Cats

"Good Job Bub": Lil Bub and Friendz Turns the Internet Cat Video Into an Adorable Documentary

Killing Stray Cats With Tylenol Is "Humane," Audubon Writer Says

Everybody has that neighbor (OK, some of you are that neighbor) whose heart bleeds for all the stray cats in the hood. Cat Lady or Cat Dude leaves paper bowls full of Meow Mix all over the sidewalks, and the scraggly, fiercely independent kitties go tomcatting all over town. You might think you ... More >>

60 Cats Found Living in "Deplorable Conditions" in West Palm Beach

Cops entered a home in West Palm beach after neighbors complained of a strong odor. When police entered the home Thursday morning, they found hundreds of empty cans of cat food strewn around the yard in the 800 block of Sunset Road. They also discovered a large number of cats living in "deplorable ... More >>

Craigslist Ad Leads to Lantana Moonshine Arrest

Clean Plate Charlie usually doesn't give advice to criminals, but we consider this a public service. Attention would-be-bad-guys:Do not answer any Craigslist ads that start with "I am looking to purchase illegal drugs, guns, hootch, sex, or...anything."Got it?  Good. Because apparently 23 year- ... More >>

Fruit Ninja Live: Now With Horses and Flying Kittens (Video)

Chances are,  you've got Fruit Ninja on your smart phone. This thoroughly addictive game is just as amazing as Angry Birds - and less frustrating. The rules are simple -- you're a ninja and, for some reason, you're pissed off at fruit so you spend your time hacking away at bananas, oranges, and ... More >>

Man Arrested After Threatening a "Blood Bath" Over Some Cat Food

Wayne Clark was arrested after cops say he threatened a couple of Walmart employees with a "blood bath" over a bag of cat food and a case of soda. Clark, who is reportedly a transient, tried to scam the store into giving him a cash refund by going to the customer service line and trying to return a ... More >>

Venus the Amazing Chimera Cat Gets Contract to Make Stuffed Animals in Her Likeness

Today, we could either go on verbal rampages against anyone who ever made or sold a gun, anyone who ever made or sold a bullet, and anyone who ever dared even look askance at a sweet innocent child... or we could numb ourselves with news about cats with better careers than us. Tongue firmly bit, let ... More >>

Girl Talk Chats About Collective Soul Cat and Toilet Paper Cannons on the S.S. Coachella

"Don Juan" the Panther Stud Gets Euthanized After Siring 47 Kittens

It's always sad when an endangered Florida panthers dies. But there's a silver a lining to the most recent death of Florida Panther 79, better-known as Don Juan. See also-Urban Sprawl Kills Endangered Florida Panthers Simply put, Don Juan got a whole lot of tail over his nearly 1 ... More >>

Broward County Now Helping Kick-Start Your Transformation Into a Cat Lady

Have you always wanted to ditch your biped friends and expose yourself to brain-controlling parasites but you just didn't know how? Broward County Animal Care and Adoption is here to help.A new program from the county starts today and offers a free cat when you... adopt another cat.The two-for-one p ... More >>

Yes, There Are Orphaned Kittens That Need Your Help

The cats of Broward County are about to start churning out babies, and residents are being asked to help care for the incoming wave of orphaned newborn kittens."What's happening is that we're getting into what we call 'kitten season,' which is the high time for cats to breed," said spokeswoman Lisa ... More >>

Michele Lazarow, Friend of the Puppies, on Hallandale Beach Puppy-Store Ordinance

After Wednesday night's dramatic meeting about puppy stores in Hallandale Beach, we caught up with Michele Lazarow, who has been the strongest voice behind getting a puppy-store ban passed in that small city.Lazarow -- who says she doesn't want to call herself an "activist" because that would make p ... More >>

Kenneth Ellis Allegedly Sniped a Kitten From His Condo Balcony

​Who snipes a kitten from his condo balcony?According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 68-year-old Naples resident Kenneth Ellis.MCSO Deputy Becky Herrin says someone phoned the cops around 7 p.m. Monday, saying they just saw someone shoot a kitty at the Ocean Pointe Condos in Tavernier.

Have a Very Sandra Lee Halloween (Video)

Food NetworkSandra Lee is scarier than a litter of zombie kittens.​Halloween's all about scary creatures -- vampires, werewolves, zombies, and Sandra Lee. While others may choose undead creatures, ghosts, and goblins as their favorite fright -- we're sticking with the soul-sucking Lee to bring us ... More >>

Black Cats = Black Sheep at Local Animal Shelters, Especially Around Halloween

via icanhascheezburger.com​With Halloween fast approaching, the plight of black cats is pretty grim. Several Palm Beach shelters are putting the temporary kibosh on black-cat adoptions out of fear that the animals will be ritualistically tortured or used at a party like a rented monkey. New Times ... More >>

Can You Tell Fish Bait From the Adorable (Ie, Kittens)? Take Our Quiz

FlickrKITTEN! What are you doing in that shoe, kitty kit kitten?​Everybody loves kittens. They're cute. They're playful. They're telepathic. Because people love kittens so much, it's important to recognize appropriate uses for them. Companions. Confidantes. Temporary pillows. Misuse kittens and yo ... More >>

The Crests Celebrate Johnny Maestro at Coconut Creek

Cat Power

Save Me, Mr. Firefighter

The Cat That Got Away

Flickr User: autorin22In a post Friday, we described the "Houdini-esque predicament" of Charles Saltzman, a former treasurer of the Deerfield Beach cat shelter, Feline Friends. Three years after leaving that position, he'd seemingly been caught red-handed, raiding a Feline Friends-controlled bank ac ... More >>

Cats in the Cradle Have the Silver Spoon

Flickr user: Deneb SumbulSouth Florida's most exclusive real estate is crawling with feral cats who have -- in a fashion that the children of a wealthy divorced couple might appreciate -- been playing one of their benefactors against the other. It's "PB Cats" versus "Island Cats of Palm Beach," both ... More >>

This Ubiquitous Recession: Schools on Brink, No-Kill Shelter Considered Killing Cats

This weekend, I popped into the Arts Academy of Hollywood to pick up a schedule, only to be told by staff that due to declining enrollment, they were closing that very afternoon. The school normally has about 800 students in classes at any given time, but that number had dropped to about 200 since t ... More >>

New Times Cat Food Tasting Report

A South Florida New Year's Story

The Filth and the Furry

Kitten Caboodle

Livid Kittens

Kristmas Kittens

Livid Kittens

Sunny Sweeney

Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame (Self-released)

For Pete’s Sake

Mighty Morphin’ Power Painters

Praise the Lurid!

Reverend Horton Heat

Rogue Wave

Out of the Shadow (Sub Pop)

Best Place to Save Fido from Damnation

KosherPets

This Is a Man's World

But it wouldn't be nothin' without a doggie

Psychic Sonya

Sonya Fitzpatrick calls 'em like she sees 'em -- in her mind!

Symphony of Distortion

Cuter than a laundry basket full of kittens

Second Best?

So it's only four acts. At least New Times Best of Live is a start.

Best Female Rock Vocalist

Paige Alison Harvey

Best Gallery Openings

Lalush Gallery

Kittens Exposed

An international cloud of fairy dust is stirred by the pesky paws of Fort Lauderdale's own Livid Kittens

The Quest for the Catman

The peculiar allure of Key West fixture Dominique LeFort confounds even the most dyed-in-the-fur Catfans

Best Pet Store

Pet Paradise

Best Place To Spot Urban Wildlife (Birds)

Rose Drive

Best Local Website

www.justsurfit.com

Night & Day

February 11 - 17, 1999

Kitty Up

Sound Check