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Kenzie A VERY Friendly Cat

February 7, 2012 – 1:30 pm | 36 views

07/02/12: AND now i have a lovely photo of Kenzie in his forever home with his new best friend, the very handsome Carlos! Of course Kenzie is very handsome too. They make a lovely pair!
01/02/12: Today I received some lovely photos of Kenzie from Germany. He is the beautiful cat that I rescued remotely and have actually never met! This happened because Chris drew my …

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How Well Do You Know Cats?

January 13, 2010 – 7:40 pm | 184 views

How well do you know cats? Did you know:

Cat’s have five claws on the front paw and four on the back paw apart from if they are a polydactyl, which means they have extra toes. Boston, USA has the highest rate of polydactyl cats, known as Boston Thumb Cats
The Egyptians used cats to protect crops from rats and vermin
The Egyptians often worshipped …

DIY cat feeder now enabled by a Cisco switch, streams food and video

November 28, 2009 – 9:23 am | One Comment | 162 views

You know, there are times when you have to part ways with your adorable kitties at home, and you might not be so keen on getting a cat sitter in case he or she touches your precious game consoles (even if it’s an old granny).

Funny Bit

November 21, 2009 – 3:36 pm | 2 Comments | 110 views

The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.
“Dear Dogs and Cats
The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food.”

How Has This Happened?

November 17, 2009 – 4:46 pm | 2 Comments | 93 views

It is just over 3 years since we adopted Mori from the bins at the end of our street. At the time I was definitely not a cat person, having been brought up with dogs, but with Mori it was love at first sight.

Thursday Thought

November 12, 2009 – 5:54 pm | One Comment | 82 views

Sent from one of our new Mums in Germany:
“You can`t change the whole world, if you rescue one or two animals, but you can change the whole world for those animals.”
That is SO true, and why I for one do what I do.

Tuesday Thought

November 10, 2009 – 9:04 am | 100 views

Another one from Twitter!
A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees, and can turn in the direction of sound 10 times faster than those of the best watchdog.

Monday Morning Thought!

November 9, 2009 – 9:45 am | One Comment | 95 views

Just received this via Twitter and think it is pretty true!
“The purity of a person’s heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals”

Our Cats Playing With Feather Duster

September 2, 2009 – 11:27 am | 140 views

Mori the big black cat is my very first Almerimar stray. We have had him nearly 3 years. Saidi is our little black female, and I was REALLY impressed by her athleticism, and as for Oscar, he is our now very big kitten of 9 months. Enjoy!!!

Kitten Attacks Postman!

June 29, 2009 – 4:28 pm | 2 Comments | 89 views

This really made me laugh. A greengrocer in Clapham, has been threatened with a suspension to his mail delivery service, if he doesn’t get his 6 months old kitten Elly under control! It appears that she playfully went for the mail whilst it was being posted and unfortunately scratched the postman’s hand.
Her owner has received a strongly worded letter:
“‘I am writing to let you know …

Easter Cakes

April 11, 2009 – 3:20 pm | One Comment | 116 views

Amazing Cakes
These are the cakes that Gisela from the cat rescue made for we Almerimar Strays ladies for Easter. She said that they were a present to say thankyou for everything we have done to help her, and continue to do to help the cats.

To Make You Smile!

March 28, 2009 – 2:43 pm | 7 Comments | 769 views

Sweeeeeeeeeeet!

Killer Cats

March 5, 2009 – 9:07 pm | 2 Comments | 106 views

This is actually a very funny article that I read in the UK press. As we all know our furry friends are very good at killing small animals, but maybe we weren’t aware quite how good. Research has now been done, and biologist at Reading university have plans to electronically tag 200 neighbourhood cats!
It is with a heavy heart that I must inform …

Video Spot – “SO Cute”

February 15, 2009 – 10:16 pm | 4 Comments | 100 views

This video comes from You Tube, and was kindly flagged to me by one of my Twitter buddies. It has to be one of the cutest I have ever seen, and I particularly love the ending. Enjoy!!!