Renting with a pet: What you need to know
Renting with a pet can be difficult when Toronto has a 1.5 per cent vacancy rate.
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Cat colony caretakers help provide for Toronto’s 100,000 homeless cats
As Bob McCreary’s car comes to a halt, a horde of cats emerge from the wooden structures tucked in the corner of the parking lot. He goes to the trunk to get a jug of water and crack open another can of cat food. Some of them are waiting patiently a few feet away. Some of them weave in and around his legs, waiting for a nice meal—and maybe a scratch behind the ears.
Black cat brings good luck to local family
Black cats have been linked to witchcraft and Satanism, which reflects negatively on their adoption rates at rescue shelters.
Pet adoption can be a family affair
Looking into the eyes of a tiny, timid kitten with green eyes is sometimes all it takes to know this is the pet that you want to call family.
Pet adoption event the cat’s meow
Sixteen felines found new homes during the latest cat adoption event at the PetSmart store in Leaside last weekend.
Cats can make you a healthier person, study suggests
Being a feline lover can reap healthy benefits, according to study by the Fauna Communications Research Institute.
According to the findings, purr vibrations range between 20 to 140 hertz, which can help fight against a variety of illnesses.
Fees to adopt black cats dropped in honour of Black Friday
Toronto Animal Service shelters are waiving fees for cats that are black or have black colouring in recognition of Black Friday. The event started on Nov. 20, and concludes on Nov. 29.
The tale of two unlikely friends
When Leslie Noel’s parents passed away, he prayed for a companion. He didn’t know his prayers would be answered in the form of a furry orange tabby cat. “I prayed to God that I didn’t…
Adoption event helps Scarborough residents find new pets
After moving from Barbados twelve years ago, Kimitra Lovell says learning how to own a cat in Canada was a big reality check.
Lovell was just one of dozens of people who visited the Petsmart near Eglington and Birchmount on Saturday to take advantage of the National Adoption Weekend to check out some cats and dogs from Toronto Animal Services.