Tag Archives: Wayside Waifs
Hug a Black Cat and Play Scrabble Today
April Thirteenth, 2012, is a big day! It’s Friday the Thirteenth, Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, Scrabble Day and National Peach Cobbler Day, so hug a black cat, serve some peach cobbler to your friends as you play Scrabble and read Thomas … Continue reading
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MEGA-MATCH-A-THON PET ADOPTION WEEKEND
This weekend, March 30 through April 1, 2012, three Kansas City shelters are joining 57 shelters across the nation in a Mega-Match-a-Thon pet adoption event to send as many homeless animals as possible into new, loving, safe, forever homes. All … Continue reading
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Black Cats are Enchanting!
During the Halloween season, black cats are so, so popular — or so you’d think since they are everywhere in decorations and designs. However, being part of the scary Halloween motif perhaps isn’t such a bonus for black cats because … Continue reading
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Hit a Home Run!
Michelle Cour, volunteer at Wayside Waifs, interviews Stan, one of the new stars at the shelter. Stan is looking for a grand slam into your home! Details on choosing Stan for your team are at the bottom of this post. … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Cats, Kansas City, Pets
316 Pet Adoptions in Three Days!
So many happy people and happy animals at the Adoptathon at Wayside Waifs in Kansas City, Missouri! Now, we absolutely, positively need to find a home for Virginia! Most cats and kittens at Wayside Waifs find a home within a … Continue reading
Scarlet, Feline Princess
By Michelle C. Hello, my name is Scarlet and let me stop you before you make any jokes about Gone with the Wind, or asking me if I did it in the library with the candlestick! Been there, heard that! … Continue reading
Filed under Life, Writing, Pets, Cats, Literature
Rizzie and Polly Paddlefoot — the Polydactyl Cats
The first time I ever saw six-toed cats was on a visit to the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida. More than fifty cats roam the Hemingway estate, about half of them with six toes on each front … Continue reading
Filed under Nature, Life, History, Pets, Cats, Photography, Science, Kansas City
2010 in Review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. … Continue reading
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus, But He’s Just a Little Late This Year
I visited Wayside Waifs the day after Christmas — Boxing Day. I’d hoped that someone would have gently placed Virginia in a gift box (with air holes, of course) and taken her to her forever home for Christmas, but … Continue reading
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All I Want for Christmas is a Home!
Santy Claws is a two-month-old kitten available for adoption at Wayside Waifs in Kansas City. You can read more about animals available for adoption and the work of this wonderful no-kill animal shelter on its website at Wayside Waifs. Here’s what … Continue reading
Filed under Life, Cats, Kansas City
