mirror mirror

though they are mother and son, morty and lucy don't often choose to hang out together. this is a lovely candid moment of the two coming together in the holiday spirit and passing an afternoon on the counter. don't you wish every job came with a couple of cats?

if you haven't heard, diamond foods recalled their premium edge brand of cat food. it's mostly sold on the east coast and is not carried by madcat. now word is out that it was manufactured in the same south carolina plant as the recalled dog food that contained aflatoxin back in '05. looks like someone's got some explaining to do.

this is just another reminder to always blow on the pie.

lolephants

"So help me Hanna, had I hit that elephant, not swerved, it would have knocked it off its legs, and it would have landed right on top of us," he said. "We'd have been history." - this is not dialog from an upcoming comedy.

it turns out that male sabre-toothed tigers weren't as mad, bad and dangerous to know as we all thought. especially when compared with those american lions (not the kind from detroit).

animal friendships are always adorable, but when you get a horse and a cat, or a chicken and a dog teaming up together it's even more super-duper cute.

now get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather! play in a pile of leaves, take a nap in the sunshine and maybe even eat a few treats.

meowth to meowth

a new ap poll suggests only half of cat-owners would be willing to give their furry ones mouth to mouth in the event of an emergency. what gives?

"superdog, bee, jockey rider, hot dog, pirate, devil, prisoner, yoda, cowboy rider, batman and groom" are this year's top halloween doggie costumes. we think "cat" should be included in that list.

stressed out kitties, new kitties, marking kitties, angry kitties, sad kitties, foster kitties, and crazy kitties could all use a little dose of comfort (zone).

this is both weird and sad; tree man, meet cat-girl.

stare into my eyes...you are getting very sleeeeepy.

turns out any old tom, dot or lucy can be registered as a hypnotherapist in the united kingdom. cat dancers could come in handy for those sessions.

simon tofield, the genius behind the youtube series "simon's cat," just published his very first book. it will undoubtedly be a best seller in no time.

if you were planning on dressing as a sexy ragdoll or naughty little bo peep for halloween but don't want your dog to miss out on all the fun then you might want to check these costumes out. let's just hope they don't dress any doggies as sexy kittehs. it might confuse them too much.

just for fun: "squirrels suspected after flags go missing from veteran's graves"

dottie will lead you to the darkside

who knew squirrels would look so natural with a deathly beam of pure energy in their hand? animals with lightsabers - 'nuff said.

"it was about nine inches long, very round and cuddly ... well, violent, actually." - some poor woman mistook a giant water rat for her cat. didn't that happen in adventures of babysitting?

santa monica and l.a. are now considering a ban on de-clawing. thanks for getting the ball rolling, san fran! a nation of cats owes you.

"honestly," viney said, "i don't understand why you wouldn't be in support of this. if you're reputable, you have nothing to hide." - as wisconsin's anti-puppy mill bill goes through the legislature, some breeders are taking issue with it.

homer's paw-dyssey

homer, the man, was a blind storyteller. homer, the cat, is also blind. his story is being told for him in the new book, A Fearless Feline Tale, Or How I Learned About Love and Life With a Blind Wonder Cat. kitty-love is never blind.

what happens when a "cat lady" dies? her community saves her 110 cats.

scooter is the only cat nominated for this year's ham-bone award. note: it's not a very prestigious award in the conventional sense.

"two sheep, a motorcycle, an adult spider man costume, a cat and a wedding dress were just a few of the weird and wonderful items left at australian hotels last year." we understand the two sheep, the motorcycle, the adult spider man costume and the wedding dress, but the cat? who leaves a cat in a hotel room?!

debating the pros and cons of being dog-friendly in portland, oregon. what do you think of taking dogs into grocery stores, restaurants or retail shops? other public environments?

meet leesha!

we have a new adoptable cat at monroe st., miss leesha. she enjoys going outside, having her coat brushed and the company of other kitties. contact happy cat for more details.

the crazy pair of dogs who wandered into the mineral point store the other day have been picked up from the shelter. let's hope they don't go on any more journeys.

animal freak shows are still in existence? who would even go to one of those?

"i'm looking for a bling collar. as you can tell, he's got to have bling." what can we say? people love their pets!

this is so sad. please be careful when bringing a new baby home - our pets don't innately understand babies.

frisking felines!

"suspects attempt to evade police foiled by curious cat" - i can see the rash of buddy cat-n-cop movies now, "turner and purrs", "feline cop" and "police academy: 9 lives."

no-kill nation is getting national attention on major news site. "White firmly believes in giving every animal a chance at a home." yesssssss!

this is what true compassion looks like - foster hospice care. san fran, you rock!

ugh. another dog-fighting ring has been busted. no one will suffer more punishment than those poor dogs.

just for the fun of a weird story - a goat got stuck in a tree.

rolcats and pee wine

we all love anthropomorphizing our kittehs, that's why lolcats is so hugely popular. but it must take a very special kind of brain to come up with the newest sensation in cat-related humor - rolcats. this site takes the familiar concept of lolcats, a funny picture of a cat saying funny, misspelled and grammatically incorrect things, and turns it on it's cyrillic head. russian lolcats imagines cute animals living under the iron fist of communism and questioning their own existence. if you like your humor with a twist of the absurd, this should be right up your alley.

in other news, it looks like one of the secret ingredients in new zealands prize-winning cabernet sauvighnon is cat pee. granted, it's only at parts per million level and is balanced with rock fruit and asparagus, but it's still a bit offputting. then again, if cat pee is really that good, maybe madcat can get into the wine-making business!