Cats

Google Photos Now Recognises Your Pets

Gadgets 360 Staff | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Google users will now be able to see photos of their dogs and cats grouped alongside people.

Watch: Orphaned Little Kitten Adopted By A Dog, Now Part Of Family

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday October 17, 2017

At the Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center in the US, a tiny little orphaned kitten has found a new family - with a surrogate dog mom and three orphaned puppies.

Watch: Denver Airport's Therapy Dog Squad Gets New Member - A Cat

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday October 3, 2017

Xeli is the first cat to join the all-dogs league of the Canine Airport Therapy Squad as a therapy kitten to greet travellers.

Elphinstone Railway Station Stampede: Rains, Loud Thud And Thousands On 6-8-Feet Overbridge, Says Witnesses

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 29, 2017

It was raining cats and dogs this morning and Manish Mishra was in the safety of his home near the city's Elphinstone Road railway station when he suddenly heard a loud thud.

Couple Defies Hurricane Maria To Save Their Pets - 7 Dogs, 8 Cats

Offbeat | Reuters | Tuesday September 26, 2017

Hurricane Maria battered this quiet Puerto Rican outpost and covered it with mud, but it couldn't separate Sandra Harasimowicz and husband Gary Rosario from their beloved pets - eight dogs and seven cats.

In Brawl Between 4 Big Cats In Bengaluru, A 9-Year-Old White Tiger Dies

Bangalore News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday September 21, 2017

A white tiger died at the Bannerghatta Biological Park near Bengaluru after it was attacked by other tigers in the safari on Sunday.

Liquid Cats And Blood-Sucking Bats Win Big At Ig Nobel Awards

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 15, 2017

Can a cat be both liquid and solid at the same time? Have vampire bats developed a taste for human blood? Researchers who invested time and money in solving these burning questions were honoured with Ig Nobels in 10 categories.

Watch: Labrador 'Adopts' Abandoned Kitten. Cuteness Overload

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Thursday September 14, 2017

An abandoned kitten, just days old, has been "adopted" by a loving labrador. Battersea Dogs and Cats Home shared a sweet video of little Ava and her new best friend Barney. The British animal shelter writes the dog "has taken his role of kitten-sitting very seriously." The Internet can't help but blink back tears of joy at the clip of the two snugg...

Hemingway's Six-Toed Cats 'Feline' Fine After Hurricane Irma Hits Florida

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Hurricane Irma may have wreaked devastation to the Florida Keys islands, but, much to everyone's relief, a colony of six-toed cats descended from a pet owned by Ernest Hemingway have survived without a scratch.

Cats On A Train! Japan Railway Lets Felines Roam To Raise Awareness Of Strays

Offbeat | Reuters | Sunday September 10, 2017

A Japanese civic group teamed up with a railway operator on Sunday to let some 30 cats roam on a local train at an event, hoping it will raise awareness of the culling of stray cats.

Airline Flies Animals Displaced By Hurricane Harvey To Their New Homes

Offbeat | Written By Meghna Nijhawan | Friday September 8, 2017

An airline pitched in with relief work in flood-hit Houston flying shelter cats and dogs from Austin, Texas to San Diego, California that had to be moved to make room for the animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey.

Pet-Owners Take Note: Food Allergies May Affect Your Dogs and Cats Too

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Friday August 25, 2017

Food allergies may not only be limited to humans, but are also present in other animals such as dogs, cats and horses too, according to a latest study.

Woman Leaves $300,000 To Her Cats. They Were 'Like Her Babies'

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Thursday August 24, 2017

A New York woman has left her two pet cats $300,000 in her will. Ellen Frey-Wouters, who died at the age of 88 without any heirs to inherit her $3 million estate, left $300,000 in a trust fund for her cats, Troy and Tiger.

Odisha Plans To Release Tigers In Forest To Raise Big Cat Population

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 14, 2017

The Odisha government is planning to release adult Royal Bengal Tigers in low-tiger density forests in a bid to raise the population of the big cats

Can You Spot The Cats Hiding In These Pics? It's Tougher Than You Think

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Tuesday July 4, 2017

On Sunday night, Twitter Moments rounded up 16 'spot the cat' pics - and some of them are very tough to spot.

Stray Cats, Killers And No Regrets: Rodrigo Duterte's Drug-War Foe, Leila de Lima, On Life In Jail

World News | Reuters | Sunday June 25, 2017

Philippine police have arrested more than 80,000 people during President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, but few as prominent or defiant as Leila de Lima.

'Milk of Cats, Dogs Of No Use': Meet Animal, Sorry Cow Welfare Board

India News | Written by Manas Pratap Singh | Wednesday June 14, 2017

The government's Animal Welfare Board, the main agency for framing laws for the protection of animals, has a predominance of members dedicated to cause of the cow. At least eight out of 10 independent board members are associated with cow research and cow shelters or have been vocal about cow protection.

Wanted: Professional 'Cat Cuddler.' No, This Is Not A Joke.

Offbeat | Priyanka Pant | Saturday May 27, 2017

Attention all cat lovers: You can now get paid to cuddle your furry friends all day long.

From Carmakers To Cats, All Face Brexit Disruption, Says Angela Merkel

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 18, 2017

Everything from just-in-time supply chains in the auto industry to the free movement of workers and even their pet cats and dogs will be thrown into question by negotiations on Britain's exit from the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

6 Tigers From Assam To Be Introduced In West Bengal's Buxa Reserve

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday April 15, 2017

Following the success of tiger relocation at Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, wildlife experts and forest officials have proposed introduction of six big cats in West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve. The tigers will come from Assam. Fringed by forests of Bhutan and Assam, and tea gardens, Buxa in north Bengal has not reported consistent sighting ...

Daily Dose Of Aww: Watch These Cats Ring A Bell To Ask For Treats

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Saturday April 1, 2017

Netizens are collectively obsessed with two cats that have trained their human to feed them every time they ring a bell. (Some say that their human has trained them to ring a bell to get treats - the debate is still on.)

Why The Good Times Are Over For Expats In Saudi Arabia

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 24, 2017

Seventeen years after first setting foot in Saudi Arabia, Dominic Steck shipped his two cats and returned to Germany with his wife and school-age children, who hardly know their homeland.

If Cats Were Therapists? It's As Hilarious As It Sounds

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Tuesday February 21, 2017

As expected, the tweets under #IfCatsWereTherapists range from funny to cute to mean and everything in between. Most people have played up the idea that cats are self-centred creatures who would not make for ideal therapists, but some have imagined a happier outcome.

Top 5 Gadgets Your Pet Deserves

Rohan Naravane | Wednesday December 14, 2016

Use technology to improve the life of your pets, with toys, treat dispensers, and more.

Planet Earth II - Saiga Antelope, Hardy Grass, and Filming in the Kaziranga

Akhil Arora and Pranay Parab | Saturday December 10, 2016

The fifth episode of the on-going British natural history programme narrated by Sir David Attenborough took viewers into the grasslands. Here’s our discussion after watching the episode.

Over 40 Tigers Died In Various Zoos In India In 2015-16: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 7, 2016

Over 40 tigers have died in various zoos across the country in 2015-16 while eight wild cats have died in the current financial year, the government has said.

Facebook Instant Games Launched; Lets You Play Games in Messenger, News Feed

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 30, 2016

Instant Games is launching in 30 countries with 17 titles including Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Words with Friends, and Shuffle Cats Mini.

Australian Woman Locks 14 Cats In House Until They Ate Each Other

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 24, 2016

A 43-year-old Australian woman has been convicted of animal cruelty for abandoning 14 cats inside her house for so long that they resorted to eating each other.

For The First Time, Honest Been Honoured, Says Government On Notes Ban

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Wednesday November 16, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's abrupt withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes has "taught the corrupt a strong lesson," said minister Piyush Goyal in parliament this morning, responding to a scathing speech by the Congress' Anand Sharma about how the ban has hit the poor, while letting fat cats off the hook.

Man Finds 40 Dead Cats Inside Container Won In Auction

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 23, 2016

A man in the US, who had won a storage unit at an auction, has found over 40 frozen dead cats stacked on top of the other, some on aluminium trays and others wrapped in plastic bags inside the two freezers.