A fateful train ride when we were coming out of lockdown this year taught me to question long-held opinionsI have been a cat lover my whole life. That is to say, I have never liked dogs. Or at least, this was the case until earlier this year. There was…
Rescue me: why Britain’s beautiful lockdown pets are being abandoned
The cats and dogs that helped us through the pandemic are increasingly being dumped in the street or handed over to charities – and shelters are dealing with the falloutOn a cold, steely grey day in a farmyard in Essex I meet Spike. Thick-set, broad-ch…
Louis Wain’s anthropomorphic cats to go on display at Bethlem museum
Eccentric artist was famed for outlandish drawings produced while a patient at ‘Bedlam’ psychiatric hospital“He has made the cat his own,” HG Wells once said of Louis Wain. “English cats that do not look and live like Louis Wain cats are ashamed of the…
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats ordeal: let’s hope it doesn’t spawn a sequel
The theatre impresario was so stung by the dismal film that he became a dog lover – but he mustn’t let this give him any ideasNow that the dust is starting to settle, it’s becoming more and more apparent that Cats caused Covid. Think about it. All the …
Contents of Karl Lagerfeld’s eight houses up for grabs at Sotheby’s
Bowls used by world’s most spoilt cat among the more than 1,000 lots that belonged to late fashion designerDishes used to feed one of the world’s most pampered cats and hundreds of pairs of fingerless gloves will be among more than 1,000 lots at eight …
Production allowed to resume of cat food at centre of pet deaths inquiry
No ‘causative link’ found between products of Sainsbury’s supplier Fold Hill Foods and blood conditionA company whose cat food has been at the centre of an inquiry into a spate of cat deaths will be allowed to restart production, as an investigation fo…
I have no idea how these cats got wedged into acrylic squares, or why.
Hiding Images in Plain Sight: The Physics Of Magic Windows. Engineer Matt Ferraro shows how to make transparent acrylic squares with holographic images embedded in them.
‘My persian had a three-hour blow-dry!’ 150 years of cat shows – then and now
Feline fancies began in the UK in 1871, with proud cat owners grabbing the chance to show off their perfect pets. What is the secret of their enduring appeal?The air in the sports centre has a base note of urine. A soundtrack of plaintive mewling is in…
Take Meowt to the Ballgame
Is a Feral Cat Responsible For the Orioles Losing 18 Games in a Row? An Important Investigation This was going to be a single link post to Molly Knight’s substack The Long Game (now you know what you’re clicking on), but then I found: this recent piece…
Decision to euthanise 154 cats found in smuggling operation sparks outrage in pet-loving Taiwan
The pet-mad population reacted with fury after the animals were put down due to biosecurity concernsA decision by Taiwan authorities to euthanise 154 cats found in an attempted smuggling operation has sparked outcry and calls to change laws and increas…