DEAR ABBY: My sister “Maggie” has turned into one of those “crazy cat ladies.” We have been encouraging her to move into assisted living, but she says she’d rather be dead than give up her cats. When we visit her, we bring along air freshener. Maggie has gone nose-blind to the smell and argues her … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. The Stray Cats are getting back in the swing of things. Brian Setzer’s long-running rockabilly group just announced they’re hitting the road for the first time since 2019. … Read more
Cara Delevingne’s cats are feline fine after being rescued from her burning home on Friday. The supermodel’s $7 million Los Angeles mansion went up in flames early yesterday morning, with her parents claiming an electrical fault sparked the blaze. The 31-year-old wasn’t at home at the time of the fire, but her two beloved cats … Read more
She went hairballs to the wall. A Pennsylvania woman says she was forced to rescue her pet cat after maintenance workers allegedly sealed the poor kitty inside her wall during a repair job gone awry. Sunday’s footage of her harrowing “Paw-shank Redemption”-esque moment boasts more than 2.5 million views on TikTok. “I really can not … Read more
Lost a library book? It doesn’t have to be a cat-tastrophe. At least not during the month of March in Worcester, Massachusetts. A library there will scratch certain fees off a book borrower’s record in exchange for a picture of the person’s cat — or any cat, for that matter. The goal is to encourage … Read more
The Maui wildfires that turned Hawaii into “hell” last year caused death and destruction in the town of Lahaina and displaced many people from their homes. Pets were also dramatically affected by the Maui fires, with many ending up injured or without a home after getting separated from their owners in the midst of evacuations. … Read more
She’s letting the cat out of the bag. A woman living in an RV said she has a series of storage secrets, including a cat litter box she hides right under her bed. A woman named Shelby, who goes by Shelbyadrift on TikTok, shared her hacks in a video that has garnered over 60,000 views. … Read more
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. The photographer James Nachtwey showed up at Bradley Cooper’s farmhouse in Pennsylvania one freezing morning in January, armed with a coat and a camera. “Let’s take a walk,” an affable Mr. Cooper suggested, leading Mr. … Read more
The average person makes three compromises per day — adding up to over 92 per month, according to research. A recent survey of 2,000 American cat owners revealed that 44% of respondents have even said goodbye to a relationship — whether platonic or romantic — due to a lack of compromise. The average person makes … Read more
Are you having a ruff time communicating with your pet? The Post spoke with pet psychics about how to best get your message across to your nearest and dearest animals so that they can better understand you — fur real. Laura Stinchfield, an internationally renowned pet psychic, psychic medium and author who studied for years … Read more
An Oregonian came down with the bubonic plague for the first time in nearly a decade — and was likely infected by their cat. The “local resident” of Deschutes County — a rural part of central Oregon — is believed to be the only person infected, health officials announced Wednesday. Other than the symptomatic pet, … Read more
In this dog-eat-dog world, she’s the cat’s meow. Milan Wheaton isn’t just a New York City fashion influencer. She’s also stylishly influenced. But the Brooklynite’s wardrobe choices aren’t solely swayed by her fellow aesthetes of the concrete jungle or swank sophisticates across social media. Instead, her lavish looks are often inspired by her cat. “Coco … Read more
Speak meow or forever hold your peace. A bride and groom’s marriage ceremony was interrupted by a loud wedding crasher — a small kitten who began meowing from a wooded area behind the couple as they read their vows. As the groom was reading his personally written vows to his teary-eyed soon-to-be wife, faint meows … Read more
Take a look at these su-paw-stars. Nepo babies were at one point the center of the cultural zeitgeist. Now, there’s a new category of nepotism for the internet to obsess over: “nepo pets.” Nepo pets are the fur babies that ride the cat-tails of their celebrity owners’ success and reach celebrity status of their own … Read more
Tyler Bass’ miss is the Ten Lives Club’s gain. Fans donated more than $260,000 to the New York-based cat adoption group endorsed by the Bills kicker in the days after he missed a pivotal field goal a divisional round loss to the Chiefs. Bass deactivated his social media accounts after the crushing result — with … Read more
Me-ouch. Cats are famously stoic, which can make managing illness and pain difficult for their human carers — so anxious pet parents will appreciate this new study published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior. Researchers at the University of Córdoba in Spain have identified key cat behaviors to tell humans that their feline friend isn’t … Read more
Taylor Swift knows a thing or two about being catnip. Indeed, the pop superstar worked all of her flirtatious feline wiles as Bombalurina in “Cats,” the much-maligned 2019 movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. But Swift had a different kind of kitty persuasion on “Argylle,” the upcoming spy thriller starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry … Read more
An obese cat found wandering the streets in Virginia has found a forever home, the animal shelter that rescued it says. “You KNOW we love a cat with a belly, and lord almighty this one has the best belly in town,” Richmond Animal Care and Control posted on Facebook. The agency named the cat “One … Read more
They’re the real paw patrol. A new photo book, “Paws of Firefighters: The Dogs & Other Animals New York Firehouses” (Schiffer Publishing, out Jan. 28), focuses on the adorable, loyal four-legged creatures that give companionship and support to firefighters in the city and beyond. “No matter the mischievous behavior the firehouse animals may get into, … Read more
A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice field in Thailand to illustrate a traditional proverb about abundance. Farmer Tanyapong Jaikham and a team of workers planted the seedlings at various spots in the field in the northern province of Chiang … Read more