The cat whisperer
Tue, 16/06/09 – 20:45 | No Comment

For some time troubled dogs and troublesome owners have turned to Cesar Millan for their mental wellbeing. Well, after a very long wait, it’s the turn of the cats. Dr Katrina Warren has come to the …

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Pipolino fights cat obesity; one toy at a time
Friday, 13 Mar, 2009 – 11:28 | No Comment
Pipolino fights cat obesity; one toy at a time

Say hello to the Pipolino, a truly great invention to ensure your cat stays fit and healthy.
The product is a mobile food dispenser. Your cat learns that moving and bashing the pipolino about rewards him …

Cheetah Chicken Run
Sunday, 8 Mar, 2009 – 10:54 | One Comment
Cheetah Chicken Run

The Chronicles Team recently came together for a “big cats outing”, to one of the few places in Ireland where you can see cheetahs ‘in the wild’. Just minutes drive from Cork city, Fota Wildlife Park has a couple of cheetahs. And at 3pm on Saturdays they are fed in a novel way…

Thomas Edison: he tried to teach cats how to box
Thursday, 19 Feb, 2009 – 15:00 | No Comment
Thomas Edison: he tried to teach cats how to box

Thomas Edison is known for a few things. Creating the lightbulb is one. Teaching cats how to box in a little miniature ring and then filming it with a creepy moustacheod fellow is not another.
In …

Mew Mew Towers over all other games
Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009 – 23:53 | One Comment
Mew Mew Towers over all other games

Have you ever tried to stack cats, one atop the other? Every cat herder has tried this. Usually I top out at about the 1 cat mark. But along comes this most sublime of games, …

Catnip: what it is, why it works
Monday, 3 Nov, 2008 – 18:00 | No Comment
Catnip: what it is, why it works

Catnip is like crack for cats. It is known among cat lovers as that harmless stuff that makes your cat go ballistic. You can get fresh or dried catnip at pretty much any pet store, legally, over the counter. You can then bring it home, offer it up, and break out the camera to record the show.

The top 10 reasons why people hate cats
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 23:54 | 3 Comments
The top 10 reasons why people hate cats

So we’re all cat fanciers here. But not everyone feels the love. So here are the top 10 reasons why people say they don’t like cats. (Oh, and our responses).

Ernie: A Photographer’s Memoir
Friday, 5 Sep, 2008 – 19:22 | No Comment
Ernie: A Photographer’s Memoir

Ernie: A Photographer’s Memoir, is one of our favourite books ever. It came out in 1985 and it absolutely exploded, selling over 100,000 copies.
It’s a simple photo journal from New York resident and photographer Tony …

Campaign to get cats in your will
Sunday, 6 Jul, 2008 – 10:54 | One Comment
Campaign to get cats in your will

So ding dong, the disgusting hotelier witch is dead. And she left $8 billion behind her, for the care of dogs. Great for dogs, but we’re asking the question that’s on everybody’s lips: won’t somebody please think of the cats?

New Cat Species Identified: Borneo’s clouded leopard
Sunday, 3 Feb, 2008 – 19:35 | No Comment
New Cat Species Identified: Borneo’s clouded leopard

The WWF have always rocked. That’s the reason why the judge decided in favour of them over Hulk Hogan and his inflated chums. And now they’ve gone and found a new cat in Borneo.

Ashera. Genetically enhanced cats capable of hunting you down
Sunday, 3 Feb, 2008 – 19:32 | No Comment
Ashera. Genetically enhanced cats capable of hunting you down

This genetically enhanced cat grows into a 30-pound monster leopard-lookalike. Ok so breeding the uber-cat is nothing surprising. But there’s something unsettling about this whole thing.
The ‘standard Ashera’ is on offer for a princely $22k. …