An «
alley cat» was believed to be much less likely to find a home — or to reman in one.
Contended a Miss Miller of Chicago to various media in 1941, «The term «
alley cat» is not a nice way to designate cats.»
Though «stray cat» and «
alley cat» have always been used more - or-less interchangeably, to describe the same animals, «strays» have never gotten good press.
Holton and Robinson used mostly the term «
alley cat» at first, but were quick to recognize that «feral» was gaining acceptance.
In addition, they truly are an advocate and protector of the stray, feral, or
alley cat.
In this moving tale, Gamble, a 10 - year - old inner city kid, shows compassion when he takes on the care of a one - eyed, badly injured
alley cat.
Currently she has three adopted dogs, Mator, Norman and Porter, and
an alley cat Seymour, who adopted her.
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The lowly
alley cat has long been considered a hissing, stinking, brawling fur ball of trouble — something to round up and send to the pound before it fights with your house cat, leaves droppings in your flowers or tears apart your trash.
Skeptics, including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and some veterinarians, argue the life of
an alley cat is rarely pleasant.
He shares it with two cats: Ginger is a former South Minneapolis
alley cat, and Gem is a Norwegian Forest cat that was a gift from a grateful breeder.
Their average litter size in the Netherlands is 2.7 kittens, (ref) as opposed to a healthy US
alley cat's 4 - 6.
An overwhelming majority of americans — 81 percent — believe it is more humane to leave a stray cat outside to live out her life than to have her caught and killed, according to national survey conducted by harris interactive for
alley cat allies.
The light shines upon NEIGHBORHOOD CATS, and
ALLEY CAT ALLIES, who are the foremost experts on the TNR solution, which will one day pierce the cold, dark, deadly heart of the euthanasia solution, rendering it forever impotent.
SBG has no ears and some of the gnarliest fur I've seen on
an alley cat.
My cat, a former
alley cat who had to survive by eating garbage, has had on / off chronic digestive problems since I rescued her a few years ago.
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If you aren't familiar with pedigreed cats, you may be under the impression that this is not truly a breed, but simply a fancy name for
an alley cat.
There, he encounters a trio of streetwise pigeons (characters indebted to the Goodfeathers of «Animaniacs», with general New Yorkese replacing Scorsese parody), who refer him to Mittens (Susie Essman, «Curb Your Enthusiasm»), a scrawny, feared
alley cat.
Every recipe that came up was not something I would feed
an alley cat, much less my family and friends.
I've seen Paul a few times now, but The Hollywood Bowl always infuses an evening with a little extra starry - night mojo and «The Long and Winding Road» brought a tear to the eye of this hard - hearted old
alley cat.
The assistant editor of The Irish Times, O'Toole off ers a set of nine spitting - mad polemics exploring the different aspects of the Celtic Tiger's regression into «bedraggled
alley cat,» from a primitive land hunger that created a «new feudalism» through a corrupt political and anarchic business culture.
When the recent Southern Baptist upheaval» called simply the Controversy» began in the 1970s, many saw it as just another preachers» fight, a spectacle with all the charms of a late - night row among
alley cats.
They've got the fat cats, but we've got
the alley cats
The shortage of black men is real — and black women are fighting like
alley cats for the half a handful of eligible and marriageable brothers,» writes Karazin.
He concocts a plan with
some alley cats to eliminate Stuart.
To make matters worse, they have a run - in with an army of stray
alley cats, then two workers from Animal Control and finally a band of wild animals calling themselves the «Flushed Pets.»
To make things worse, his now - dead father's kingdom is in disarray with cruel usurping
alley cats in charge, and Carbonel can not take his rightful throne as a human's minion.
Community cats are strays, feral, or
alley cats that live on the streets.
She is looking for street smart
alley cats.
Most of my cats started out as stray
alley cats of one sort or another, although I did once have a short - tempered purebred Siamese my aunt left me when I was in high school.
Some of
these alley cats end up in animal shelters and the foster homes of cat rescues.
Krazy Kat,
alley cats, & strays In the beginning of the mass media era, before George Herriman introduced the 1913 - 1944 Krazy Kat cartoon series, -LSB-...]
Becky founded Alley Cat Allies in 1990 after discovering a colony of
alley cats in Washington, D.C. Learning the local animal control advocated killing them, she resolved to protect
alley cats right then and there.
These cats are also known as
alley cats or mixed breeds.
Vicki has an incredible knowledge of all the different types of cat breeds, along with their history and how many started out as
alley cats.
In 1910 the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that outbreaks of rabies, diptheria, tuberculosis, and smallpox had been traced to «
alley cats» consorting with free - roaming pets.
as a proud «owner» of two feral cats - who were recued from their feral mom as part of a NTR program - i was made aware of this situation months ago and signed
the alley cats petition.
«Stray cats» turned up in 8,602 articles published between 1900 and 1991; «
alley cats» appeared in 17,662 articles; «feral cats» were mentioned only nine times before 1950, and just 74 times more in the next 40 years.
I don't normally associate with
alley cats for the obvious reason.
As they get measured and weighed at their public debut, the four new white tiger cubs at a German wildlife park yowl and fuss like common
alley cats whose tails have been accidentally stepped on, but the latest residents of the private Serengeti Safari Park in Hodenhagen are among the rarest animals in the world.
Not exact matches
Professor Astro
Cat is the smartest cat in the all
Cat is the smartest
cat in the all
cat in the
alley.
Astro
Cat is the smartest cat in the all
Cat is the smartest
cat in the all
cat in the
alley.
The cast of characters in his book includes William Jackson, who first established — by analyzing
alley -
cat feces for traces of rat — that
cats are near useless as rat controllers.
It is totally something an old lady would wear, but then again, I'm pretty sure
cat eye shades and orange lipstick are right up that
alley as well.
alley for the speed dating and
cat show events.
If you're the type of person who likes RPGs and tongue - in - cheek humor with references to popular gaming culture, then
Cat Quest is definitely right up your
alley.
A thirteen - and - a-half minute documentary called «Jet Li is «The One»» is a fawning thing detailing how Jet is indeed the coolest
cat in the
alley (and probably deserving of a better vehicle), while another docu called «Multiverses Create «The One»» (also 13 + minutes) imparts some intriguing fight choreography information whilst presenting behind - the - scenes footage and an interview with fight master Corey Yuen.
After a tussle with feral
cats in an
alley, the two of them are picked up by animal control.
«The
Cats of San Martino» by Ellen Steiber was terrific, right up my
alley.