Fellow fans of the Saturday morning Garfield cartoon will remember that Garfield was forever attempting to mail Nermal, his obnoxiously cute cousin, to Abu Dhabi. Well, maybe Nermal finally got there and told the good people of Abu Dhabi about Tabby’s Place, because our cats now have their very first Benefactor from the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading » » »
February 27th, 2009
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Abu Dhabi loves Crystal!
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February 27th, 2009
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Hootz!
byAs you can imagine, we have had no lack of amusing cats at Tabby’s Place (having saved almost 700 cats at the date of this posting). But I must say that Hootz might be our funniest cat to date. You can read Hootz’s background, but the only way to appreciate her is to see her in action.
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February 26th, 2009
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“Mental Hopscotch?”
byI just stumbled on a news story that Dale Bozzio had been charged with animal cruelty, involving 12 cats. Dale “whozio?” Let me explain.
February 25th, 2009
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Can Cats See Colors?
byI was web surfing on one of my days off (Wed) & stumbled on this blurb (from Glencoe, MN):
Samantha Johnson, seventh grade, purple ribbon and state science fair trip for her project “Can Cats See Color?” She also won the Thin Film Technology Corp. independent research award of $50.
I have always been fascinated by evolutionary biology, so I immediately sought out the item, only to be disappointed by finding only this same blurb.
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February 25th, 2009
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Useful Cats, Part II
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Maybe I’m just noticing this now, but useful cats are poppin’ up all over the world. Now the UK moggies are joining the cause.
I just stumbled upon this story of Valentine, a talking cat. No big deal, you say, lots of cats “talk.” That was my first thought, also. And, after seeing the video, I was unimpressed.
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February 18th, 2009
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Cats ARE Useful
byI don’t want to get involved in the religious war over whether cats or dogs are “better,” but canine zealots will often point out that besides being great pets, dogs are also “useful,” as many dogs do real work, such as pulling sleds, rescuing people or guarding buildings. Cat lovers have to admit, reluctantly, that, though we love them dearly, cats are quite useless.
