PurringPal Team

Lost Pets: A Guide To Prevention & Rescue Animal companions have been a meaningful part of human existence since prehistory and this fact still endures in contemporary times.  Losing a beloved domestic animal can be a devastating expevrience for every pet owner. But if there is one thing more troubling than the death of their … Read more

People often believe that cats and plants are incompatible in one home – and often for the right reasons. While most breeds of cats are likely to maul your fragile botanical collections, a certain type of plants are known to be among the household items poisonous to cats at close contact. The American Society for … Read more

For health purposes, the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) strongly promotes keeping your pet cat indoors. While there are merits to permanently confining our fur babies, this deprivation of freedom may not sit well for us. The relatively high prevalence of escape artists among America’s pet cats simply reinforces that emphatic … Read more

In 2018, roughly 95.6 million cats already have a home among people living in the United States. According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), 31% of domestic cats are acquired from animal shelters while roughly 27% were directly saved from the streets.  Each time people close their doors to a homeless cat, the little … Read more

For nearly 9,000 years, cats have been one of the earliest animal companions of human beings.  As of 2017 to 2018, there are roughly 94.2 million cats in the United States as proof of that mutual coexistence. But for a creature that is designed to be (arguably) the most efficient predator in the animal kingdom, … Read more

While a great deal of effort has been made to promote higher standards for commercial air transport, airlines still grapple with attaining acceptable levels of safety when transporting animals. In 2017 alone, there are around 24 confirmed pet deaths transported by US-based airlines.  That being said, every doting pet owner wants to bring their beloved … Read more