Ecco Happy #YesMenLoveCatsMonday, everyone! By now, you’ve surely heard that Portland has its own cat rapper*, Moshow. If you haven’t, I wish I were you, because your Monday is about to get so much better. Here’s the KGW video that finally got the other news outlets in town turned onto the hot new trend that […]
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Who Needs Hard Facts? Portland’s Cats Are Clearly the Most Photogenic
Ciara Dolan via Facebook Just one of many glamorous Portland residents. On Tuesday, my insightful and well-read colleague, Rich Smith, books and national politics writer at our sister paper the Stranger, continued our long-running dispute over which Pacific Northwest city can claim the most cat-people. Despite my warranted misgivings, Smith conducted a poll on the […]
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Bonus Round! Our Furry, Adoptable Holiday Gift Guide Cover Models
You can’t say we here at the Merc don’t do our part to contribute to the cause of proving that Portland is the most cat-tastic city in the Northwestern states. In fact, we’ll see your cats, and raise you an entire city of dogs. Case in point: our four-part holiday gift guide—which has appeared in […]
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Get on Board! We’re Still in a Huge Fight with Seattle Over Cats!
Thinkstock #squadgoals. Cat people of Portland! It’s time to make yourselves known! You may recall my recent post about Portland’s proud status as the city with the largest population of cat ladies in the nation, and my concern that Seattle’s cat ownership is following close behind. This prompted much criticism from my honorable colleague, Rich […]
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Today in Cat News: Less Stigma for Cat Owners, More for Cecil the Safeway Cat
Thinkstock Today brings great news for Portland, the city with the most cat ladies in the nation. A new meet-up group has been founded for those who enjoy the company of a feline or two. Founded November 25, Portland People Who Love Cats posts this as their mission statement: Now that there’s less stigma surrounding […]
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Home for the Holidays: Give Yourself as a Gift (to a Beast)
Pet adoption—especially on behalf of others—should not be reckless. Don’t surprise someone with a pet as a gift unless you are sure they want exactly that kind of pet. In fact, I don’t even know if we should be thinking of it that way at all. Maybe think of it as you giving yourself—complete with […]
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Stand and Be Counted, Cat Men of Portland! We Must Have More of You Than Seattle!
Thinkstock Just as Bukowski intended. On Friday, my colleague Rich Smith, esteemed arts and politics writer at our sister paper The Stranger, called into question the study I cited last week in a post advocating that Portlanders adopt more cats to ensure we don’t lose our status as America’s greatest cat-lady stronghold. I stand by […]
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Step it Up, Portland! We Have More Cat Ladies Than Seattle, But JUST BARELY
Thinkstock #squadgoals. Bad news, Portland: The Seattle Times reported on the presence of cat ladies in American cities (defined as single women who live alone with at least one cat), and though Portland obviously leads the nation, with 9.9 percent of single women living with cats, our northern rival, Seattle, is CLOSE BEHIND at 9.3 […]
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Just Say “NO” to Adorable Uber Kittens
YES, I know it’s National Cat Day. YES, I wholeheartedly support the Oregon Humane Society. And YES, I adore me some cuddly, snuggly kittens—and yet? SAY NO TO UBER’S KITTEN DAY. In case you haven’t heard, the ride-for-hire system Uber is hosting a “kitten delivery on demand” day today in over 50 cities, including Portland. […]
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Love the One You’re With: The Mercury‘s Pet Improvement Guide
I am a proud mom of one of Portland’s most ubiquitous—and ridiculous—dog breeds: the pug. I got Oscar from a local shelter, where he was found tied up outside. “How could somebody abandon something so adorable?!” I wondered at the time. Later I realized it was because he barks at nothing, farts like a grandpa, […]
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Four Paws on the Street: PAW Team Is Our Pick for Portland’s Pet Charity of the Year
There are so many non-profit pet organizations in this part of the world that it borders on ridiculous. There are boutique rescues all over Oregon, dedicated specifically to greyhounds, dachshunds, huskies, pit bulls, etc.—if a breed exists, there’s a niche for it in the Pacific Northwest’s network of charitable animal efforts. The overwhelming majority of […]
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The Runners-Up of the Mercury‘s Pet Photo Contest
By now I hope you’ve familiarized yourselves with our Pet Issue‘s photo contest winner Gary and his world. However we also had some very fine runners-up in this endeavor, and they shall not be overlooked. You can see all the pets in our slideshow, but here are a few of the alternates for our three […]