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are 7.6 million animals enter United States shelters every year; of those 3.9 million are dogs and 3.4 million are cats (Pet Statistics). With so many animals going into the shelter system, only 649,000 animals are returned to their owners, 542,000 dogs and only 100,000 cats (Pet Statistics). It seems that cats are the least likely to be returned to their owners with “less than 5% of cats who came in as strays are returned to their owners” (Pet Statistics). With the growing abandonment in the…

Abyssinian Cat is thought to be one of the oldest breeds of domestic Cat in the world, as the first domestication of the Abyssinian Cat occurred in Ancient Egyptian times. It is thought that Abyssinian Cats were bought and sold on the banks of the River Nile by traders, where the African Wild Cats (the ancestors of all domestic Cats) lived in their native habitats. Abyssinian Cats are most easily identified by their "ticked" fur which gives their coat a mottled appearance. The Abyssinian Cat has…

The ocelot is a sleek animal with one of the most gorgeous spotted coat of any animal in the world, also is twice the size of the average house cat. Its fur is golden over most of its body, with white or cream on the belly; marked over the background color are all sorts of patterns. Mostly, the ocelot has black or dark brown spots arranged in a doughnut shape with dark tan in the middle. Sometimes these spots connect together and form chains or stripes running along the cat’s sides and back. The…

Edgar Allan Poe authored “The Black Cat,” the story was published in 1845, and it is a gothic piece of literature. The first thing we learn is that it is written in first person, and the narrator is nameless. He is going die the next day for something we do not know what for yet. He is writing events down which is says, “these events have terrified – have tortured – have destroyed me” (1). From the beginning of the story it is gathered that he did something horrible when he states, “to-day I…

that curious pets are attracted to that may be potentially fatal. Here are just a few of the household dangers that you may not be aware of. Medications Medications, including over-the-counter products, such as Tylenol can be fatal for your dog or cat. Even an opened medication can be knocked over, chewed on and open in a matter of a few seconds. It is critical, for your pet’s safety, that you keep all medications…

different variant of cats. They have a bulge in their head for when they are running…

Even though dogs and cats are both popular pets, they have vastly different characteristics that require owners to deal with them in different ways. For example, cats and dogs have tails. Even though they have tails, they use them in different ways. Cats use their tails for balance. They also use their tails to communicate with other living things. Dogs use their tails to show emotion. If dogs are scared they will tuck their tails under their legs. When dogs are happy they will wag their tails…

starving cat left on the side of the road. The poor animal had its tail bobbed and its paws had their claws cut. It stared up at him with large round, green eyes, which instantly won Bob’s heart. The poor animal was in horrible condition, however. It was so hungry its ribs were showing, and its left fore-paw was broke. Bob took the animal in, and cared for it, and helped it find a new home, which would soon lead to the shelter we had today. No animal should have to face the horrors that cat went…

Cats were highly respected all through ancient times, and today, they still have a purpose. Even though there are a lot of conspiracies about cats, they are most likely wrong because cats were practically worshipped by the most superstitous of cultures, such as the gyptian culture. Cats come from animals like tigers, lions, and African wild cats. They were first domesticated by the Egyptians, possibly around 2000 B.C. Most modern cats are descendants of the cats that were domesticated in…

to find one of the radioactive cats would receive a money prize of $1,000, the person who sent it was unknown. Jack receives help from a guy named Christopher, Christopher was telling jack about the experience he had from the previous nuclear spill. Christopher told Jack that he was walking down a road at night coming back from school…