Okay, so it’s jazz and cats, and no crime…

Jazz great Charles Mingus’s greatest contribution to the world at large may just have been the following detailed instructions, in his own words, on how to train a cat to use a human toilet. . Yes, really.

To spay or not to spay?

Seems like a no-brainer, doesn’t it? With millions of perfectly fine, healthy and loveable animals literally dying for want of a good home, spaying and neutering only makes sense. But should spaying and neutering be mandatory? That’s an argument...

The planned extermination of pets?

What follows is a guest blog by Diana Engelbart, a retired breeder of Birmans. She’s also a co-founder of Birman Rescue and former treasurer of CFA Purebred Rescue and serves as a state coordinator for the Winn Feline Foundation. Do you think she makes the case?...

Six months and counting

Much as it amazes me, Cries and Whiskers, my third Theda Krakow mystery, is actually available for pre-order!Note that this version has the older cover…