Cat gets a ladder, dog with a funny face, otter bliss, and the cutest physicist ever, in today’s links.
Good plan. The landlord will never notice that.
Guy Built Ladder For Cat Because Landlord Banned Cat From Sneaking In
Paws Planet, via Cheryl S.
Your daily requirement of wholesomeness.
40 Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos Of The Month
Bored Panda, via Andrew Y.
A face every mother could love.
Alberta rescue dog ‘Best Boy Brodie’ becomes international sensation
Global News, via Andrew Y.
Yumm, bacon...
Barn Cat Loves To Massage, Groom, And Cuddle With Pigs
The Animal Rescue Site, via Elaine W.
I'm a Renaissance cat.
Cat Became Co-Author Of An Academic Physics Paper in 1975
Bored Panda, via Andrew Y.
And finally: How the Otter Half Lives
Looks like a good life, Andrew Y.
Brodie: Poor baby… Epic side-eye, tho!
I want that job of petting the otter(s), heck I’d volunteer to do it. Loved the yawn and I didn’t realize they had that many toofies.
I’m smitten with Brodie… the only thing better than adopting a dog is adopting a senior. But adopting a senior special needs dog tops them all! ❤
Great links today. I love the serious look on kitteh’s face going up the ladder. Wonderful pictures of the adopted rescues.
Brodie! Such a sweetie! And I want to pet that otter!
For what it’s worth, the description of the cat ladder was very misleading. The actual story (as best I can decipher it) is endearing but makes more sense. The landlord didn’t ban the cat; it’s not an issue of whether he’ll notice the ladder. It’s apparently a historically preserved (“listed”) building, and they wanted a “cat flap” (pet door) so the cat could get in and out on its own (a terrible idea for the local birds, but that’s another issue), and what the landlord banned (except actually the government bans it, he merely is the bearer of the news) is the pet door, because they can’t modify the historic building. And it’s not what anyone would call a ladder; it’s a suspended ramp with cleats to help the cat walk the steep slope. The article’s broken English makes it seem likely it was written or translated by someone for whom English is not their first language. So, historic building, can’t add a pet door, suspended ramp so cat can come and go through open window — which means they leave the window open ALL THE TIME???? With no screen? Between temperature and insects, that seems like a terrible idea. So maybe I haven’t deciphered it entirely yet. Maybe it’s practical to open the window to let the cat go in and out because that’s in their apartment, whereas if they had to open the front door to the entire building to let it in and out, they’d have to go downstairs? Maybe? Did anyone else figure it out differently or better?
Also, what is up with Bored Panda and the word “wholesome”? I do not think it means what they think it means. Is this another case of not-first-language English? I am reminded of the movie The Russia House where Michelle Pfieffer’s character uses the word “convenient” when she means “proper” and can’t be talked out of it, even by a native English speaker, who ought to know. I’m not sure what they think wholesome means — endearing, cute, heart-warming, something like that.
I saw the bit about a cat flap and I guessed the issue was just that they weren’t allowed to have one. Didn’t think about the implications of the cat using the window. Obviously the landlord wasn’t going to miss that “ladder” unless they lived far away and never came to see the building.
I’m more concerned about other critters climbing up there and sneaking in that open window
I thought about birds just flying in, but I figured the cat would take care of that. The cat should also deter squirrels. Since this is apparently in England (that’s where historical buildings are “listed,” yes?), I’m not sure what their other small mammals are. No opossums or raccoons, I don’t think. But, hey, just winding up with every CAT in the neighborhood wouldn’t be optimal. They MUST open and close the window. Mustn’t they?