One By One – A Dog’s Prayer
I read this today and thought I would like to share it. It makes you stop and think. Although it is about a dog it applies just as well to rescuing any type of animal and reminded me of the last time I was at a cat rescue centre. Between Christmas and New Year someone had dumped 6 kittens by the roadside in a beer box and the story appeared in the local paper. We had just lost a male cat to old age in the December and also one of our beloved bunnies. She had made it to 8and a half. The loss of both of them so close together had left a big gap in the ‘family’. We...
Read MoreCat With 26 Toes!
Here is a lovely story about an adorable cat with 26 toes. He is called Daniel and has found a happy new home with an animal shelter. Plus it turns out he is really good at fundraising! When I first saw it I couldn’t imagine how a cat could fit that many toes! I’d forgotten they usually have 20 to start with anyway…. So he only has 2 extra per paw.
Read MoreBig Cuddly Cat
The cat that features on the home page is one of mine. She was rehomed in 2006 and the vet thought she might be about 8 years old at the time. She had been found in a terrible state – skin & bones, hardly any fur and half a tail. She spent over a year going between the RSPCA and the vets. Eventually she just lived at the vets in the hospital part. She would be allowed out to play after hours. It had transpired that she had a skin condition that made her scratch lumps out of her own face. So not only was she living in a cage she had one of those ‘lampshade’ collars on...
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