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Category Archives: Advocacy
Does a Cat Make a Good Gift? The Answer Isn’t As Obvious As You May Think.
Your friend tells you how much she adores your cats and frequently comes over to play with them, your young niece asks Santa for a kitty, an elderly neighbor living alone loses her cat of 20 years. Saving a life by … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cats
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Cat Woman Wednesday: The Kitten Lady
In honor of Cat Woman Wednesday I’m excited to share with you our interview with Hannah Shaw (aka The Kitten Lady)! For those of you who don’t know about Hannah it’s time that you did! And for those who do who do, … Continue reading
Inside Brooklyn’s First Cat Cafe
Upon visiting the latest addition to the NYC cat café a week after its opening (by which they’d already made 6 adoptions!) I noticed a few things that make Brooklyn’s first cat café distinctly different from its counterparts on the island of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cats
Tagged Adopt don't shop, adoption, Cat Cafe, new york, new york city
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Koneko: There’s a New Cat Cafe Coming to NYC!
***UPDATE*** While originally slated to open on September 15th, the Grand Opening has been delayed but the hope is it will still be in September or early October. Very soon NYC will have a kitten all it’s own. And by kitten … Continue reading
Black is Where It’s At! A Black Tickle Pickle of Course!
According to Black Cat Rescue, a no kill rescue group in Boston, black cats are only half as likely to get adopted as cats of other colors. If you know a black cat it’s a hard fact to swallow because … Continue reading
#EmpireStateBuilding #EndangeredSpecies
This past Saturday I was privy, along with tens of thousands of Manhattanites, to an impressive light show (costing $1MM) in honor of endangered animals. We congregated at prime viewing spots jockeying for the optimal viewing furiously clicking and filming … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cats
Tagged Empire State Building, Endangered Animals, new york city
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Help Shelter Cats Get Adopted By Sharing Your Stories! #MyRescueStory
If you weren’t already aware, I’m excited to share with you that June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, which happens to coincide with the peak of what’s commonly referred to as “kitten season.” As part of its “Building Better … Continue reading
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Life Lessons We Learn From Our Cats
Today’s guest post is written by Claudia T. Claudia has graced the pages of this blog in the past writing about the wonders of owning a “specially-abled cat” (What is Less Adoptable Anyway?), which I urge you to read after … Continue reading
Book Buddies: Cats Helping Children Read
About a year ago I wrote a piece for Cat Channel (Cat Fancy’s website), about an innovative program at Animal Rescue League of Berks County in Mohnton, PA called “Book Buddies” where children read to shelter cats. Besides the obvious benefit to … Continue reading
Crazy Cat Lady Concoctions
Crazy Cat Lady Concoctions is a line of natural skin products by a self-proclaimed Crazy Cat Lady with a line of all natural beauty products. They make great Mother’s Day gifts if you still haven’t gotten one (order by Tuesday, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cats
Tagged Beauty Products, cat lady, Cat Woman, Crazy Cat Lady, discount code, promo code
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Denver Cat Company (Cat Cafe)
We’ve done our best at I HAVE CAT to report on the cat cafés sprouting up around the world – including the United States – over the past months. Thanks to IHC fan, Jeannie Menor, today we bring you an … Continue reading
Cat Woman Wednesday: Living in The Meow (+Giveaway!)
Valentine’s Day “season” seems to be popular for giveaways I guess it’s another occasion for gift-giving? We really have to do something about that dry spell between February and December! Unless you are fortunate enough to have your birthday during … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cats, Giveaways
Tagged Cat Town Cafe, Cat Woman Wednesday, giveaway, Valentines Day
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Dog Cafes: Food + Dogs = Questionable
Yes, there is in fact a post about dogs from I HAVE CAT in your news feed or inbox today. I just couldn’t help myself when I heard about the latest crowd-funding trend: Raising money to open Dog Cafes in … Continue reading
Four Cat Books That Give Back To Cats (great gifts!)
We’re fortunate to live in a time with a plethora of fabulous cat books to peruse and purchase for ourselves or to gift to our cat-loving friends. A wealth of riches! If it seems a tad overwhelming and you need a way to … Continue reading
We’ve Got ’em! Pictures Inside NYC’s Meow Parlour!
I was SO excited to open my email and see I’d received photos of Meow Parlour, New York City’s first cat cafe, in advance of their opening this Monday December 15th! I couldn’t wait to share them with you! Nothing like a West … Continue reading
Cat Woman Wednesday: Tina Modugno, Oreo Cat’s Mom
Today’s Cat Woman Wednesday (CWW) is brought to you by Tina Modugno, who is proud to call herself Mom to “The Oreo Cat” (along with three other fur babies!). She’s has an amazingly creative and giving soul. Her post not only describes … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cats, Holiday Gift Guide
Tagged Cat Book, Cat Woman Wednesday, Paw Project
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Exclusive Peek Inside “Cat Town”: 1st US Cat Cafe!
I’m excited to be writing about Oakland’s Cat Town Café today. I had the pleasure of speaking with one of the founders, Adam Myatt on Tuesday, and in addition to sharing the story of how the café came to … Continue reading
CAT MAN MONDAY: Lil BUB’s “Dude,” Mike Bridavsky
While on the West Coast last week to attend the “LA Feline Film Festival,” I had the good fortune of sitting down with Mike Bridavsky (aka. Lil BUB’s “Dude”) at “Adopt and Shop” in Culver City (a nonprofit pet retailer). Mike has seen me … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cats
Tagged 'Lil Bub, cat man monday, Celebrity Cat, LA Feline Film Festival
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CATastrophes: Funny Things Happen When Cats Appear
If you think the Internet is out of room when it comes to cat videos you’re wrong. Well, maybe you’re right. Perhaps there are an adequate number enough cat videos after all. But there are most definitely NOT enough cat webisodes. … Continue reading
Neko Cat Cafe: Inside Italy’s First Cat Cafe
Marcela Senise – also known as la Foodsitter – works with children educating them about food, and lives for food experiences around the world! She lives in Turin, Italy but travels for work & pleasure getting to know the world of … Continue reading