Krazy Kat Lady Recruitment Video

Anyone who works in animal rescue knows how hard it is to find adoptive families. Tenth Life Cat Rescue in St. Louis, Missouri figured out that by embracing the krazy kat lady cliche, they could make a very funny commercial to get people to take a cat off their hands.

All of my beasts have been rescues, and it's really the way to go when it comes to pets. Don't shy from adult cats, either. Apart from Val, I've always taken in grown cats and they've all been fantastic. Everyone wants a kitten until it's tearing apart their apartment at 3:00 a.m.

Grumpy Cat Friskies Commercial!

I can't believe it took me over a week to find this. My inner Krazy Kat Lady loves this depressive beast. The fact that I am posting this at 8:00 on a Saturday night, though, infers that maybe I should work on being a little more social.

You Have Officially Lost Your Mind If Your Are Buying Reiki Massage For Your Dog

Seen in Murray Hill, of course.

A dog/cat/litter of hedgehogs is not a replacement for a child. Sorry, cat ladies.

Tiger Cubs! Yeah!

What's not to love about a pair of Sumatran tiger cubs? This NBC segment is quite well done.

Ollie's Place = Awesome

I was walking home from a client this afternoon when I saw a store off of 26th Street that I thought was a pet store. I poked my head in and asked if they sold a certain kind of cat food, and the woman inside told me that it wasn't a pet store, but rather a pet rescue center.

I'd never seen an entire store dedicated to cat adoption, but it turned out that I was in Ollie's Place, which is exactly that. In the window sat Lovebug, a mush of a tabby who purred and nuzzled the second I picked her up. She really deserves a great home -- she was a total lap cat. On the second floor was an entire room of wonderful, free roaming cats, all looking for new homes.

I'm limiting myself to one Krazy Kat Lady reference per week, but Ollie's is a great place, especially if you have room in your life for a furry friend. Or you could at least make a donation online. Cat litter is expensive.

I love her. I wish I was passionate about anything the way she is about cat massage.

The craziest part is that someone is actually married to this woman. Every pot has a lid.

Peppe Got A Lion's Cut!

What? You don't shave your cat? He's lookin' sharp for summer!

Cat House On The Kings

Cat House on The Kings

Check out this cat sanctuary that is north of Los Angeles. Can you imagine having 500 cats?!?!

Quote Of The Night

"John Arbuckle could never get a date, and Cathy was always looking for a man. Maybe those two should have gotten together. Cathy always seemed like a cat lady." -- TR

Will Oprah Start An Animal Adoption Movement?

I'm really glad Oprah dedicated an entire show to puppy mills last week. I really hope it inspires people to go to shelters to adopt pets instead of going through more nefarious routes.

The best place to find a pet or shelter near you is through Petfinder.com. I've found all my beasts through the site and all the animals were wonderful.

I know what you're thinking. You love one breed and you think that the only way to get one is through a breeder or store. The thing about Petfinder is that if you love Pomeranians or Siamese there are plenty available. I love Persians, and in the past two years I've adopted two as well as a Himalayan. There are a million reasons why an animal ends up at a shelter, and any home -- even a studio apartment -- is better than a cage.

Here are two shelters that I have worked with and can vouch not only for the quality of their animals, but the character and dedication of the people who run them.

S.A.V.E.: Located in Whitestone, Queens. This is where I found Peppe. They have lots of wonderful cats and dogs and they personally visit your home to make sure their creatures are going to a good place.

Canadian Pet Rescue: Two years ago I traveled all the way to Montreal to rescue Maestro and Mozart, who still live out in Greenwich. Maggie, the woman who runs the operation, started saving just Persians and Himalayans, but has since expanded to other breeds of cats and dogs. Make a weekend out of it and go get yourself a beautiful animal.

Riddle me this: What kind of a person would knowingly buy a garment or product made out of cat fur?

Save the Swiss kitties!

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