Sounds like one of the many horrible summer-time movies released by Hollywood this year, but it is actually reality for Olympia, Washington residents:
Raccoons have killed about 10 cats in a three-block area near the Garfield Nature Trail at Harrison Avenue West and Foote Street Southwest.
Problem wildlife coordinator Sean Carrell of the state Department of Fish [...]

Just an announcement that Ernest Marinelli turned 16 on February 14, 2006. Pursuant to state law, he is now eligible to obtain his Texas Driver’s License.
If you see this guy on the road, you might want to pull off to the side!

Meet Cyclopes, the one-eyed cat:

The poor kitten only lived a single day before it died. Here’s the story from Yahoo News:
Cy, short for Cyclopes, a kitten born with only one eye and no nose, is shown in this photo provided by its owner in Redmond, Oregon, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005. The kitten, a ragdoll [...]

I was able to get a couple of good picture of our cat Ernie last night, so why not share?
First up is his usual position for about two-thirds of the day:

At the time this was taken, he had tired of giving me advice about what tweaks I should make to the WordPress blogging software. For [...]

This is the “feel-good” story of the day:
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - This will probably be the first time a dog’s memorial service is attended by 300 cats.
A schnauzer-Siberian husky mix named Ginny will be eulogized Nov. 19 at the Westchester Cat Show, where she was named Cat of the Year in 1998 for her uncanny [...]

Ernie has returned from the vet’s office and seems to be tolerating the surgery well. He still walks slowly, like there is some pain remaining from the surgery, but other than that he seems to be back to his normal self. Last night, he laid on my lap for most of the evening until I [...]

As some of you know, my wife and I have a cat named Ernie. Ernie is 15 years old and has had quite a bit of health-related issues in his lifetime. He has had three surgeries to treat his crystal problem in his digestive tract, as well as the typical declawing (he is a pure [...]

This is just weird:

A cat in Dobson, N.C., is believed to be the only cat in the world with two tongues, according to a Local 6 News report.
The cat, named Five Toes, was born with two tongues and five toes on each paw.
Do you think he can meow in stereo?

The moonbats over at PETA have unveiled a new campaign to get people to stop fishing. It uses the below comic book-like flyer, which will be handed out to children.

Some of you may remember a while back that PETA used the same tactic, only they targeted mothers. Of course, when someone calls them on their [...]

Ernie, the feline who owns my wife and me, was interviewed today by Lawrence over at This Blog Is Full Of Crap.
Go check it out if you have a minute. If only I had a digital camera, I’d do more cat blogging. As I grow older and meet more and more people, I find that [...]

Apparently hunger trumps common sense in felines just like it does in humans:
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) - A stalking foray atop a power pole left a lucky feline jolted, frizzled and dazed but otherwise OK after he fell off the 40-foot pole and sparked a fire outside a fire house.
The frazzled cat was discovered when paramedic-firefighters [...]

From the “Do as I say, not as I do” Department:
(AP) - Two Hampton Roads employees of Norfolk-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have been charged in Ahoskie, N.C., with animal cruelty after dumping dead dogs and cats in a shopping center garbage bin, police said Thursday.
Investigators staked out the bin after discovering [...]

PETA has long advertised itself as an organization that helps animals. Turns out, it kills approximately 78% of all animals that are located at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters:
From July 1998 through the end of 2003, PETA killed over 10,000 dogs, cats, and other “companion animals” — at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. That’s more than five [...]