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Video Of The Day: French Street Performer Spreads Love Of Cats
Apr 1st, 2013 at 7:00PM:
Street performers, or buskers, are found in every corner of the world, and practice of performing in public places for gratuities dates back to antiquity. Performers are constantly coming up with wild and wacky ways to impress passersby and entice them into donating their spare change. This short documentary by Paul Trillo follows one of those unique characters: a cat-loving street performer ...
Grumpy Cat Steals Show At SXSW
Mar 12th, 2013 at 4:00PM: Music, film, expos, tech. Yadda, yadda. The real star of this year's SXSW is Grumpy Cat (actual name: Tardar Sauce), says CNN.
For the uninitiated – all 10 of you – Grumpy Cat became a viral obsession last fall, after her owner's brother posted her photo to Reddit. The 11-month-old, Arizona-based feline is of curious ancestry (she's believed to be part Ragdoll breed, and her ...
Police Hunt For Lion In English Countryside (And Fail To Find One)
Aug 27th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
A mysterious beast stalks the fields of Essex, England.
Over the weekend local police received calls from a number of eyewitnesses who claimed to have seen a lion in the fields near the village of St. Osyth. One person even snapped a predictably blurry and inconclusive picture of the beast. I'm not a wildlife expert but it looks like a house cat to me.
Police took the sightings seriously ...Alaska Town Has Cat For A Mayor
Jul 17th, 2012 at 8:00AM: The sleepy little town of Talkeetna, Alaska (Population: 875), has made headlines around the globe in recent days when it was revealed that the community's mayor is actually a cat named Stubbs. Local residents aren't sure what all the fuss is about, however, as Stubbs has held that office for over 15 years.
Apparently, back in 1997 the locals weren't exactly pleased with their choices in ...Photo of the Day: another Internet cat photo
Mar 15th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
If you spend much time searching the Internet, you'll find millions of photos of cats. People spend hours browsing sites like ICanHasCheezburger? and CuteOverload to find funny or adorable images of animals. You might say that cat photos (okay, probably porn too) are the backbone of the Internet. Animals are a favorite photo subject of travelers as well, whether we're marveling at the ...Tokyo's cat cafes newest trend
Feb 2nd, 2011 at 3:30PM: Hasta la vista, Hello Kitty. Get lost, LOL cats. Tokyo's hot new phenom are neko cafes ("neko" is Japanese for cat). At first appearance typical, cozy coffee houses, closer examination reveals live cats lounging on the furniture, in baskets, or on laps. Which, I guess, isn't nearly as bizarre (or kinky) as Tokyo's maid cafes. Actually, to a cat lover like me, it's quite appealing.
CNN reports ...Key West gem: the Hemingway House
Aug 10th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Key West, Florida may be a tropical paradise surrounded by some of the most spectacularly clear blue waters that you'll ever see, but that doesn't mean that it is completely devoid of history and culture. In fact, the city is steeped in history ranging from the pre-Civil War era Fort Zachery Taylor to the mid-19th century lighthouse that is now a museum. But perhaps the most interesting historical ...Photo of the Day (7.15.10)
Jul 15th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
At first glance, this image could be a skyline of a mysterious desert oasis, but it's actually a Cirque du Soleil circus tent in New York City taken by Flickr user Gus_NYC. As a child, I used to clamor to be taken to the circus, finding the acrobats, dancing animals, and even clowns fascinating and a little magical. At some point, the circus became boring and then a little weird, though I ...Galley Gossip: Captain A-rod and the cat lady from hell!
May 21st, 2010 at 9:30AM: I should have known it was going to be a weird flight when the captain introduced himself as A-rod. Short, round and graying, he stood in the galley massaging the shoulders of a tense looking flight attendant. When the agent walked on board with paperwork, the flight attendant quickly slid out of A-rod's reach and eagerly asked. "Ready to board?"
Boarding, for a flight attendant, is the most ...Travel Trends: Pet travel
May 19th, 2010 at 1:05PM: From doggy daycare to feline pampering to gourmet food and beyond, pet owners in the United States shower their furry companions with a healthy dose of attention. Although this affection is shown through lots of play time and generous ear scratching, it's most easily recognizable by the billions of dollars spent every year in the pet industry.
...Hold the dog, please. China's proposed ban on sale of dog and cat meat
Mar 12th, 2010 at 3:00PM:
Most people will agree that dog is man's best friend. In parts of Asia, however, it's also what's for dinner. The consumption of dog and cat meat by humans is practiced in parts of China, Vietnam, Korea, and the Philippines. Cat is eaten in parts of China and South America. The times they are a-changin', however, because the Chinese government is considering legislation that would make eating ...
Galley Gossip: Emotional support animals, sock monkeys & pets on planes
Feb 25th, 2010 at 10:30AM:
Emotional support service animals are service animals that provide emotional support to an individual with a mental health related disability. On most airlines, documentation must be provided 48 hours before departure to permit emotional support animals to travel in the passenger cabin.
I'm all for emotional support animals on board when it comes to calming passengers who suffer from anxiety. ...SkyMall Monday: SkyMall Kitties
Feb 22nd, 2010 at 1:00PM:
We've covered a lot of SkyMall contraptions here at Gadling. And, while many of those products have improved the lives of our furry friends, we've never been able to truly capture the essence of SkyMall's relationship with animals. Now, however, the video above does that for us. SkyMall Kitties, created by Nina Katchadourian, is the best use of the internet ever.
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SkyMall Monday: Cat Toilet Training System
Feb 8th, 2010 at 1:00PM: For some reason, despite the fact that I don't like cats, feline products get a lot of attention from SkyMall Monday. We've featured a litter box and a talking food bowl. But this week, we're tackling a problem that has long flummoxed cat owners. You see, cats already act like they own their homes. They're aloof, ambivalent and seem to genuinely enjoy watching humans scoop up their feces. It's ...10 Ways Your Cat Will Punish You for Traveling
Jan 13th, 2010 at 4:30PM:
You may love to travel, but chances are, your cat is not into it when you're gone.
If you think about it from your cat's perspective, the first time you went away, he (or she) probably thought he was being abandoned. When you came back, he was probably all snuggles and relief. Then, slowly, he realized that you pretty much always come back.
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Jan 9th, 2010 at 12:30PM: I love my two cats and I miss them dearly them when I travel for extended periods of time. Though there are more and more options for traveling with a pet, I'm still not about to bring them with me. It's just too expensive, too much of a hassle, and too much stress on the pet to fly them with me for a two-week jaunt. So they stay home and I snuggle-attack any furry friends I happen to make along ...SkyMall Monday: Hidden Litter Box
Sep 7th, 2009 at 1:00PM: It's confession time: I hate cats. Well, hate is a strong word. I just don't understand cats. They seem completely ambivalent about my presence, selfish and they pee indoors. Dogs go outside like civilized animals. Cats defecate indoors in a box. That's simply not natural. I can't have the SkyMall Monday headquarters smelling like feline pee and poop. But, I understand that some people are lonely, ...SkyMall Monday: Chatter Talking Pet Bowl
Jun 8th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Sadly, there are no pets in the SkyMall Monday headquarters. I travel too much to have a dog and cats are just terrible. I had a turtle once, but I had to get rid of him when I discovered that he was anti-Semitic. But I know plenty of pet owners and they always feel terrible when they have to leave their animals home alone. They always worry that their pets will be lonely or miss them so much that ...Cultural Delicacies: Dogs (and cats!)
Dec 19th, 2008 at 5:00PM: It is not uncommon for people to eat dog meat in parts of China, Korea, and the Philippines. Historically, in times of famine people in France and Germany ate dogs too. As a pet lover, I can't bear the thought, but I know this practice is more far-reaching than meets the eye. Earlier this year, Honolulu experienced its own case of dog-eating men who stole, killed, and ate a couple's beloved poi ...Hemingway's house and museum remains a cat haven: 60 cats can stay
Sep 30th, 2008 at 10:30AM: When Ernest Hemingway lived in his house in Key West, Florida, penning For Whom the Bell Tolls and To Have and Have Not, his cat Snowball must already have been busy procreating. Although Snowball is no longer with us--he was given to Hemingway in 1935--his six-toed offspring still live at the house, along with their other cat buds. In all, there are 60 or more.
The cats have been part of the ...
