If a cat contracts feline infectious peritonitis, a chronic wasting disease, it is almost always fatal. A pharmaceutical company, however, developed a recipe for a cure. Global drug manufacturers are now marketing off-label versions of the medication — and cat owners say it works.
A recent study from Tel Aviv University, estimated around 39,000 of them live in Tel Aviv. Most street cats in Israel only live to be one or two years old. But despite their sadly short lives, they still manage to reproduce at amazing speed.
Bangkok's flooding has displaced thousands of Thais, and it's also left many of their pets without a place to go. Fortunately, volunteers are trying to help.
By inserting monkey genes resistant to the virus, along with jellyfish genes into feline embryos, scientists are using glowing cats to find treatments for HIV and AIDS.
Some of the world's most endangered wildlife are obscure species, haunting far-flung corners of the planet, but other endangered creatures are much more familiar. Reporter Ari Daniel Shapiro recently traveled to Scotland, which is the last refuge of a small wild cat that has prowled parts of Great Britain since the last ice age.