We jokingly call them “crazy cat ladies”, but it’s no laughing matter. Animal hoarding is a pathological behavior that causes terrible suffering. Grosse Pointe, MI – A woman who exposed her two teenage children to the excrement from 42 cats, three dogs and six birds kept in her Grosse Pointe Farms home has been sentenced [...]
Myths and misinformation exposed 1. Rubbing butter on cats’ paws will help it find its way home. Often given as advice when someone moves house and is letting the cat outside for the first time, but completely untrue. A much better way of making sure your cat comes home is to: Keep the cat indoors [...]
One of our dedicated committee members, Reinette and volunteer, Maria, were returning dogs to the Barcelona township one Saturday afternoon when a dog – then called Spotty – was brought for urgent treatment. Musi, who assists with coordination of all things animal in the township had been given Spotty by his owner to be treated [...]
PLEASE NETWORK SO WE CAN FIND THEM A LOVING FOREVER HOME – THANK YOU Smile Shiver & Regal need to find a new home together. Please see below description of these two by their human mom: I have had Shiver my brown standard male Dachshund since March 2005 and his is now 7 years old. [...]
FOUND – SILVER GREY FEMALE – PRETORIA This stunning silver grey Female Chincilla look-a-like was found in Pretoria and is now in the Glen Animal Clinic on the corner of Glenwood and Gen. Louis Botha Ave.Please send this mail to all your contacts because I am sure somebody out there is looking for this lovely [...]
The PetPals Team invites you to read more about our latest pet-related news. In light of the London Olympic fever (hence the pink text), PetPals decided to give medals to a few recently rescued canines who broke some records. Click herre to view PetPals August News Contact Details: Dawie & Yolanda Hamman Tel (c) : [...]
Introduction An orphan kitten is a newborn kitten without a mother. A kitten may become an orphan because of death or serious illness of the mother, or the inability of the mother to produce sufficient quality or quantity of milk. Proper care for the orphan is vital to maintaining health and helping the kitten to [...]
When choosing a cat to be your companion, be certain to make the choice that will work best for both you and the animal. An athletic, highly energetic cat is fun to watch, but a cat can be a challenge to care for. A shy, sensitive cat probably wouldn’t thrive in a home with lots [...]
It’s all about pheromones! You come home from work and your cat showers you with affection and rubs all over you in greeting. Wait a second! What he is actually doing is “marking” you with a minute chemical hormone called a pheromone. Unlike other hormones which stay inside the body pheromones are released externally and [...]
When: Friday 22nd June 2012 at 9.30am Where: Scottish wildcat enclosure, The Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig, Kingussie, Inverness-shire PH21 1NL The Highland Wildlife Park in Inverness-shire is delighted to present Merida and Brave, the two month old Scottish wildcat kitten twins. Set in mythical Scotland, Brave includes many historic and current Scottish native species [...]
Please state: LOST / FOUND Pet’s Name: Renji Short Description: Red (Ginger) Oriental Male Contact Person: Nicole Barratt Tel: 084 677 2743 email: nicole@kiokocattery.com Area: Berea, Durban 6 year old Oriental male went missing in the Botanic Gardens area on the Berea in Durban, and we are open to any information anyone might have regarding [...]
Newborn kittens are irresistibly cute! They are teeny and furry and everybody falls in love with them. However, this in no way means that they are easy to care for. In fact, it can be a bit of a hassle to take care of your first newborn kitten. You will need to know the stages [...]
Cat owners are surely familiar with the behavioral signs of kitty contentment. Happy cats will purr, knead their paws, and offer up a few head butts for good measure. Occasionally, cats really on cloud nine will drool on their owners. As the owner of such a cat, I interpret the flow of saliva as the [...]
The cat backs up to the door, lifts the tail and releases a fine spray of urine. Yes, your cat is spraying. You have a problem. But one you can solve. Figures from the British Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors say that aggression in dogs and marking behavior in cats are the biggest behavior problems [...]
Smartie(which we named him) is a tiny, 3 yearold, Jack russelboy with deformed front legs. He was living with a family in PE who no longer wanted him. We found out about him (as we concentrate on special needs animals) and had him flown to us in Joburg. We were heartbroken to watch him bounce [...]
Found dog (Parow) He is a small – medium size breed. Really loving and playfull boy. He seems fine with both dogs and cats. All he wants to do is play with both the dogs and cats – unfortuanetly they dont return his affection, he gets repaid with a snap or a scratch on the [...]
In May we rescued and took in 19 animals. The costs of rescuing the animals (some very far out of jhb- Polokwane, Witbank, Nelspruit) and all their veterinary bills added up to a total of R13 350 for May only. As Petsave is run by myself and my husband and we don’t receive regular funding, [...]
Dear animal lover, At one of the hotels on the Eastern outskirts of Pretoria (near Silver Lakes), there is a large feral cat colony that CatPals has been caring for for many years. We’ve ensured that the cats are fed daily, and we’ve been sterilising them consistently with the help of Tricha from Feral Squad. [...]
Hi, I am very proud to announce the New Look of www.petslostandfound.co.za I am trusting that the site will reach new heights and by the grace of God we will see many more success stories. You can now upgrade your existing and new listings to feature more prominently on the home page, receive SMS notifications, [...]
SMS the letters ‘sbnme’ to 48949 (R10 per sms) from 13 June – 13 July and stand a chance to win the items shown on attached picture. Each SMS sent is one ticket into the draw! SMS as many times as you like! Please share with your friends, all funds raised will go to The [...]
Dear animal lover, As you know, there is no greater gift one can give a feral cat (apart from a source of regular food) than sterilisation. Sterilisation ensures that a female never has to scrounge for enough food to feed not only herself but endless litters of offspring, and that a male doesn’t have to [...]
A R50 monthly sponsorship to a kitty colony of your choice is all it will take to keep us purrrrring! You will change our lives forever and we’ll keep you updated every month on how we …. and most importantly our full tummies …. are doing. Sometimes our barking friends need a little food and [...]
Street Catz Project is appealing to you to help raise funds to help pay for an operation that was performed on this beautiful little ginger boy who Melanie chose to name “Braveheart”. The Feral Foundation was alerted and went out to trap him. We are not certain how his injury came about, he was dragging [...]
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