Meet the 21-year-old cat who has a 'bucket list'

abc15 News 2 April 2016: When Tigger was 20, he was abandoned by his owner at a local veterinary surgery. Tigger was sad, lonely, and scared. Staff at the surgery had no idea why he'd been abandoned at such an old age.

They posted his story on Facebook where it was seen by a woman named Adriene Nicole. She'd been thinking of getting a second cat to accompany her cat, Stuart, and instantly knew that Tigger was the one.

When Adriene went to pick Tigger up he was 'skinny, matted to the skin, and drinking a gallon of water a day.' Vets found that he was in serious stages of kidney failure and had a tumor the size of a golf ball.

Adriene knew that Tigger wouldn't have long left - So she decided to make sure his final few years were the best they could possibly...read on.

Fat Cats on a Diet: Will They Still Love You?

New York Times 16 February 2016: Maya has had a tough time slimming down. After 16 months of dieting, she’s dropped 10 pounds and 6 ounces.

True, that’s more than 40 percent of her body weight.

 At her heaviest, the domestic shorthair cat tipped the scale at 24.9 pounds. She looked like a furry Pilates ball.

The decision to lose weight was not Maya’s; it was her owners’, Larissa and Doug Peluso, of Eatontown, N.J. Maya’s mobility was decreasing: She could no longer jump on their bed, and they knew she might be suffering from joint pain and facing diabetes. Their vet said they had to help her regain her feline figure.

Still, they hesitated. If they reduced portions... read on.

Animal control chief targets overpopulation of feral felines

Little Rock official floats cat-colony idea

Arkansas Online 8 February 2016 USA: The head of Little Rock's Animal Services Division wants to fight feral cat overpopulation by returning captured cats to the street.

Instead of killing all wild cats, volunteers would trap and sterilize the felines. After vaccinations, the cats would return to a colony within the city, where they would be monitored and fed daily.

The idea has some opposition, especially among wildlife conservationists, but Tracy Roark, manager of the Little Rock Animal Village, believes it's the best way to stymie the city's exploding cat population. "We've been doing the same thing for so long, and it's not working," Roark said. He plans to propose his idea soon.

"Cat colonies" have recently gained popularity in areas where people are eager to decrease feral cat numbers without euthanization. Feral cat overpopulation is one of Little Rock's largest animal control problems, officials said. Animal control directors around the state agreed that...read on.