hello kitty kitty

the iconic face of adorableness, hello kitty, is turning 35 this year. she's still cute as a button after all these years.

hope you all had a fun halloween! looks like the obamas got into the holiday this year as they handed out candy at the white house. mrs. obama even dressed up as cat!

it's the birthplace of the pet cat some 9,500 years ago. now Cyprus is laying claim to two new breeds: the appropriately named "aphrodite" and the "st. helen"

wuh oh. looks like dogs are the new hummers: analyzing our pets' eco-footprints. cats are like priuses, only they look a lot cuter.

Happy 3rd of July!

hip hip hooray! it's time to celebrate our nation's independence! in honor of all things patriotic, like, barbecues, fireworks and lawn chairs, we'll be closing at 4:00pm tomorrow. So come in early for your frozen yogurt and catnip rockets!

the oregonian woman, who is obsessed with rabbits, really needs to check out this site to see just how disappointed they are with her.

former presidential cat, the beloved socks, has been laid to rest back at the arkansas governor's mansion. now he can lounge on the back porch and wander the flower gardens he loved.

yay! "throughout New Jersey, forward thinking town officials are increasingly seeking to develop TNR programs to manage feral cats." 'nuff said.

this amazing dog may have lost two legs, but his heart is twice as big. now we have to stop the puppy mills to ensure this never happens again!

why not a rescue?

back in november we asked why not a cat? now that the president's new dog has been announced to be a pure-bred portuguese water dog we find ourselves asking why not a rescue? after all, he did say he wanted to find a "mutt like me" to call the first pet. well we're not alone in our dissapointment, as rescue groups and opinionated minds across the country are upset that he broke his inital promise of getting a shelter dog. even worse, many are fearing that bo may cause an upswing in the popularity of the breed similar to what happened to dalmations after the live-action 101 damations movies in the 90s. though the obamas are making a substantial donation to the d.c. humane society we think it would set an even bigger example of his new approach to governing by endorsing a no kill shelter. afterall, this is the time of change, right?

in any case, we're happy for the family and their new pet and wish them the best of luck as they speed through the years at 1600 pennsylvania avenue.

a farewell to presidential cats

sad news, everyone. we've lost another first cat. socks, the clinton's black and white tuxedo cat, passed away on friday at the age of 19. socks joined the clinton family in 1991 when chelsea adopted him as a stray.

socks fun fact! In 1996, Socks appeared on a series of stamps in the Central African Republic with Bill Clinton.

in january, india, the bush family's first cat passed away at 18 years of age. the black american shorthair was named after a pro ball player and was featured in a few of the bush whitehouse's holiday movies alongside his canine brother, barney.

perhaps socks and india are now up in kitty heaven rabble rousing and putting their partisan politics aside in favor of a good old cat nap.