Hello Folks,
Alberto here. As my regular readers know, Wednesdays are normally my “Walk Through the Web Wednesday” posts where I purrruse the web and bring you the newest and finest feline articles. This week is a bit different. In light of the suffering of humans and their furry, feathered and otherwise friends due to Hurricane Harvey. I put on my new life jacket in solidarity with all my friends and I sure wish each one of them had a life vest like mine. My humans are giving to several great human relief organizations as well as hurricane aid for pets. Please do what you can for the folks affected by this terrible disaster and please keep them all in your prayers.
Stay Safe My Friends,

Residents & Rescuers Help Pets – LoveMeow.com
Many organizations are coming to the rescue of lost pets. SPCA of Texas and Austin Pets Alive! are only a few who are locating, saving and attempting to reunite animals with their families. Over the weekend Austin Pets Alive! saved over 235 animals from Harvey’s direct path.
Calling All Veterinary Professionals – Today’s Veterinary Technician
Two Paws up to Pam Johnson Bennet who first reported this news. The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is calling on all veterinary professionals who are able to come and help with Hurricane Harvey relief. The board is issuing a Temporary Emergency License to out-of-state veterinary professionals who volunteer to help with the relief efforts. . The licenses are being offered free of charge. Here is a link to the form.
Help for the Animals of Hurricane Harvey – Best Friends
We love the folks at Best Friends. You may know about their amazing animal sanctuary but did you know they are a one stop information place about pets affected by Hurricane Harvey? They send teams to help rescue pets and much more. They are partnering with VetsPlusMore to help reunite people with their pets. They maintain an ongoing Disaster Fund for Emergency Assistance for Animals caught in the middle of disasters. Donations to this fund are used exclusively to support lifesaving work wherever and whenever a catastrophe occurs. Best Friends maintains a wish list on Amazon for those working to rescue animals due to the Hurricane so that you can purchase the things that they need in this effort.
For breaking news on pet rescue after Hurricane Harvey, follow their Facebook page and, if you want tips for disaster preparedness, they have that too!
Hurricane Harvey Animal Rescue Needs & Offers – Facebook Group
We all know social media is an excellent source for new and fast information. This Facebook group is dedicated strictly to animal rescue due to the hurricane. Two paws up for the fast acting humans who created this page!
Another Way You Can Help-Foster a Displaced Pet – Mental Floss
The ultimate goal for all displaced pets is to return them to their families. This will take some time and there will be a need for humans to offer to take pets into their homes until the families of these pets are located. 911 Foster Pets has a detailed list of shelters and rescue organizations who are looking for foster help.


Lawyers Have Taken Over the Rally Cat Saga – NBC Sports
Demeter’s Kitten Fur Perfume – Bustle
Deaf Woman Teaches Sign Language to Her Three Cats -Elite Daily
Crazy Cat Themed Wedding on the Isle of Man – Rock N Roll Bride

As a member of the senior feline society, I greatly appreciated Sister Saturday’s blog post. We more mature felines still have a lot of spunk and we also have a purpose so two paws up to you Sister Saturday !
Oh my, I had to put my paw over my mouth to keep from meowing out loud. Seems Erin’s lackey…err purrsonal assistant is as inept at gardening as our own human. Now we felines take quite an interest in things from the great outdoors and ensure that we nibble, swat and toss anything from the outdoors that is brought indoors. The female human received some beautiful yellow roses and put them in a place she thinks we cannot reach…trust me, we’re working on it!
I loved, loved this post because our humans are constantly accusing us of henios crimes such as shredding furniture, scratching wood on the doors, slobbering on the sliding glass doors and windows, etc. Finally I have something to point my paw at and say, “Seriously, you think WE’RE bad??!!”
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Japan’s First Cat Cafe Train Combines Eating, Traveling & Feline Bonding – Sora News 24
Stray Cats Find Home on Amsterdam Houseboat – SF Gate
Hundreds of Cats gather in Boston for first Caturday – Boston Globe
A Restaurant Just for Cats – Animals4.com


more than 40 years.
I’ve reported on cats who work in breweries, hardware stores, for police and fire fighters and even Russian cats who work in a museum but this is my first report of a cat working in a distillery. Ricky often greets visitors in a baby blue tie. Brett Connors, the distillery’s brand ambassador, adopted Ricky when he learned that the feline had FIV — feline immunodeficiency virus — which resulted in folks passing up adopting him as they were concerned about his medical costs.
Cat Draws Pension Without Lifting a Paw – SwissInfo.ch by Susan Misicka
I’ve featured rail riding felines before and I am always interested when a feline decides to travel. This little guy gave his humans quite a fright. He hopped on a local train and traveled 30 KM (18.64 miles) to the next town. I guess the moral to this story is, if your cat goes missing, check the local train stations!
Well, I can’t think of anything better than having a sushi chef for your very own human. Jun Yoshizuki of Jun’s Kitchen prepared a fabulous hand crafted sushi meal for his cat Nagi’s birthday. He placed the beautiful sushi platter with a plate of canned cat food next to it and waited to see what Nagi would choose. I know what I would choose! If you want to see Nagi’s choice you’ll have to watch 
The Belmont firehouse in Greenville, SC has experienced a parade of strays who come and then leave but not Flame, the orange tabby. Flame wandered in as a kitten and when the Fire Chief noticed that the firemen were playing with Flame and had created a place for him to sleep. It was obvious that Flame was there to stay. Flame has his own
The bold heading of this article caught my eye,
When we sent the feline human to #BlogPaws in May she had a mission, to obtain signed copies of books from her fellow members of the Cat Writer Association to decorate her table and donate to the auction for our local shelter, The 

A Dutch photographer moved to Hong Kong and noticed something right away, seems everywhere he went there were cats. I say two paws up to these feline loving folks in Hong Kong and I might suggest that the folks in my own beloved U. S. of A get on this bandwagon!
Friendship Between Cat and Dog in Tokyo – Lonely Planet
Firehouse Kitty Brings Love to Fire House – Monsters and Critics
Library Cat Loses His Job…and Then…- Cuteness


Step 1 – Clear the Way
Step 3 -Placing the Machine on the Mat
Step 5 -Turn the Human Loose
mean dangerous). You must remain until the walking is finished. We prefer two observation options, one is under the green chair and the other is as far away from the thing as we can get.
Step 7 – Cool Down Time
Step 8 -It Isn’t Just About The Human