Why Feeding Your Cat a Species-Specific Raw Diet Is Purr-Fect for Feline Friends

Subscription based raw pet food delivery company Bella & Duke offers a range of nutritionally balanced treats and meals to help support your cat’s health. As pet owners we constantly learn more and more about how to better fuel our own bodies to keep fit and healthy, so why should it be any different for […]

Giveaway – Winners of the Fabulous Kitty Prizes Announced

The Winners of the Gus & Bella awesome competition have been announced! Thank you everyone who took part in this awesome competition! The Winners are: @zephyr_the_tabby_cat @pearlandteddypersian @cy_young21 @clio.ragdollcat Inga Taylor and her cat Ginny (entered via email and not on fb/instagram) Not a winner? Don’t worry! You can purchase the 4cats plush heart and […]

What to Do When Your Partner is Allergic to Cats

Image Source: Unsplash What to Do When Your Partner is Allergic to Cats Pet allergies are a real problem for some people. In fact, 30% of Americans deal with pet allergies, and cat allergies are about twice as common as dog allergies. You might not be allergic to your feline friend, but with pet allergies […]

Struggling to Snap Photos of Your Pet? 5 Expert Tips for Perfect Pet Portraits

From angles to camera settings, expert photographers and animal behaviour specialists share their top animal photography tips. As anyone with pets knows, capturing the perfect photographs of our furry friends is easier said than done. To help out, photo experts at CEWE have worked with professional photographers and animal specialists on five top photography tips […]

World Spay Day 2022

Pets and neutering: keeping your four-legged friend safe Today (Tuesday 23 February) marks World Spay Day, an international event to raise awareness of the importance of neutering our pets. Neutering is an operation performed by a vet to remove the reproductive organs – for females this is referred to as spaying and involves removing the ovaries […]

Happy #TRT – Tummy Rub Tuesday (Week 349)

Hello everyone, Welcome to another week of Tummy Rub Tuesday! The easiest way to enter is by sending them in via info@katzenworld.co.uk. Or just leave a comment with a link to the post / photo you’d like us to use on this blog post. “Another cold day in New Jersey; Orlando is hoping for a […]

United Spay Alliance Online Conference Emphasizes the Importance of Affordable, Accessible Spay/Neuter Programs

USA (Feb 2022) – Community Cats Podcast, in partnership with United Spay Alliance, will host the United Spay Alliance Online Conference from February 25-27, 2022. The United Spay Alliance Online Conference is for anyone who’d like to make spay/neuter services more affordable and accessible in their community, including veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal control officers, animal […]

RSPCA Seeks Person Seen on CCTV Dumping Cats Outside York Rescue Centre

Cat and 10-week-old kitten abandoned on RSPCA animal centre’s doorstep The RSPCA is investigating after two cats were found abandoned outside an animal centre. The charity is appealing for information after CCTV showed the cats – an adult female and her 10-week-old kitten – being dumped on the doorstep at RSPCA York Animal Home in […]

10 Reasons To Love Your Pet Even More This ‘National Love Your Pet Day’

February 20th is National Love Your Pet Day. With 51 million pets in the UK, there is no doubt the nation is full of pet lovers. Did you know having a furry friend in the home is good for your mental wellbeing? In fact, scientists are suggesting that pets should be a main part of […]

Vet Charity PDSA Urges Owners to #WeighUp Pets’ Health to Tackle Pet Obesity Epidemic

Vet charity PDSA is urging pet owners to #WeighUp for their four-legged friends’ health and wellbeing this National Obesity Awareness Week (10-16 January 2022), following research revealing a whopping number of our furry friends have piled on the pounds. The study* of more than 4,500 pet owners by the UK’s leading vet charity, PDSA, and YouGov, found that […]

If you Love Your Cat, Here’s Why you Should Keep Them Indoors

By Ingrid Newkirk Cats expect to be treated like royalty. It’s no wonder the Ancient Egyptians thought they were gods. Your home is their palace, but once they step outside it, all manner of deadly dangers await them. That’s why, if you love your cat, it’s vital to ditch the cat flap and keep them […]

National Love Your Pet Day on Sunday 20 February

Remember, you don’t need to be extravagant or extraordinary to mark National Love Your Pet Day 2022, on Sunday 20th February! Here are five ideas to consider… Hard on the heels of Valentine’s Day, National Love Your Pet Day on Sunday 20 February, is the perfect day to spoil your pet more than usual and […]

Agria – Rescue Cat Case Study Synopsis

Bradford Cat Watch, a rehoming partner of one of the world’s leading animal insurers, Agria Pet Insurance, receives five weeks free insurance for the animals that they rehome. Jimmy is a rescue cat who triumphed over adversity, after suffering tremendously. Arriving at Bradford Cat Watch in July 2021, Jimmy’s paws were incredibly sore, painful and […]

Freya: Upside Down Cat Time with 4cats Classic Cat Wrestler

Hi everyone, It’s me Freya here today! As you can probably tell from the photos these were taken on one of those rare sunny days here in the UK and my humans decided that outside is just as good as inside for some fun time with the 4cats Classic Cat Wrestler. I especially love the […]

Purrsday Poetry: My Picasso Face

Hi everyone, Please find below the latest entry in Purrsday Poetry by Pawcific Purrsea. What is a face, really? more like a tribal mask colors, lines, patterns and shapes angular, off balance and distorted the face of the new art combine several points of view and overlap them small, tilted planes, set in a shallow space […]

Rescuers Dismantle Stone Wall to Save Trapped Cat

Frightened cat trapped inside dry stone wall is rescued and taken in Rescuers dismantled a dry stone wall in County Durham to free a cat who was trapped inside. An RSPCA rescuer was called to a field in Tow Law, near Bishop Auckland, on 23 January by a dog walker whose pet found the black […]

Thinking of Bringing a new Cat Into Your Home and Your Life?

A guide on adopting the ‘purr’fect lifelong feline companion by Kris Hill from the Society for Companion Animals (SCAS) If you are thinking of bringing a new cat or kitten into your home, that’s great! But like any long-term commitment it’s best to take a moment to consider what that entails. It’s worth making a […]

Spotlight on Science: Owner Relationship Perceptions and the Consequences for Cats

iCatCare Feline Wellbeing Panel (FWP) member Esther Bouma shares with us her thoughts on her latest published research on owner relationship perceptions and the consequences for cats.   Why did you want to study the perception of the human-animal bond?   Many studies have examined the benefits of animals for humans, but there has been much less […]

We Want to Hear From You. Submit Your Cat Story for a Chance to Have it Featured!

Hi everyone, Have you or your feline friend ever wanted to appear in the news? Now is your chance! We are looking for content for our 2021 editorial line-up. No story is too small or too big. And remember we cover everything cat-related from events and poetry to a day in the life of your […]

Happy #TRT – Tummy Rub Tuesday (Week 392)

Hello everyone, Welcome to another week of Tummy Rub Tuesday! The easiest way to enter is by sending them in via info@katzenworld.co.uk. Or just leave a comment with a link to the post / photo you’d like us to use on this blog post. Diavolo is back once again to have his tummy rubbed! More […]

iCatCare/ISFM Support BVA on Responsible use of Parasiticides in Cats

Concerns have recently been raised about the risk of contamination of waterways by parasiticides commonly used in companion animals. As these products are harmful to a wide range of invertebrates, the impact that these can have on wildlife and ecosystems cannot be dismissed. iCatCare/ISFM support the British Veterinary Association (BVA), British Small Animal Veterinary Association […]

Super Senior Moggies With a Combined Age of Nearly 40 Seek new Retirement Home

Siblings Barbara and Bernard have been together since they were kittens Two 19-year-old cats, who have formed an inseparable bond after living together all their lives, are looking for a new home with the RSPCA in the West Midlands. Brother and sister Bernard and Barbara are being cared for by the RSPCA’s Worcester and Mid […]

The World’s Wealthiest and Most Influential Pets

The Ultimate Pet Rich List The World’s Wealthiest and Most Influential Pets All about Cats have created an ultimate list of the world’s wealthiest pets, along with using social data and instagram earnings to reveal a list of the highest earning & most influential pets. Influencers predate social media marketing by centuries, dating back to […]

Cat Friendly Decorating Ideas

Indoor cats usually live longer because they’re not exposed to the elements and to dangers such as traffic, predators, animal abusers and disease. Being an indoor cat they require physical and mental stimulation to make their lives happier. With some simple decorating ideas you can make your home into a cat-friendly environment. Be sure to […]

Cat Siblings Back at RSPCA Centre, a Decade After They Were First Rehomed by the Charity

Stapeley Grange in Nantwich is looking for new homes for Heidi and Maddie. Two cats who were rehomed by the RSPCA as kittens, are unexpectedly back in the charity’s care again ten years later. Staff at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre and Cattery are once again looking for new homes for Heidi and Maddie after a […]

Tribute to Lulu – Passed Over the Rainbow Bridge

Hi everyone, Some of you may remember the previous guest story from Donna about her beloved cat Lulu. Lulu came to her when she was about 3 months old. Such a scared, timid little thing and unfortunately passed away this January. 🙁 She had a happy life and lived to 18 cat years. Please join […]

Angel’s Eyes: Critter Collectors formerly known as Neko Flies , It’s Swat Cats Love

Hello everyone, If you are looking for a fabulous toy that is designed to be interactive with your cat your going to want to check this one out. Angel is so obsessed and hooked on the Critter Collectors by RompiCatz that she has been trying to get this toy off a shelf all by herself! […]

Purrsday Poetry: Cats In the Snow by Raffi Lido

Hi everyone, Today’s entry in Purrsday Poetry comes from Raffi Lido and is dedicated to the Mohammad’s Cat Rescue in Aleppo: Cats In the Snow A dizzying dazzling feline show Furry ballet  Tour jete Spinning and flying Catching the cold stuff Or at least trying Dance, whirl, pirouette Spin and leap and jet Multicolor madness […]

Working with Unowned Cats Survey

The number of unowned cats is impossible to predict with any real accuracy. The margin is in the tens of millions, and just as the number of cats is shrouded in mystery, so too is the true picture of the sector working to help them. From multinationals to individuals working alone in their town or village, […]