Cat Too Scary for Canadian Mail Carrier

I just saw this strange tidbit on CNN.com:

Cat Too Scary for Canadian Mail Carrier

Apparently, the cat is "very threatening" and the Canadian mail refuses to deliver to the cat owner's house. The owner claims that the cat is 8 years old, declawed, and docile.

Score: Cats, 1. Canada, 0.

Rescuer: Dog may have saved climbers - Yahoo! News

In the news:

Rescuer: Dog may have saved climbers - Yahoo! News

Good doggie!

In Honor of Sambora's Birthday: Karate Kitty!

In honor of Sambora's birthday, I found this cute video on Google Videos: "The Real Karate Cat." It looks like Sambora and Jezebel, right down to the coloring, size differentials, and outcome! Happy birthday, Sambora!

Silly Little Kitty!

I found this video on Google Video. This is so freakishly...like a cat. Jezebel and Sambora wholeheartedly approve!

Quote from Miami Animal Police

Here is an interesting quote that I just heard watching Miami Animal Police -- I think one that exemplifies the changing attitude towards pet ownership in the United States:

"If you can't take care of a pet like you would a child, you shouldn't have one at all."

Crazy Cat Walk

I saw this on CNN.com and could not resist posting it:

Crazy Cat Walk - CNN.com, 8/25/06

Absurdly cute puppies and kitties in that pound, too.

The OTHER Romeo

We're surprised at the traffic that has been generated by the Meow Mix House posts. And so Jezebel, Sambora, Romeo and I looked at the Meow Mix House website today. Lo and behold, there's a CAT named Romeo from Los Angeles, California competing in the kitty reality show. Maybe he's named after our little Romeo!

We are supporting Jo, who seems to be the combination of Jezebel and Sambora. I have to say, this advertising stunt is just a bit lame thus far. I expected it to be far more entertaining. But that cats' personalities aren't quite flushed out, and there aren't a lot of glamour pics of the cats. You can hardly see anything on the webcams, and the first episode didn't really introduce us to the cats at all. I'm hoping that it picks up as the "episodes" go on. How are we supposed to vote off any of the cats if we don't even fully know what they look like or how their personalities flush out? Isn't part of the fun watching catfights and disputes???

More Meow Mix House News!

Claws could be out on cat reality show - Yahoo! News

It's on Yahoo! That means it's officially big news and not just some weird cat thing that Jared emailed me. I don't know who the cats are just yet, but I'm voting for the cattiest one or the biggest fluffball, depending which one of my cats is nicer to me that day. Jezebel and Sambora will be vying for the computers to vote, too, I'm sure.

A kitty reality show?!!!

It seems we can't get away from cheap pet foods with lots of advertising money around here. Our friend Jared emailed us this article about Meow Mix's new gimmick, and how could we not repost this? I mean, it's a kitty reality show?!! This could very well be Jezebel's and Sambora's new favorite TV show...


Tuesday, May 30, 2006 by Tobi Elkin
Calling all kitties: Are you ready for your closeup? On a reality TV show?

Meow Mix is sponsoring a reality show competition just for cats. Kitty competitors will be asked to lick themselves clean, chase balls of string, and relieve themselves in alitter box as they scratch and claw their way towards the grand prize.

Ten cats from shelters across the U.S. will be selected to compete in the inaugural edition of The Meow Mix House. The cats will travel to New York City and live together in a specially-designed house from June 13-23. Webcams will be mounted in every room in the house to get a glimpse into what cats do all day--and in our household, that's sleep. Well, most of the time, anyway.

Visitors can also go to http://www.meowmixhouse.com/ to vote for their favorite cat, (starting Thursday.) The cat with the fewest votes will be evicted from the house. However, all the cats in the Meow Mix House are winners: each cat that gets the boot will be adopted into a permanent home and receive a one-year supply of Meow Mix as a consolation prize. Meow Mix will pre-select a family in each city to adopt the cats after their stay in the house ends.

The last cat standing in the house will receive a job working for The Meow Mix Co. as Feline Vice President of Research and Development. He or she will be responsible for taste-testing and feedback on new Meow Mix product launches and line extensions. The Meow Mix Co. is producing the show along with Grand Central Marketing, an event marketing and promotion agency, and MMB, Meow Mix's advertising agency. Since it takes a special kind of person to understand what cats are saying, pop-up dialogue bubbles will be used to help translate the meows into English. Negotiations are underway with several cable networks to air the show.

Meow Mix will use the reality show as a platform to showcase Meow Mix Indoor Formula and Meow Mix Market Select wet food. In addition, the company's new line of cat treats will be offered to winners of reward challenges.


Tobi Elkin is Executive Editor, MediaPost.

Just An Online Minute for Tuesday, May 30, 2006: http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=43945

For more information: Meow Mix House

Romeo Hikes Where the Stars Hike!

Star Tracks - Friday, May 26, 2006 Page 6 Nicole Richie : People.com:
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ICE ICE BABY
"Nicole Richie counts on the kindness of strangers - namely a paparazzo who reportedly lent her money to buy a blueberry snow cone - while hiking with pals in Hollywood's Runyon Canyon on Thursday. "

Romeo hikes there, too! And we park near the shave ice man. Wow! They say it's a good place to see stars, but we've only met out of work actors and models so far.

Starring: _Romeo_