November 2015

Cats don't kill as many birds as we've been told

Don't believe the hype
A few years back, the Smithsonian released a study which claimed that cats (both feral and domestic) kill between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds, and between 6.9 and 20.7 billion mammals a year. These shocking statistics were passed along by the media without question, and have been used to affect public policy, including regulations put into place that affect feral cat populations.
 

The world's largest cat painting

And the story behind it!
Clocking in at 227 pounds on a 6 foot by 8.5 foot canvas, the "World's Largest Cat Painting" recently sold at a Sotheby's auction for a staggering $826,000. The painting was so heavy that carpenters had to be called in to build a special wall just to display the painting for the auction.