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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Purritos anyone?

 'Best Friends Animal Society' is a no-kill animal shelter in Salt Lake City, Utah with a branch in LA. Recently, they launched a PR campaign to encourage people to adopt the high number of cats and kittens that have accumulated in their sanctuary. Who can resist these purritos?!



Check them out at http://bestfriends.org/ and find your forever friend. Much love and best of luck to these great folks.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Mayor Stubbs of Talkeetna

Talkeetna is a funky town in Alaska and a gateway to Mt. McKinley and Denali National Park. Spend a day there and you will get a feel for this scenic small town's vibe.


Above: A homespun sign welcomes visitors to the offbeat town of Talkeetna, the model for the 1990s show “Northern Exposure.” Photo: John Flinn / Special To The Chronicle / ONLINE_CHECK

It's been  called 'America's coolest small  town' for good reason and its residents are creative alright. A cat named Stubbs has been the mayor since 1997!! He was voted in through a write-in campaign.


Stubbs has endured a lot during his tenure including being attacked by a dog with lofty political ambitions but he is one resilient kitty. Here's a picture of him during his recovery.

With over 5,000 "likes" Mayor Stubbs announced he is making a slow recovery. Wishing him a speedy recovery.

Read more here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304500404579127644142609328

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

50 Fascinating facts about cats!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/50-fascinating-facts-about-your-cat/ss-AAbADJp

I beg to differ with fact #7, its too generic. And yes, there is a feline mayor in the US, more in my next post.
As per fact# 25, I'm male and a southpaw.. ha ha.