Do you go to Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada? No? Well, get your but there on December 4, 5 and 6th, because the school is creating a goddamned puppy room for stressed out students. The pups won’t be permanently on campus; they’re graciously volunteering their time and soft, floppy ears with volunteers from Therapeutic Paws Of Canada, which is an organization that brings cats and dogs to schools, senior centers and other people in need. Keep reading »
Don’t bother asking me whether I’m a dog person or a cat person, because I have immeasurable affection for both species. (I also love, though strictly from afar, foxes, coyotes, wolves, lions, leopards, and essentially anything else you might find on your average safari.) But I’ll confess: I cultivate a soft spot for felines that runs deep. I strongly identify with their capricious temperaments, desire to hide for days beneath beds, couches, and appliances, and frank disinterest in displays of physical affection except when it suits them. Okay, so I’m probably going to be alone for the rest of my life, but at least I’ll have cats, and these adorable gold Vermeil Cat Face Studs. I might as well have a sign on my face that says, “Don’t touch unless I’m purring.” [$32, Catbird]
There are “cat” people and “dog” people, but what if there were actually cat people and dog people — people whose behavior mirrored that of our furry friends? Things would get weiiiiird. Hilariously weird. [YouTube]
Molest a manatee and you may find yourself behind bars. Gloria Garcia Guiterrez, the woman who was caught riding a manatee in Florida a couple of months back, was taken into custody this weekend. Authorities showed up at Sears, where the 53-year-old works, and booked her. Guiterrez admitted to taking a joy ride on the endangered sea mammal, and now faces up to six months in jail. She is currently out on bail.
I can’t say I blame her. Manatees are irresistible. But alas, the law protects them from being intentionally annoyed, molested, harassed or disturbed. Hey, I want a law protecting me from all that. [LA Times]
The Swedish insurance company Folksam asked their customers what they’d like to see in a commercial. The insurance market is flooded with geckos and singing weirdos and all kinds of distractions, after all. One customer, Eva, wanted to see cats skydiving. To R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly.” So the company took her suggestion very literally and made a commercial — a genius commercial — featuring just that!
United Bamboo is a designer clothing company that makes expensive clothes for humans, and equally expensive clothes for cats. Like, you can buy a sequined cat evening gown for $68 or a cat parka (with animal fur on it!) for $98. If you want. If that’s your thing. They even make an annual cat calendar, featuring cats dressed up in hipster-style humanoid clothes. And now these same catsploitaters have come up with what they term Cat Tipis, but what everybody else would call Expensive Toy-sized Teepees for your cat. Says United Bamboo: “Cool in the summer and warm in the winter, tipis make the perfect all-season cat home.” (As does, you know, your house). If you so desire to buy a tiny superfluous home for your beloved furry friend, it’ll cost you an adorable $58.
This video of a bunch of ragdoll kittens (18 of them!) playing with a bunch of ducklings is almost too much. It’s kind of the cutest mosh pit ever. [Neatorama]
In my experience, dogs and cats don’t really care what their food looks like. Rather, they just want to eat. And often. And while getting a snack straight from your plate is typically an extra special treat for a pup, it’s hard to say whether the time, energy and money that goes into creating Puppy Pizza — a pizza made specifically for dogs — is really, truly worth it. But alas, the fine people of Animal Outfitters in Buffalo, New York, have done just that — and created three varieties of pizza made especially for a dog. Dog owners and their spoiled pets can choose from bacon, pepperoni, or cheese “puppy” varieties. And, the pizza comes in a special pizza box (because your dog really, really cares about pizza authenticity.) Keep reading »
A baboon at a petting zoo in Israel has a new, unlikely buddy: a baby kitten that wandered into the baboon’s pen and the two have become constant companions. The baboon doesn’t let the little kitten out of his sight, and can be seen grooming and holding the cat. [ABC]
People often joke that politics is going to the dogs, but how wrong they are. It’s actually going to the cats — one cat in particular, a Maine Coon named Hank. Hank came in third in a battle for a Virginia senate seat, behind Democrat Tim Kaine (who won!) and Republican George Allen, running on a pro-jobs, pro-cat platform. Allen, you’ll remember, is the guy who referred to a college journalist as a “macaca,” which is a racial slur for a mixed race person. Surprisingly, the cat didn’t beat Allen, but did garner 6,000 votes. Keep reading »
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