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I Was 12 and Suicidal. Cleaning Cat Piss for a Year Made Me Realize I Wasn’t Worthless.
No one else wanted the chaotic kitten with the peeing problem. I had no idea how much I needed her.
Oct 28, 2016 • 
Damian Alexander
How to Catch a Cat Killer
A serial pet-murderer is terrorizing London’s suburbs, brutally slaughtering hordes of defenseless kitties. A pair of amateur private detectives is…
May 18, 2016 • 
Chris Newens
That Time I Almost Had to Saw My Kitty’s Mitts Off
A manic mishap between my conniving cat and a cast-iron bathroom radiator left me naked, bleeding and frantically contemplating chopping off poor…
Mar 2, 2016 • 
Ayun Halliday
The Dead Cat on My Doorstep
When a young urbanite returns home to an unsettling sight, confusion and horror give way to a complex quest to help an unfortunate creature rest in…
Oct 30, 2014 • 
A.W. Gordon
Ten Lives: A Man and a Cat at Death's Door
In the last year of their lives, an unlikely friendship between my frail father-in-law and sickly cat taught us all how to deal with the end.
Oct 29, 2014 • 
Robyn Jordan
How Grumpy Cat Changed My Life
After driving over three hours to take a photo with a frowny-faced feline, a writer ponders the cat-celebrity phenomenon, and all its maddening memes…
Oct 28, 2014 • 
Tabitha Blankenbiller
The Queen of Street Cats
New York City has more than a million feral felines. One Queens resident has a humane—and controversial—plan to save them all.
Oct 27, 2014 • 
Miriam Wasser
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