Polydactyl cats are also known as Hemingway cats, named after Ernest Hemingway, the Nobel prize-winning author. Hemingway was given a 6 toed cat by a ship’s captain and he had a special affection for these cats. His former home located in Key West, Florida is now a museum housing about 60 descendants of the original, […]
Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Egypt Coat Type: fine, close to the skin Color: ticked rudy, sorel, blue or fawn Temperament: good with gentle children, good with other pets Where are Abyssinian Cats from? Abyssinian cats, one of the oldest cat breeds out there, is not from Abyssinia (current day Ethiopia,) but from either Egypt […]
According to the ASPCA blog…Hard work by legislators, the animal welfare community and animal advocates helped bring many wonderful state-level bills over the finish line in 2009. Many states continued to pass anti-animal fighting laws, multiple states passed laws to restrict tethering, increase penalties for intentional acts of animal cruelty and allow pets to be […]
