Mice Spark Blaze That Scorches 100 Cats

Daniel's odd feet has brought in $50,000 and counting

(NEWSER) - Daniel, an orange-and-white tabby cat, is doing everything he can to save the Milwaukee Animal Rescue Center, and he's doing it by showing off his bizarre feet. He has 26 toes. Donations of $26—one for each digit—are flooding into the nonprofit animal shelter , which was recently hit with a double rent increase and needs to relocate to a cheaper building or go under, reports the AP . More»

Illinois tabby alerted owners, dog to fire in their home

(NEWSER) - A cat who alerted her sleeping family to a fire spreading through their house, allowing them to escape unharmed, has disappeared from their suburban Chicago home. Baby roused Josh Ornberg and girlfriend Letitia Kovalovsky, who are expecting twins, and their dog early this morning. Because the 13-year-old tabby usually "hides under the bed or the bathtub," they paid attention, Ornberg said. "They were lucky," said a firefighter who responded to the scene. More»

Canadian official's cat dies, setting off a diplomatic snafu

(NEWSER) - When a Canadian official's beloved cat died, he texted a friend with the sad news: "Thatcher has died." See where this is going? That friend happened to be at a diplomatic dinner, and next thing you know, word had spread lickety-split that Margaret Thatcher had passed away. Canadian PM Stephen Harper was informed, and the government placed calls to confused officials in Britain, reports the BBC . More»

(NEWSER) - Canadian Tamil demonstrators protesting fighting in Sri Lanka shut down a highway in Toronto for several hours, reports CNN. Some estimated the crowd at several thousands. As many as 70,000 people have been killed in Sri Lanka's civil war. Government troops are pressing a final assault on the rebel Tamil Tigers, creating massive evacuations and more deaths. There were no arrests in the Toronto protest that dispersed early today. More»

Will discuss past 16 years, current issues

(NEWSER) - Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will appear in Toronto next month for a two-hour, moderated “conversation,” the Globe and Mail reports. But don’t expect a bloodbath: The former presidents will likely hold a friendly discussion of past events and current issues. Still, the meeting promises to match up leaders who “embody the ideological struggles” America’s faced since the 1960s, writes John Ibbitson. More»