new simon's cat - "cat chat"

dump him, marry the dog

yup.  that's what an australian man just did - married his dog.  (only nobody got dumped).

the non-binding civil ceremony united joseph guiso with his 5-year old adopted lab, honey.  "you're my best friend and you make every part of my day better," he said in his vows. how sweet?

if you know someone who'd be better off marrying their dog or cat we've got the books.  they get your message across and look cute.

teach me how to bucky

the badgers are headed to the rose bowl!  and since badgers are kind of like tougher, scarier cats we may as well celebrate.  and if you like to see skim-boarding dogs trying out for the rose parade click here.  they're quite impressive.

get on your boots

the snow, the salt, the slush - it's here.  time to get on your boots.

blitz stopped into the monroe st. store today to grab some pawz booties.  they look like deflated balloons but do a great job of keeping the ice and salt from burning those sensitive pads.  the bonus is that even though they seem a little goofy-looking most dogs will actually wear them.

thanks for modeling them so well, blitz.  purple is definitely your color.

madcat mystery!

something went bump in the night at madcat west - literally. check out the before shot. at left, detective lucy noms "investigates" the evidence.

hey super sleuths - think you know whodunnit? hit the jump to find out if you're right!

mail-order bride delivered to vilas zoo

canadian-born red panda, Sha-Lei, has arrived happy and healthy and is ready to start her new life at the vilas zoo with mate Chang Tan.  the hope is that the two will hit it off and save the species one-to-four babies at a time.

congratulations, you too.  hope it's all honeymoon from here on out.

"the lost dogs" hits shelves

with michael vick on his way back to glory, and some people advocating that we just get over it already, the 47 surviving dogs from bad newz kennels are not so quick to forgive or forget.

but if there is one shining ray of hope in this story, it's that those 47 dogs, originally deemed "beyond rehabilitation" by peta and the hsus, have gone on to become "cherished pets, therapy dogs, and adored members of their communities," as jim gorant writes in his new book, the lost dogs.

the book has just hit the shelves at madcat, and it details the rescue, reclamation, and redemption of these amazing dogs who were given a second chance.