Cats

Israel’s ‘Tinder for pets’ is helping shelter animals match with loving homes

An Israeli nonprofit is using a Tinder-style app to match shelter dogs and cats with loving families and reduce failed adoptions.

Adopt me Israel's Ela Sayag Lipman and her two adopted rescue dogs, Duda and  Namer.
Larry the cat at Number 10 Downing Street on June 22, 2026 in London, England.

Larry the cat, chief mouser of Downing Street, outlasts sixth UK prime minister as Starmer resigns

Orange cat. (Illustrative)

Exit, pursued by a… cat? Feline friend steals show at production of Romeo and Juliet in Turkey

 Cats and dogs, illustrative

Who's a good boy? Study suggests interacting with pets may not improve stress, negative emotions


Eight nights, nine lives: How to celebrate Hanukkah with your cats

How does one celebrate the eight-day Festival of Lights and include cats? Here's what you need to know.

An illustrative image of a cat alongside Hanukkah paraphenalia.

Turkish man to pay ex-wife ‘cat support’ as felines caught in divorce crossfire

Ex-husband Bugra agreed to pay 10,000 liras every three months for the next 10 years to cover part of the cost of their food, vaccination and medical needs.

Study: Petting your cat sends an oxytocin wave through both of you.

Israeli scientists discover feline herpes can be treated with human coldsore medication

Treatment of FHV-1 ocular disease is challenging; until now, it has been treated less successfully with a pill, but it had to be forced on cats, and they didn’t like it.

CATS TREATED successfully with Fenlips cream after FHV-1 infection.

Study: Petting your cat sends an oxytocin wave through both of you

A cat's low-frequency purr can lower human heart rate and blood pressure, studies find.

Study: Petting your cat sends an oxytocin wave through both of you.

Your Cat Might Be the Key to Curing Alzheimer’s - Here’s Why Alzheimer’s Scientists Are Excited

Researchers said cats’ dementia is a 'perfect natural model' for investigating therapies after toxic beta-amyloid was detected in their synapses.

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What cats really want: Myths, facts, and surprising innovations

Cats are curious creatures, with clear preferences, and can live long lives with the right nutrition and lots of love.

 Cats are still perceived as mysterious, unpredictable animals

Dogs and cats in war: Preparing your pet for sirens and worst-case scenarios

Just as we have to prepare ourselves and family members for having to leave home quickly if a rocket alert is received, we also need to prepare for our animals to leave with us.

 A Holon woman shelters with her pet dog and birds.

From Tel Aviv to the Gaza Envelope: The secret community that saves street cats

Rinat, Irit, and Maya started with one orphaned kitten and have now reached hundreds of cats across the country. Now they reveal the story behind the secret community.

 Irit Kost and a friend

The heartwarming project that brought smiles to the cats of the Gaza Envelope

During the most difficult moments, one of the community’s most moving projects was born: A full network of feeding stations and aid for the cats left behind.

 "I left two giant open sacks of cat food at home, plenty of bowls of water, and we left in the chaos, without knowing how long we’d be gone"

From nuclear threat to harmless kittens: Israeli rescues adopt names of US-struck facilities

Read how one American-Israeli saved three kittens under fire from Iranian rockets.

Kittens Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan seen over an illustrative background of US-struck Iranian nuclear sites.