Recently, The Hollywood Gossip reported that actress Dascha Polanco (Orange Is The New Black's Daya) abandoned two adult cats she'd adopted to make room for some adorable kittens. What an awful person, you may be thinking. But a little sleuthing has revealed that this juicy tidbit of gossip probably isn't true. So…
You'll never whine about your fifth floor walk-up again. Or, you will, but now with a bit more perspective, hopefully.
A wonderful new innovation has paved the way for a guilt-free adoption process whereby a potential cat mommy or daddy can play with a cat remotely, without ever having to get too close to an animal only to be like, "Um, sorry, no home for you." A no-kill shelter in Los Angeles has just instituted "i-Pet," which lets…
There seems to be no end to the things animal shelters can learn from online dating sites. First, it was that using a good picture means you're more likely to get picked. And now, many shelters are using a system called Meet Your Match, which was developed by the ASPCA. It's a program that matches up pets and the…
This article on "the new antiquarians" gives us serious apartment envy. But (sigh) don't try this at home: the people in the piece have been plying their aesthetic since long before it was a trend! [NYT]
We mentioned this in last night's News Roundup but it bears repeating: Homeless men from the Mariners Inn shelter and treatment center in Detroit are raising money to provide gifts for four needy families this holiday season. Using cash collected from friends and businesses or that they earn, the men hope to raise…
