FIV, Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, is very similar to the AIDS virus in humans. It attacks the immune system of a cat and hinders the cat’s ability to fight infections due to a lowered white blood cell count. However, it is not a death sentence. With proper care, most cats can live normal lives. Signs of […]
Please mark your calendars for June 11, 2012 – a special day for pets. Nathan J. Winograd of No Kill Advocacy has announced that on June 11, 2012, communities throughout the United States will end the killing of healthy and treatable animals even for just this one day. Traditional shelters, animal control centers, no kill […]
Incitatus was Roman Emperor Caligula’s favorite horse. The name is Latin for impetuous. Because Caligula took cruelty to extremes and his behavior was so bizarre, it is thought he may have been suffering from a mental disease. But the one thing Caligula did love was his horse Incitatus. Stories about his treatment of Incitatus abound. […]
