Category: News

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Real Talk: Cats Love Fur, So We Sell It

It’s true. The Cat Connection sells cat toys made with real fur and other animal materials. In fact, our all-time best seller, Rosie Rat, is made almost entirely of natural materials sourced directly from animals. We recognize the complicated ethical questions that such a toy posses – questions related not only to animal welfare, but also to sustainability, responsible sourcing and the realities of living with an animal with biological needs much different than our…

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Cat Talk with Pet Photographer Andrew Marttila

Confession: my phone is filled with p***y photos. And by that I mean that my phone is filled with pictures of cats – my cats, the cats of my friends, the cats at work, cats I don’t know, pictures of pictures of cats, pictures of things that look like cats… it’s a little weird. But despite my best efforts and lots of practice, my photos are, shall we say, somewhat lacking: Which is why it’s…

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Sauerkraut Kitty Returns to the Dallas Cat Café – Saturday, April 9!

Yes! The rumors are true!!!! The Cat Connection is so excited to announce that the illustrious Sauerkraut Kitty will be making a very special appearance at the first Dallas Cat Café of the season! Visit the Cat Connection on Saturday, April 9 from 11 AM to 4 PM to meet Sauerkraut, hang out with some adoptable kitties, indulge in some delicious complimentary beverages and just be yourself (a cool cat person) among other cat people!…

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Dallas Cat Café: 2016 Schedule

Feline enthusiasts rejoice! The Dallas Cat Café has returned! Visit the Cat Connection this spring and summer to hang out with adoptable cats in a relaxed, fun setting, meet fellow cat people and support local rescues. It’s everything you could want in a Saturday: cats! 2016 Schedule Saturday, April 9 | 11 A.M. – 4 P.M. The Cat Connection | 14233 Inwood Road, Dallas, TX 75244 Adoptable Cats & Kittens from Farmers Branch Animal Services…

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Midnight (now Muffin) Update – New Paw Coming Soon!

OnThe Cat Connection is pleased to update y’all on Midnight, the three-pawed kitten in need of a prosthetic limb. To date, the cat community has generously contributed $1,700 to Midnight’s prosthetic fund, enough to start him on his journey to four paws. We are so grateful for the support of our friends as Midnight heals. New paw coming soon! Unfortunately, due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the mold for Midnight’s prosthetic was delayed on its way…

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Updates! Midnight the Three-Pawed Kitten

Wow. Just wow. Yet again, you all prove that the cat community is a kind and compassionate one. Just two days ago, the Cat Connection posted a plea for funds to help provide a series of prosthetic paws to Midnight the three-pawed kitten. Well, in less than 48 hours, you all donated $1,109 via Midnight’s GoFundMe campaign! Let that sink in. $1,109. WOW! $1,109 is more than one third of our goal of $3,100! With…

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Midnight the Kitten: Four Paws for the Holidays

Meet Midnight: The Three-Pawed Kitten Who Needs Your Help As many of you know, the Cat Connection has a long history of working with local Dallas-Fort Worth animal shelters to foster cats in need of homes. It’s a wonderful arrangement: the cats get a break from the shelter and are exposed to many potential adopters; the shelter gets a brief reprieve from the cost of caring for the cats, as the Cat Connection provides food,…

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2015 Halloween Kitty Contest Winners!

After hours of deliberation attempting to select the winner of the 2015 Cat Connection Halloween Kitty Contest, we totally just gave up and randomly drew names. Behold and be afraid! The Winner: San-D submitted by Catherine Harris! We thought your kitty bore an uncanny resemblance to the alien robot Pierce Brosnan of The World’s End. Congratulations! The Runner Ups: Caleb submitted by Danelle Frost doing his best E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial impression! And Locke submitted by Ashley Lungwitz…

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The Dallas Cat Café Returns with Paws in the City!

Now that all of us, feline and human alike, at the Cat Connection have recovered from the whirlwind success of August and September’s cat cafés, we’ve decided to get back to work and help more kitties find their forever homes. Let’s do this, DFW! So please, join us this Saturday, October 17th, from 11 AM to 4 PM at the Cat Connection! Our featured shelter will be Paws in the City, a volunteer-run, no-kill shelter…

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September Cat Cafés & August Successes! (No rest for the weary at the Cat Connection)

Phew! The Cat Connection just finished its craziest August ever, and we are taking a second to breathe! Four Cat Cafés, one on each Saturday that month, kept our staff, shop cats and volunteers busy beyond words and meows. But it was all worth it, as we are so happy to report these amazing successes: Café visitors: 1,200 Money raised to benefit local shelters: $3,620 Felines adopted into loving forever homes: 18 Following the success…

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