This is the story of Sonam, a one-eyed rescue cat who graced my life for a time. Sonam the cat was introduced to my apartment building in Dharamsala, India, when he was only a few months old. His mother led him to all the cat-friendly doorways twice a day. He...
Animal abandonment leads to a life of misery and possibly a painful, lonely, death. As an animal lover and activist, I am appalled at the rate at which pets are abandoned and lost thanks to irresponsible owners. Everyday, shelters and animal NGOs are struggling...
There are cat people, and there are dog people, and then there are those of us who are both. I had always considered myself a cat person, but this is the story of how a disabled dog won my heart and has taught me more about myself and about inner strength than...
Boots the Cat became a part of my life long before he became a part of my home. I first met him when he was a tiny ball of fur with his eyes closed. He had been found behind a shed with his siblings, his mother had been killed by a dog and he had no one to turn to for...
It was the first cat I had seen in Mcleod Ganj, and she was a wretched sight. Shimi Chimi (I would come to name her), was skinny, her black fur clumped in rough and dirty patches. She had several long strands of drool flowing from her mouth. Her eyes were dazed, to...
