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Dan from Bodega Cats of New York

Bodega Cats of New York

Dan Rimada on documenting New York’s working cats, the people behind them, a long history we tend to forget, and his upcoming book.

Ravi the Pennsylvania Capitol Cat

Ravi the Pennsylvania Capitol Cat

“He gets more visitors than I do”: Rep. Jessica Benham on life with a cat at the statehouse.

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Interview with Fiona Bowler

Fiona Bowler: From Cold War history to Reg the cat

Interview with Marina from Dark Wings Wildlife

Marina and her capybaras Pumpkin and Cheesecake at Dark Wings Wildlife

Ethel the OIIA cat

Ethel the OIIA cat

A conversation with collage artist and illustrator Lola Dupre

A conversation with collage artist and illustrator Lola Dupre

Cat Behaviorist Amanda Campion on Understanding Cats

Cat behaviorist Amanda Campion on understanding cats

Eugene Kibets from Cats on Mars animal rescue

Eugene Kibets: Cats on Mars animal rescue

Kathy and Trinket the mini horse

Kathy and Trinket

Meko the Opera Dog

Daniel and Meko the opera dog

Jasper and The Orange

The smart one and the chaos one

Furrends of the week

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A bear picked the wrong cat

Toast Malone survived for 3 days inside an apartment building.

A tiny pig at Union Station & Britain's loneliest dog

And Luna the cat.

A kitten and his tiny wheelchair

It's officially Hot Jimothy Summer..

Animal story archive

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Rin Tin Tin

Rin Tin Tin: The silent film dog who saved Warner Bros.

Wojtek the Soldier Bear

Wojtek the soldier bear

Slippery the sea lion

Slippery the sea lion

The falling cat

The year NASA learned how to fall like a cat

Rossetti and the Wombat

Rossetti and the wombat

Beerbohm the Theatre Cat

Beerbohm the theatre cat

Sam, the cat who slid down the fire pole

Sam, the cat who slid down the fire pole

Jet the dog story

Jet, the rat-catching dog who learned to pull pints

Bobbie, the Wonder Dog Who Crossed America

Bobbie, the wonder dog who crossed America

Animals with jobs

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Larry the cat

Larry the cat: the real power behind 10 Downing Street

Achilles the cat

Achilles and his 3 careers

Animals in residence

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Fanny, the station cat who brought a community together

Fanny, the station cat who brought a community together

Room 8, the School Cat of Los Angeles

Room 8, the school cat of Los Angeles