Cat Furniture and Built-ins
Check out the Plus-Nyan house in Japan – this is the kind of thing I dream about, for our kitty friends. Sid and Zora and Snow don’t have many cat-specific hideouts and climbing opportunities in this apartment we’ve been living in, but I hope to change that when we move to our new place. In [...]
Sid, Zora and Snow: Carnivores We Love
Our rescued feral cat friends, Sid, Zora, and Snow, were vegan for years, and I still sometimes get emails from people asking me how they’re doing. They’re doing great – but they’re not vegan anymore! All three girls are happily eating canned and dry food made from other animals, and have been for some time. [...]
Catios and Cat Enclosures
Since our cats are stuck inside all the time (we care as much about the local songbirds and mice and voles as we do about our cat friends), we want to make sure they’re happy. Our last place had a lot of great high-up cat-walks for them to enjoy, and this place has a couple [...]
Video: Trap, Neuter, Release with Kristin – Ithaca Freeskool Distance Learning
Local animal advocate and TNR expert Kristin Lang demonstrates how to trap feral cats so that they can be spayed or neutered and returned to the wild. Ari shot it and I edited it! Trap, Neuter, Release with Kristin – Ithaca Freeskool Distance Learning from Shira Golding on Vimeo. The Ithaca Freeskool brings people together [...]
This one’s for you, animal family
I’ve realized recently that I don’t speak up enough for animals. I fear bothering people. I know that for me, going vegan was a long and sometimes jarring process. I remember feeling afraid and guilty and very challenged and uncomfortable at times. I remember that the idea of changing my life in what felt like [...]



