Cat (animal)

Not-so-basic backsplashes bring personality to kitchens

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Kitchen backsplashes are a popular kitchen upgrade, right up there with a fancy stone countertops. Tile and glass are probably the easiest and the most common — even the big-box stores carry them now for DIYers. And the Internet is filled with photo...

More hospitals allowing visits from patients' pets

2012-07-06 16:55:00

Ask patients in some area hospitals which caregivers they most look forward to seeing, and they'll say the ones with hairy faces and bad breath. For Sean Harris, they were his dogs Diesel and Wilson. For Michael Friedman, it was the family pooch,...

Meow! Get ready for all the judging at the Hidden Peak Cat Club Show

2012-08-10 05:22:00

The 34th annual Hidden Peak Cat Club show hits the Maryland State Fairgrounds Aug. 11 and 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Expect the fur to fly during some tense competitions: Non-pedigreed pets will compete against each other and all cats are...

Lawrence P. 'L.P.' Martin, contractor

2012-06-29 14:31:13

Lawrence P. "L.P." Martin, a Catonsville contractor, died June 21 of a heart attack at St. Agnes Hospital. He was 55. Lawrence Phillip Martin was born in Catonsville and raised in the community's Paradise neighborhood. He was a graduate of Catonsville...

'So You Think You Can Dance' recap, first live show

2012-07-12 04:20:00

Welcome to our first live show of the season. Cat is shiny in gold. I won't lie -- I look forward to seeing what she's wearing each week.� Since we're only getting one show a week this season, I was worried we wouldn't get the group numbers we used to...

The Maryland SPCA 500 asks: Can 700 cats be saved?

2012-06-27 09:35:00

The Baltimore 500 -- a joint effort of the MD SPCA, BARCS and Baltimore Humane Society -- has passed their goal of finding new homes for 500 felines in the month of June. Great news for all those cats and kitties and their new owners. But now they...

Adopt a kitty for free through June's Baltimore 500 promotion

2012-05-31 08:11:00

If you're thinking you need a little more meow in your life, consider taking advantage of the Baltimore Animal Welfare Alliance's Baltimore 500 promotion. A joint effort of the Maryland SPCA, Baltimore Humane Society and Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care...

Evidence seized under search warrant in Howard animal abuse case ruled admissible

2012-06-14 16:54:00

A Howard County woman facing abuse and cruelty charges after 40 dead animals were found in her Columbia townhouse lost a bid Thursday to have critical evidence thrown out. The lawyer for Elizabeth M. Lindenau — who faces 69 counts of animal...

Check out the ASPCA's George the Cat video

2012-06-15 05:54:00

It's a little on the silly side, but if you're the kind of person who likes watching silly cat videos (count me in!), check out the ASPCA's YouTube video called HoverCat, starring Good Morning America anchor Dan Harris and an adorable feline named George....

George Edward 'Hunky' Sauerhoff, activist

2012-05-26 11:49:52

George Edward "Hunky" Sauerhoff, a political aide and fundraiser who was the founder and president of the Loyal Sons of Pigtown, died May 12 of heart failure at FutureCare Cherrywood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Centre in Reisterstown. The unofficial...

Investigation continues into animal deaths

2012-01-24 14:15:00

Police have found the woman they believe was taking care of the 40 dead animals pulled last week from an east Columbia home, locating her at another house in Columbia with a large number of animals. "We did go inside," said Elizabeth Schroen, spokeswoman...

Police find 40 dead animals in east Columbia home

2012-01-17 18:43:00

Forty dead animals were discovered Monday, Jan. 16 in an east Columbia home whose owner police believe might have been affiliated with a nonprofit animal rescue group. Four other animals were found alive but in poor condition. Howard County police were...

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Rosa Wardle poses for a photograph with her cat named 'Blue Snowman' after being exhibited at the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy's 'Supreme Championship Cat Show' held in the NEC on November 24, 2012 in Birmingham, England. The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one

2012-11-25 00:00:00

"Carlton," second from left, one of the Persian cats rescued in June from a Highland Park home, finds a safe haven at Tails of Hope, a no-kill shelter in Highland Park, with other abused cats from the home. The cats were among 20 taken in a neglected state in June from the Highland Park home of

2012-07-17 00:00:00

One of two jaguar cubs born at the San Diego Zoo on April 27 sits on a scale. The 12-day-old cub, which weighs 4.2 pounds (1.9 kg), is still too young to get on and off the scale on its own. The pair are the first jaguars born at the San Diego Zoo since 1989.

2012-05-09 00:00:00