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The spay and neuter clinic just called and told us one of our kitties we took in this morning died. Would you please find it in your hearts to send up a little prayer for Cuddles. She was such a sweet little thing.

A British soldier “shakes hands” with a kitten on a snowy bank, Neulette, 1917. In the Christmas truce film Joyeux Noël, a cat runs back and forth between the enemy trenches to soldiers that feed it. One names the cat Felix and the other Nestor, and when the two meet in No Man’s Land during thet ruce, a sweet argument ensues between the two men over whose cat it is and what is, in fact, its name. The director of the film, Carion, drew on a real life story of a cat who did this during the truce and was...

Zeb the cat was just days away from being euthanized after contracting feline immunodeficiency virus, which cost him most of his teeth and one eye. But in the nick of time he was taken in by City of Elderly Love, a senior pet rescue organization based in Philadelphia.

Remember when we wrote about dogs that look like something else? Now it's the cat's turn to shine. Here is a list of cats that got bored of looking like cats and decided to look like something else instead. Cats are the biggest divas on the internet, so there's no way we've got all the shape-shifting felines in the world in this list. We'd love for you to submit more pictures of cats that look like other things and vote for your favorite lookalikes!

What Cats See at Christmas...

Just a quick prayer request for my pet Buster. He's having surgery this morning to remove a well-contained tumor in a lymph node. It should go well, but I ask for prayers for him and the medical staff working with him this morning. He's in good shape to recover and we're asking for everything to go smoothly and for a good recovery. Thanks,

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What if domestic animals — pets such as dogs and cats as well livestock like cows and chickens — were granted citizenship rights? That may sound like a crazy question, but Canadian philosopher Will Kymlicka thinks it's a critically important one. Kymlicka, a professor at Queen's University, is a well-regarded figure in modern political philosophy. He's also the author, along with writer Sue Donaldson, of Zoopolis, a book making the case for animal citizenship. Their basic premise is simple: animals are already part of our society, as pets and work animals, therefore we should formally recognize them as such. That's...

Former Spanish police officer - previously arrested for Nazi-themed protest - scaled the walls of the enclose where 3 lions mauled him, according to local media. Whether in an act of unknown protest, plain disregard for basic safety or a test of conviction in the lions' den, an alleged neo-Nazi activist sustained critical injuries from a lion attack at the Barcelona Zoo on Sunday after he jumped into the animals' enclosure, according to Spanish daily El País. According to eyewitness accounts, the 45-year-old former Spanish police officer donned full military garb when he deliberately scaled the walls of the feline...

Pet owners worldwide, including CFP’s beloved pet Yorkie, ‘Yankee’, can attest by the millions that Fidos have already found Heaven on Earth. The pithy posts of Father John T. Zuhlsdorf (Father Z) are among my favourite on the Internet. Just as I tune in on my much-admired friend Father Paul Nicholson’s inspiring homilies, I read Fr. Z’s blog most every day. Catholic convert Jimmy Akin of Jimmy Akin blog fame is no slouch when it comes to setting the record straight either. In time for Christmas 2014, visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, has been replaced by visions...

Rottweiler loves the cat so much

There are many stereotypes about animals that just aren’t true, but when it comes to the one about cats wanting to do only as they please (regardless of what their human may think) then … well … we think this video sort of speaks for itself.

1. Sometimes you need to STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING ... and grab a smooch.  (Reddit: Wot_Gorilla_2112)2. If you're sneaky enough, you might be able to steal a kiss.  (Reddit: vicklawl)3. Sometimes kisses can throw off your balance.  (Giphy)4. Surprise smooches are often the most exciting.  (Reddit: shes_a_gdb)5. Don't be koi — er, coy — when giving kisses.  (Reddit: RioPacheco)6. There's no shame in asking for kisses.  (Reddit: BeNintendo)7. Smooshy smooches are easily the best.  (Reddit: milestrong)8. Usually your heart is in the right place, even if your mouth isn't.  (Reddit: warblicious)9. Drive-by smooches will always keep them guessing.  (Reddit: BeNintendo) ...

In his weekly address at the Vatican late last month, Pope Francis issued a remarkable statement that’s sure to come as welcome news to anyone who’s ever lost a beloved pet. According to Francis, the promise of an afterlife applies not only to believers, but to all animals as well."The Holy Scriptures teach us that the realization of this wonderful plan covers all that is around us, and that came out of the thought and the heart of God," Pope Francis said, as quoted by Italian news site Resapubblica. The Pope then went on to say that “heaven is open to all...

Like most moms, Mek needs a break. The mother of the four fast-growing Malayan tiger cubs at Fresno Chaffee Zoo has frayed nerves and needs some space. “You can tell Mek has had it,” says Lyn Myers, assistant curator for mammals at the zoo. “It’s like the end of summer, when kids have been home all the time, and mom wants school to come. They’re ready for them to go.” Born Jan. 5 at the zoo, the cubs are now 11 months old. They are in good health and are receiving training from zoo officials to become more independent. They...

Unlike dogs, cats are at best semi-domesticated—and we love them for that. Dog lovers will find it baffling that cats are the world’s most popular pet. After all, they’re passive-aggressive, emotionally unavailable, and known for their chilly independence—traits that at most qualify felines for the role of “man’s best frenemy.” It turns out, though, there’s an evolutionary reason for this tense relationship. That is, cats are in many ways still wild. “Cats, unlike dogs, are really only semi-domesticated,” says Wes Warren, professor of genetics Washington University and co-author of the first complete mapping (paywall) of the house cat genome—specifically, that...

So, there has been a green cat walking around the streets of Varna, Bulgaria, this week. View this image › Rex/REX USA 2. Many believed that it must’ve been the work of some awful vandals and started a Facebook page to find them… View this image › Rex/REX USA 3. However, it was thought the cat might have turned himself green when he slept in some leftover synthetic green paint and licked himself. View this image › Rex/REX USA 4. People have been trying to catch this handsome fellow so they can clean him off but so far have been...

Owner Tabatha Bundesen from Morristown, Arizona, said the two-year-old moggy is 'unstoppable'. She told The Express: 'What she's achieved in such a short time is unimaginable and absolutely mind-blowing.

FR's own Monkey Face has just welcomed a new feline family member. Congratulations on your new furbaby Sparkle!

Everybody LOVES Lil' Bub!