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Awesome Pet Portraits from FURFACE
My obsession with awesome cat Lil Bub grows daily, which means that I check her Tumblr and Facebook pages regularly in the hopes of seeing adorable new photos and video. On a recent visit, I saw this: a post about a portrait of Bub that had been painted by Ketch Wehr of FURFACE Pet Portraits. Pretty nice, right? Read the rest of this entry »
New Animal Protections are Now Law in Massachusetts
Life just got a little safer for pets in Massachusetts. A new law in the state, An Act Further Regulating Animal Control, was signed into law on August 2, 2012 by Governor Deval Patrick, who said “I am pleased to sign this legislation that strengthens and improves our animal control laws to better protect and care for our state’s homeless animals.” Read the rest of this entry »
This New Test Could Reveal Your Cat’s Ancestry
For one of my first posts for Pawesome, I wrote about DNA My Dog, an Ontario-based business that does genetic testing on dogs to help breakdown their breed profile. Now cat lovers may be able to enjoy a similar service, thanks to work done by a geneticist at the University of California. Read the rest of this entry »
The First Internet Cat Video Film Festival is Happening this Summer
Heading to the Twin Cities this August? Well, I may have one more thing for you to add to your travel plans. On August 30, Minneapolis will play host to the First Internet Cat Video Film Festival, which I can only hope will become an annual affair.
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