello" from Interim Director Warren Hinson, behind the counter at one side of the comfortable waiting room.

The Search Is on for Sensitive Types
Football legend and tough-guy Brett Favre is leading a nationwide Sensodyne Search for America's Most Sensitive by revealing his sensitive side and encouraging Americans to get in touch with theirs to help shine the spotlight on the issue of sensitive teeth.

Senate Mulls Stem-Cell Choices Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2006
Senate backers of embryonic-stem-cell research said Tuesday they won't be deterred by a new bill promoting technology designed to deliver stem cells without destroying embryos.