by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jul 15, 2018 | Cat Behavior, Cat Rescue
Last week, we wrote about what to do if your cat goes missing. One of our email newsletter subscribers, Beverly, asked a very good question in response: What do you do if a stray cat shows up on your doorstep? Well, we’ve got some answers for that question, too.... 
by Tara Wilhelmina Kelley | Feb 21, 2018 | Cat Rescue, Fun Cat Facts
Hi everyone! Did you know that 75 percent of the cats in the world are black and white? Of course, some of us are more black and some of us are more white, but the fact that there are so many of us makes it hard for us to stand out at adoption time. But a new website... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jun 25, 2017 | Cat Rescue, Cats and People
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: When we moved to our location in the woods, we had feral cats that came to the house. We trapped them and had them fixed, got them their shots, and brought them back and turned them loose. They would come to the house and... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jun 4, 2017 | Cat Behavior, Cat Rescue
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I am planning on becoming a first-time cat owner soon and have been enjoying your articles in preparation! My question is: how do you tell, when adopting a shelter cat, which ones are intelligent/problem solvers/easily... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | May 7, 2017 | Cat Health, Cat Rescue, Kittens
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I was away for a year and returned to find out that my tenants had been feeding three young cats on my back porch. One is extremely scrawny and tiny–probably weighs 4 pounds–and is extremely pregnant. I got all... 
by JaneA Kelley | Mar 14, 2017 | Cat Rescue, Sponsored
As I’m sure you all know, Thomas and Bella are shelter kitties, and Tara is a rescue girl. What you may not know, however, is that I’ve spent a good amount of time volunteering at shelters. For one group I was part of the fundraising committee, and for...
JaneA Kelley is a punk rock cat mom and award-winning blogger. She is a regular columnist for Catster Magazine, and she and the Paws and Effect Gang share a home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.