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MADISON, Wis. -- A kitten traveled more than 1,000 miles under the hood of an unknowing Belleville man's car. Steve Johnson said he discovered the kitten while getting his oil changed Friday. "I really couldn't believe it. The gentleman pulled the cat out it looked like it was in pretty good shape," said Johnson. Johnson arrived at Smart Motors to get an oil change with no idea he was carrying a mini passenger. Smart Motors employee Brandon Stachowiak was the one who discovered the kitten hiding under the hood. "I opened the hood and all of a sudden I saw...

NEW YORK – A New York City teenager has admitted that she failed to let a kitten out of an oven after a friend put the animal inside and left it to roast to death. After pleading guilty to charges of animal cruelty and attempted burglary on Wednesday, 17-year-old Cheyenne Cherry confronted a row of animal activists outside the courtroom. Cherry stuck out her tongue and told the activists that the kitten named Tiger Lily was "dead."

...In the genetic analysis, published in 2007, Driscoll, another of us (O'Brien) and their colleagues focused on two kinds of DNA that molecular biologists traditionally examine to differentiate subgroups of mammal species: DNA from mitochondria, which is inherited exclusively from the mother, and short, repetitive sequences of nuclear DNA known as microsatellites. Using established computer routines, they assessed the ancestry of each of the 979 individuals sampled based on their genetic signatures. Specifically, they measured how similar each cat's DNA was to that of all the other cats and grouped the animals having similar DNA together. They then asked whether...

IT could be a case of two heads are better than one after a mutant moggy with two faces was born in northeast Perth suburb of Midvale, local website inmycommunity.com reported. The kitten’s owner and a veterinarian had to do a double-take when the rare kitten came into the world at Swan Veterinary Clinic after its mother suffered complications during birth.

NORTHWOOD, Ohio (WTOL) - There's a one-of-a-kind cat in Wood County, Ohio and it has folks doing a double take. The little kitten has two faces. It was born a few days ago to a shop cat at Woodville Auto Finance in Northwood, Ohio.

This little varmint is the newest addition to the family. She completely runs the entire house.She drives everyone crazy and makes us all howl in laughter at the same time.We rescued her from a shelter and has been a joy ever since. Even though she loves to walk across my keyboard when I'm trying to work.

SANTA FE, N.M. -- A woman drowned when she apparently tried to retrieve a kitten from a 55-gallon rain barrel at her home southeast of Santa Fe. Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano said 48-year-old Deborah Hill was found by her husband Sunday afternoon after he returned home from running errands. Solano said the couple had dragged the plastic barrel inside their home because they wanted to thaw ice that had formed in the barrel. The barrel, which Solano said was tied to a door so it wouldn't tip, was about one-third full of water when the kitten fell in....

SANTA FE, N.M. -- A woman drowned when she apparently tried to retrieve a kitten from a 55-gallon rain barrel at her home southeast of Santa Fe. Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano said 48-year-old Deborah Hill was found by her husband Sunday afternoon after he returned home from running errands. Solano said the couple had dragged the plastic barrel inside their home because they wanted to thaw ice that had formed in the barrel. The barrel, which Solano said was tied to a door so it wouldn't tip, was about one-third full of water when the kitten fell in....

GRAND RAPIDS - A kitten used at least one of its nine lives when it rode in the engine area of a semi-truck from Livonia to Grand Rapids. Jeff Mills, a shuttle driver for S. Abraham and Sons, left Livonia on his regular run December 30. He left around 9 p.m. and reached Grand Rapids before 1 a.m. Once he arrived, he stopped for fuel and an oil check, and the mechanic noticed a kitten curled up in the engine compartment. Mills, who recently lost his pet cat, immediately adopted his new friend. Transportation Manager Jeanne Rogers, who submitted the...

We got a second cat a little over a week ago. He is a 4-month old neutered orange tabby. Our resident cat is 1 1/2 years old, female and spayed. I kept them separated for a few days, brushing them with the same brush, exchanging beddings, etc. I then propped the door open a bit so they could smell and see each other. After a few days, I let the new cat out. The old cat hissed and growled and stared at the newcomer, which I expected, but no real wars. A few days later, when the new cat started...

This is my first vanity post. I just had to share this: We're thinking of calling her Mariah because she came in on the wind. LOL We've had her for about an hour now ... Neighbors found her in their backyard beneath the trampoline in the weeds and stickers and all filthy and starved with one eye all half closed with dirt and her nose all filled with dirt. We cleaned her up, fed her warm milk from an eye dropper and made her a crib in the nursery where they all begin their lives in Wonderland. LOL She's adorable...

STEPHENS CITY, Va. - A stray kitten has found a new mother in a golden retriever, who began producing milk for the gray tabby after hearing its cries. The hungry kitten, found in an old tire at a concrete plant, refused to drink from a bottle and her rescuers feared she would die. That's when Honey, the family dog who hadn't given birth in 18 months, stepped in with her motherly instincts. "She started licking her and loving her. Within a couple of days, Honey started naturally lactating," said Kathy Martin, whose husband, Jimmy, brought the kitten home six weeks...

A kitten needed help and got it from an unusual source that came to the rescue. Meet Jade -- a three-year-old Rottweiler with a soft-spot for cats. The kitten was just a few days old when its mother died. So, Jade stepped in. She never had any pups of her own. But, surprisingly, she was able to start nursing the kitten. Veterinarians say that's rare, but it can happen.

Teen Girls Accused Of Setting Kitten Ablaze. COTATI, Calif. -- A three-month-old kitten is fighting for his life after allegedly being set afire by two teenage girls last week. The male shorthaired kitten, named Adam, received second- and third-degree burns over 75 percent of its body and was being treated at an animal hospital in Cotati, in Northern California's Sonoma County, officials said. The kitten has undergone two surgeries and had its tail and the tips of its ears amputated. Two girls have been charged with cruelty to animals in connection with the case. They were arrested last Friday after...

Tiny kitten saved from cruel death on railroad Web Posted: 06/14/2007 11:26 PM CDT Brian Chasnoff Express-News The calico kitten was ridden with fleas and so scrawny you could see its backbone. Yet the animal was in far better shape Thursday morning than it had been several hours earlier, when two off-duty security guards on a secluded South Side road saw a man and a woman tying the creature to some railroad tracks with a shoelace, a police report said. Tracks is the name given to the kitten rescued after someone tied the animal to railroad tracks on the South...

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GROVE CITY, Ohio -- A bizarre act of nature was found in Grove City Wednesday -- a kitten was born with two faces. The kitten was born Wednesday morning. It has two mouths that meow in unison, two noses and four eyes that have not opened yet, NBC 4's Mike Bowersock reported. "I was playing outside in the rain. Once I came in, I saw a two-faced cat my mom was picking up. That's how I knew there was a two-faced cat," said Charles Roberts, the cat's owner. Roberts said he hasn't decided on a name for the kitten yet,...

Ok, Guys, We just acquired a 7week old Red Tabby male, Looks pretty much like this guy (Snagged this from Google) Let'er fly gang !!!

A 9-week-old kitten in El Cajon, Calif., is expected to win a place in the record books as the smallest cat in the world, according to a Local 6 News report. Heed the cat is only 3-inches tall and weighs in at just 1.2 pounds, the report said. Once Heed is full-sized in about six months, veterinarians believe he will become the new smallest cat in the world. Heed's owner has already contacted the Guinness Book Of World Records. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. Copyright 2006 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. All rights reserved. This...

MILWAUKEE — A woman faces up to three years in prison for biting off part of a police officer's finger during an argument over a kitten, authorities said Monday. The officer was called to Pamela Greenlee's house because she was having a dispute with a man over the sale of a kitten