One sweet cat was happily rescued from a life on the streets and subjection to a continuous cycle of giving birth to more homeless kittens. She was part of a TNR initiative carried out by Chalky’s Cat Crusade in Tampa, Florida. It was early August 2019 when founder Nicolle Azar Thompson caught the gorgeous grey […] More
The recent years have been quite an uphill battle for James and Faith Peck living near Baltimore, Maryland. For example, they lost a close human family member in October and their beloved cat, Morris “MoMo” Peck, back in March of 2019. But they are a family of fighters. And they know that they must go […] More
I think pretty much every cat owner can agree, cats are an extended part of our family. For those of us who have cats in our lives, it goes without saying that they hold a very special place in our hearts. Aaron and Michelle Benitez recently tied the knot, and they knew that in order […] More
There must have been some extra love in the air during the recent Valentine’s Day holiday. Two female cats were being held at a local Southern California shelter. Their time was running out quickly. One was very pregnant and ready to go into labor any day. The other, a gorgeous semi-feral Tortico girl, a mix […] More
While travelling for work, Nicolle Azar Thompson likes to learn of the “hidden gems” from locals. During a trip to Paducah, Kentucky in June 2018, she learned of a popular BBQ restaurant called Happy’s Chili Parlor. She expected tasty food but what she got was so much more! When she arrived, she was greeted by an […] More
Being a crazy cat lady ain’t what it used to be. For years, decades even, crazy cat women were viewed as antisocial old maids who collected cats instead of human children or friends–but the truth is anything but! For myself, I am a proud cat lady and I’d like to think I’d prefer to pass […] More
For a beautiful grey mama cat in Florida, her short 2 years of life have been filled with trials. Although she had a home, she was allowed to repeatedly get pregnant. Her latest litter of kittens was born on October 24th, 2018. Of the four kittens born, two were showing symptoms of a rare condition, […] More
I hate that we see this happen so often. Animals are treated like garbage and just discarded without a care in the world. This is what happened a couple years ago to 4 helpless little neonatal kittens. It was a hot August summer day in 2016. A woman noticed a plastic bag near the dumpster […] More
While writing an article on new mama cat Fable who was winning hearts over at Kitten Academy, we learned of another special mother cat…Verse. Verse was found as a stray by a local rescue group that Kitten Academy foster for, “On Angel’s Wings”. This was just in the nick of time because she was VERY pregnant! […] More
Suzie, a 9-year-old Boxer, has made quite the mark on the world of felines. Her mom Kelly, started this journey by adamantly claiming she was strictly a dog-lover. She and Suzie would spend happy days frolicking in the sun and sand. They loved hiking in the woods and contemplating life on the shoreline, gazing at […] More
When I started to write this article, it began with two adorable cats who helped welcome dozens of foster kittens, and then a puppy, into their fur-ever home. But then I dug more into my new friend Rebecca Williams and knew I couldn’t stop at the kitties. (Sorry Rebecca, I just had to!) We can […] More
Baby Clooney started life under heartbreaking circumstances. He and his brother, Damon, were discovered in an abandoned home with no mother to care for them. The neonates were just 2 weeks old and covered in tons of fleas, dangerously perched atop a pile of garbage. Under the garbage was another sibling that had passed away. […] More