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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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JACKEY WONG
A kitten who overcame amazing odds
by Lynn
(Malaysia)
She was cruelly put in a plastic bag; all tied up and was abandoned at the
entrance of an animal shelter. The next morning in the nick of time, shelter
workers found her, and fortunately she survived. This is the story of Jackey
Wong.
Back in 1997, I just graduated
and returned to my country (Malaysia) from UK. My first job as a Product
Executive with Novartis Companion Animal Health Division was a dream come true.
My main duties give me the opportunity to work with vets and animal shelters all
over the country.
On a hot and dry afternoon in
April 1998, I decided to pay a visit to a nearby animal shelter as I was
organising a community project for Novartis. Looking around me, I was checking
out the kitten section and suddenly, I spotted a black and white kitten, looking
at me, giving me that "do-you-want-to-take-me-home-look". I picked her up and
found her to be under weight and was inflicted with skin disease. It saddened
me deeply. I made enquiries and the shelter manager told me how she was found
two months ago abandoned and was at the verge of dying. Somehow, there was a
spark between the kitten and I. I had to have her! I immediately adopted her
and took her to the vet for medical treatment. She was chronically inflicted
with fleas and ticks, she was under weight and had diarrhoea. I spent two
months, giving her all the necessary (plus more) tender loving care and medical
attention that any reasonable pet owner would do.
When I got her home, my
housemates and I decided to name her Jackey. It took Jackey a couple of months
to bond with my other cat Smokey (her mom was a shelter animal as well).
However, the road to recovery was challenging both, physically and emotionally
for Jackey.
In Jan 2000, I decided to
enrol Jackey and my other cat Smokey to participate in an event organized by
Feline Society of Malaysia - International Cat Show Competition in Kuala Lumpur.
Jackey and Smokey were
classified as domestic house cats. There were a total of 200 cats in the
competition and judges were flown in from Australia.
As the competition went along,
Jackey started getting very popular. She won her first award, which is Best
Shorthair, and subsequently, Best Altered Female Shorthair, Best Female
Shorthair and finally, the ultimate award, 'Best In Show'. My other cat Smokey
came out second. I had my 15 minutes of fame as a result of Jackey's victory.
I was interviewed for the prime time news and I took the opportunity to advocate
more animal shelter adoption as opposed to purchasing from a pet shop. Everyone
around me kept asking me how much did I purchase Jackey for!!! No one could
believe that Jackey was a shelter animal. I was also featured by a local pet
magazine on Jackey's success. Since the competition I have been and will
continue to advocate more animal shelter adoption instead of purchasing a pet
from a pet shop.
I am proud to say that since,
the competition, I am on a life long crusade to educate, to inform and to
propagate more animal adoption. I hope my success story will be an inspiration
for animal lovers to do more for our animals today.
Lynn
Malaysia
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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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