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NYC Cat Finally Rescued After 14 Days

Molly the cat is finally free. After two weeks stuck behind a brick wall in a 19th century building, the bashful 11-month-old feline was rescued from her plight Friday night by a volunteer who found her wedged in a crawl space between bricks and a piece of sheet metal.

N.Y. Rescuers Go High-Tech to Save Cat

Rescuers used drills, miniature cameras, cat food and even a 1-pound raw fish in a desperate effort Wednesday to entice an 11-month old cat named Molly from behind the basement wall of a Greenwich Village delicatessen where she has been trapped for 12 days.

Me-ouch! Vets Reattach Injured Cat's Face
Source: AOL

BOSTON (December 10) - Me-ouch! Veterinarians on Tuesday performed an unusual surgery to reattach the face of a cat they believe was injured by a car's fan belt, probably because she tried to stay warm under the hood.Edgar, a 4-year-old long-haired feline, went missing from her h …

Cat's Torn-Off Face Reattached After Car Fan Belt Accident
Source: FOXNews.com

BOSTON — Me-ouch! Veterinarians performed an unusual surgery to reattach the face of a cat they believe was injured by a car's fan belt, probably because she tried to stay warm under the hood.

Arrow misses cat's brain
Source: Times of the Internet

AUBURN, Ala., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- An intern at Alabama's Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine said a crossbow arrow shot into the head of a cat Friday missed the feline's brain.

Volunteer at Animal Rescue Facility gets Attacked and has Leg Amputated
Source: The St Louis Post Dispatch

WARREN COUNTY A volunteer at an exotic animal farm had his lower leg amputated Monday after a tiger attacked him Sunday on his first day of work.

Good Mews '2-Fur' Adoption Special Extended through August
Source: Good Mews Animal Foundation

Good Mews Animal Foundation has again extended its '2-Fur' adoption special through the end of August. Adopt two cats or kittens for one adoption fee! Good Mews is open for adoptions every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the first and third Sundays of each month from 1 p.m.

Cat pulls fast one on firefighters -
Source: MSNBC

It was the stereotypical firefighters-try-to-rescue-cat story, but with a twist.

Female alley cats call the shots at mealtime
Source: New Scientist

Cats live independent - some say selfish - lives, but it seems even Rome's streetwise alley cats are chivalrous when it comes to food.

Why Cats Climb Trees?
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I learned a lot when I was a boy about things they never teach you in school. Life's lessons are learned best through simple observations. Sometimes it takes years of reflection to put all the pieces together and arrive at a clear picture of what happened and why.

Feline Memories Found to be Fleeting - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

A new study has measured just low long cats can remember certain kinds of information—10 minutes.

Cat Attack!
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Must See!

How To Introduce A New Kitten Or Cat To An Older Cat
Source: felinecart.com

The following technique can be used to introduce a new kitten or cat to your other cat(s). I've been involved in pet rescue most of my life and this technique worked successfully every time.

Redrum Kitten Picture...cute and scary at the same time!
Source: FunnyPicturesofCats.Info

This cute little kitten has the craziest look in his eyes…I think he has plans for you…check out the funny pictures of cats and kittens on this website! There's even a simple form for users to submit their own funny pictures! New pictures are added daily, so bookmark the si …

House cats traced to Middle Eastern wildcats
Source: ESPN.com

Garfield, Morris and the Aristocats get the fame, but look to the origins of today's furry felines and you find "lybica,'' a Middle Eastern wildcat. Domestic cats can be traced to wild progenitors that interbred well over 100,000 years ago, new research indicates.

Study Traces Cat's Ancestry to Middle East
Source: The New York Times

Some 10,000 years ago, somewhere in the Near East, an audacious wildcat crept into one of the crude villages of early human settlers, the first to domesticate wheat and barley. There she felt safe from her many predators in the region, such as hyenas and larger cats.

The Norwegian Forest Cat: A Feast for the Eyes!
Source: felinecart.com

Take a gorgeous cat that has a long, flowing coat of silky fur that you just love to touch but requires little to no grooming, and you have a Norwegian Forest Cat.

What s up... pussycat? New feline species found in Scotland ?
Source: Scotsman.com News

WE HAVE real-life beasties such as the midge and fantastical monsters such as Nessie, but now investigators believe they have found a new fearsome creature roaming the forests and glens of Scotland.

Open Letter From Wednesday the Cat

Wednesday jumped onto the monitor, a furious look on her furry face. "An article written by fish??? Fish shouldn't be allowed to write! Their only talent is their innate tastiness (her eyes glazed over a little as she said this).

What is a Toyger?
Source: toygers.org

Love big cats, but lack the room in your one bedroom apartment for an actual tiger to cozy up on your lap? Well, you're in luck.

Cats In The Belfry
Source: thesmokinggun.com

NPR : The Algonquin Hotel's Feline Celebrity
Source: NPR

(audio article) National Public Radio correspondent Jeff Lunden explores the celebrity life of a cat. She has had a children's book written about her... she has been featured on a gold pendant... and now children are invited to send her emails.

Update: Vet Confirms One-Eyed Kitten Was Real
Source: urbanlegends.about.com

Turns out the photo of the strangely appealing one-eyed newborn kitten was not a hoax. RIP, Cy.