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READ GARFIELD'S FIRST
CHRISTMAS LETTER
HERE!!!!
Praise for Garfield's First Christmas
Mewsletter ....
Please tell Garfield
that his Christmas Letter was one of the most heartfelt I've ever read. Ed
Kostro Dec 2005
CHECK OUT RICKY'S YOGA SESSIONS
HERE:
One cat is
company. Two cats are a conspiracy. Three cats is an attempted takeover.
Four or more cats is a complete coup!
Shona Steele
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5 GOOD REASONS FOR
HAVING YOUR CAT NEUTERED
DID YOU KNOW... |
Images brought to you
by
'The smallest feline is a masterpiece.' Leonardo da Vinci
'Dogs come when called. Cats take a message and get back to you.'
'Of course, every cat is
really the most beautiful woman in the room.' Edward Verrall Luca, essayist
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A morning kiss, a discreet
touch of his nose landing
somewhere on the middle
of my face.
Because his long white
whiskers tickled,
I began every day laughing.
JANET F FAURE |
| 'Dogs have owners.
Cats have staff.'
'In the
middle of a world that has always been a bit mad, the cat walks with
confidence.'
Roseanne Anderson
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Jimmy, the Resident Daily Mews Feline Columnist has his own place now:
click here
'Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr ...
A purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test paper. It
is reinforcement of something we would all like to believe about ourselves -
that we are nice.' - Roger A Caras
"Of all the [cat] toys available, none is better designed than the owner
himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in
almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a noise
when you jump on it." -- Stephen Baker
Garfield: 28.03.86 - 12.06.06
Click on the cartoon to take you to Garfield's
tribute pages
GARFIELD and
those infamous 20th birthday pictures. See both birthday hats and more ...
LETTER FROM GARFIELD
is a final letter written with great love to his Mum ...
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COMPLAINT'S DEPARTMENT
OF AN ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE
submitted by Claire Hegarty, Ireland
The following are all genuine
complaints that people give when contacting an animal rescue centre.
Press 1 if you think we are veterinarians and want free medical advice
Press 2 if you make $200,000 a
year but still want us to pay to spay the "stray" in your yard
Press 3 if you have a 10 year old dog and your 15 year old son has suddenly
become allergic and you need to find the dog a new home right away
Press 4 if you have 3 dogs, had
a baby and want to get rid of your dogs because you are the only person in the
world to have a baby and dogs at the same time
Press 6 if your dog is sick and
needs a vet but you need the money for your vacation
Press 7 if you just got a brand new puppy and your old dog is having problems
adjusting so you want to get rid of the old one right away
Press 8 if your little puppy has
grown up and is no longer small and cute and you want to trade him for a new
model
Press 9 if your relative has died and you don't want to care for their elderly
pet because it doesn't fit your lifestyle
Press 10 if you are moving today and need to place your 150lb eight year old dog
immediately if you please!
Press 11 if you want an unpaid volunteer to come to your home today and pick up
the dog you no longer want
Press 12 if you have been feeding and caring for a "stray" for the last 3 years,
are moving and suddenly determine it's not your dog
Press 13 if you are calling at
6am to make sure you wake us up before we go to work so you can drop a dog off
on your way to work
Press 14 if you are going to get
angry because we are not going to take the dog you have had for 15 years because
it is not our responsibility
Press 15 if you are going to
threaten to take your ten year old dog to be euthanised because we won't take it
Press 16 if you are going to get angry because the volunteers had the audacity
to go on vacation and leave the phone work to a trusted volunteer who is not
authorised to take your personal pet
Press 17 if you want one of the
perfectly trained housebroken, kid friendly purebred tiny dogs that we have in
abundance
Press 18 if you want us to take
your dog that has a slight aggression problem, i.e. has only bitten a few people
and killed your neighbour’s cats
Press 19 if you want us to use
space that would go to a stray to board your personal dog while you are on
vacation, free of charge, of course
Press 20 if you are lying to
make one of our younger volunteers feel bad and take your personal pet off your
hands
Press 21 if your two year old male dog is marking all over your house but you
just haven't gotten around to having him neutered
Press 22 if you previously had
an outdoor dog and are calling because she is pregnant
Press 23 if you have done "everything" to housebreak your dog and have had no
success but you don't want to crate the dog because it is cruel
Press 24 if you left your work
only phone number and are angry because our volunteers who also work were unable
to call you back
Press 25 if you need a puppy
immediately and cannot wait because today is your daughter's birthday and you
forget when she was born
Press 26 if your new love
doesn't like your dog and you are too stupid to get rid of the new friend (who
will dump you in the next month anyway) instead of the dog
Press 27 if you went thru all
these "presses" and didn't hear enough. This press will connect you to the
sounds of tears being shed by one of our volunteers who is holding a discarded
old dog, dying of grief because he misses his family.
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Dear
Ollie, My name is Timber, and I'm on your side about this cat-food
thing. I mean really, my mum tried to serve me LIVER AND CARROT
MEAL!!!! I immediately walked away! So I'm so on your half
on this Ollie!
Love, Timber (USA)
To read
Timber's in-depth comments about food, please click
here:
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Top 10 Cats’ Names in 2007 |
- Molly
- Felix
- Smudge
- Sooty
- Tigger
- Charlie
- Alfie
- Oscar
- Millie
- Misty
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DID YOU KNOW ...
putting your cat's name on his collar
is asking for trouble?
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MEWSLETTER ARCHIVES is a
new section where all the past MEWSLETTERS are stored. Read
through them at your leisure or better still, subscribe to the
MEWSLETTER which is free each month!!! |
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Testimonials
Ollie's diary is the most adorable thing I've ever read!!
I've just found your website today, and I can't stop reading his
funny entries. My face hurts from laughing! Thank you for
brightening my day. Naomi Harris USA (May 2005)
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A Cat's Prayer'
Lead me down all the right paths,
Keep me from fleas, bees, and baths.
Let me in should it storm,
Keep me safe, fed, and warm.
Let the sun shine where I lay,
Keep me young so I may play.
And most of all ...
Bless the people I adore,
And guard me from the dog next door.
Lisa Malone
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PRAISE FOR THE OCTOBER
2005 MEWSLETTER
Thank you very much for another wonderful Mewsletter. I look
forward to it each month, and this month was especially fine.
There is enough in it to be able to read at leisure over several
days, which sets it apart from many more compact sites, which
are finished in a few minutes. Your Mewsletter is more of a
digest, which I can go back to for something new over and over
again. I appreciate very much the work that you put into it,
and the contributions of all your feline staff. Thanks to
Ricky, I may even take up yoga.
All the best from rural Belgium, Jared Kline |
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EVER HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK OFF YOUR CAT? Find out
why it happens here
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Pet, Skunk, Smoke and Dead
Animal Odor remover by Clear The Air Eliminates smells from dead
mice, skunk spray, cigarette smoke, pet urine, and foot odors.
For a wonderful website where animal
writers and illustrators are welcome, please go to:
www.iawia.net
The fantastic logo is by Jill Carpenter
MOLLIE'S BIG HEART*
is a website about a very
special cat with a very special problem. This heart-warming site is
temporarily off line while Mollie and his siblings relocate from California
to Pennsylvania. Don't worry folks - they'll be back soon!
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