Just a quick note with our own news bulletin for today -

Skippymjp has joined the TCS moderators team on the forums.

He has actually joined the team last week, but today he was assigned to the cat behavior and IMO forums, so now it’s all official!

It went out to thousands of subscribers a few days ago, and if you missed it, you can still read it online here:

Kitty Bytes – July 2008

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A very special cat in the spotlight today Satchmo owner of our forum member suni. True, they’re all very special, but this photograph is actually of a rare kind. I have seen thousands of cat photos submitted to various cat contests and let me tell you, capturing the image of a black cat is a major challenge!

This handsome dark fella brings us some Euro Chic to the site, as he’s a proud Austrian feline with a passion for… curred trout! Check out Satchmo’s cat page right here. And join our forums, if you still haven’t done so to create a cat page for each of your own special felines.

It’s not as simple as you may think. Cats need a lot of stimulation, of varied kinds, in order to stay happy and content while confined indoors. That’s why we have a brand new guide for you, with ten wonderful ideas on how to keep an indoor-only cat happy and away from boredom-induced destructive behavior. Check it out here:

Beating Boredom – What Indoor-Cat Owners Need to Know

More than 70 photo contests for more than six years! So many beautiful cats were featured, with hundreds of thousands of votes cast by you!

We’ve decided to end the Focus on Felines cat contest though, because we now have themed photo contests running regularly on TheCatSite.com Forums. To find out what the latest picture contest is, check out the Fur Pictures Only forum.

So, we ask you to vote one last time for your favorite cat picture here on Meowhoo.com. To get you going, here are the current featured participants:

Happy adoption stories never fail to give me a nice feeling all over. I know, from volunteering in a local shelter, just how difficult it can be to match the right cat with the right owner. A careful screening process is in order, to make things work. And even then, some cats are returned, and keep on looking for their forever home.

So, here’s a happy story I was reading today. One lucky cat who found a wonderful home. I am glad for this little cat, especially since he’s had such a rough start in life, losing a leg in a hunters’ trap.

Read the Full Story here