No More Gritty Kitty

It’s probably something you’ve got lying around the house already. And assuming you’re not a hoarder, you were going to throw it out anyway: the newspaper.

Shredded newspaper makes a great cat litter. It’s the ultimate in recycling.

Not buying one box of litter a week can save you more than $600 a year. That would pay for cleaning a lot of cat teeth or other vet bills, maybe cleaning your own teeth, too.

Other benefits include no cat litter on the floor, carpet, under your feet, between your toes and tracked under your sheets, and no dust on the shelves in the bathroom or wherever you keep the litter box. Read more

I Love Animals Every Moment

This is a tale with twists.

I am the sort of person who lurks at the pet store on Lexington Avenue at 63rd and convinces other people to buy the puppy they’re cuddling. Gentle reader, I confess, I also say hello to a cardinal and a raccoon in Central Park.

My first pet wasn’t a pet at all. He was a bushy, feral cat who lived on my aunt’s dairy farm 20 minutes from my house in Philadelphia. I passed intense afternoons trying to pet him. Read more