Posted in amazing cat tales, careers, tagged boston, cat court, cat jury duty, sal esposito on January 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I may be one of the few people in this world who loves jury duty. I’ve never tried to get out of it . . . unlike Sal Esposito.
I guess he has an excuse though. As you can see, Sal is a cat. And while I’m sure he’s perfectly qualified to sit on a cat jury at a cat trial (yes, I know this is ridiculous, but let me have the picture running through my head right now of a judge cat holding a gavel in its teeth), let’s hope he does eventually get excused from service.
Posted in bad things happen to good cats, tagged boston, homeless cat, nubbins on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Normally, I don’t post about the thousands of animals awaiting homes all over the country. But tonight I must make an exception.
This cat has no hind legs, and his name is Nubbins. Nubbins! Excuse me while I go cry myself to sleep about that.
Posted in bad things happen to good cats, do-good, tagged animal rescue shelter of boston, boston, bugsey and josie, cat biographies, matthew pearl, the dante club on August 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This is Josie and Bugsey.
This is their biography:
Hi, we’re a very loving pair looking for a home together. Even if you came in looking for a single cat, don’t stop reading! Some people think having two cats is harder than having one, but in fact it’s easier in many ways. We play together and take care of each other while you’re at work or school. We also groom each other, keep each other generally healthier and happier, and since we can share litter boxes and food there’s not much difference in supplies and materials. The hard part is introducing two cats who don’t know each other, which is why it’s very special to find kitty best friends who love one another like us!
It was written by Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Club, who volunteers for the Animal Rescue League of Boston by writing awesome biographies for cats that are up for adoption. Every single one of these biographies elicited an “awwww” from me, and I think it’s a great example of a volunteer using his or her own strengths to help the less fortunate. I would love, LOVE to do this for a shelter myself, but I wonder if they would want someone who isn’t a super-famous author. Maybe I’ll send this article to some of my local shelters and ask. Writing cat biographies is totally my calling.
Posted in amazing cat tales, bad things happen to good cats, medical, tagged boston, cat missing half its face, edgar on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is Edgar.
A few days ago, she left her home in Winthrop, outside of Boston. When the four-year-old returned three days later, her owner found her in her litter box, acting completely normal. Except . . .
SHE WAS MISSING HALF HER FACE!!!!!!
Her owner fainted and then rushed her to the hospital. They’re pretty sure she cuddled under a car for warmth and was then slashed by the fan belt when the car turned on. Vets reattached her face and anticipate that she will be totally fine.
