While most overweight pets are from overfeeding/lack of exercise, there are some cats that are predisposed. I have 3 cats, ( down from 4, recently my 14 and a half yr. old passed) since they were kittens and they all get fed the same amount and I play with them pretty equally, yet 2 (and the recently deceased one) weig...more

As the mother of a daughter who was raped I am APPALLED! How dare she criminalize the victim. Isn't it horrible enough that the woman has to live with this for the rest of her life. Now you want to victimize her with a child that she will have to remind her as well. You are a disgrace to woman kind everywhere.

Hey, I saw that picture in my parasitology class back in the 70's. Don't often see people with elephantiasis in the US.

Yes, I've rescued 4 cats (15, 14, 9 & 8 yrs) and a dog that was used as a breeder at a puppy mill. They are my furry companions now that my daughter is on her own (with her own rescued puppy). If only I could teach them to vacuum! They are all in good health, but I dread the idea of loosing any of them, especially the ...more

I'm guessing the "shopping cart" may be referring to one of those little fold up carts that little old ladies who don't drive use, not necessarily a store owned shopping cart. I have also rescued may almost brand new items next to dumpsters in apartment complexes I've lived in. Seems some apartment dwellers aren't inte...more