cat

It's not rare in Montana for a business to have an office dog, but I FINALLY got to meet the crown jewel of animal employees - Axle the cat at Belgrade Sales & Service. I had been told about Axle many times...the popular mascot amongst wonderful (human) employees and a vast selection of lawn mowers and chainsaws.

What was once a sun-drenched, private corner cat sanctuary table with a plush cat bed on top of an elevated table...is now completely covered by various flower and vegetable seedlings. Every square inch of that gorgeous, bright corner of the room is packed with plastic trays.

You could win Cat-Griz tickets, over $2,000 in prizes, and Ally from XL Country will be broadcasting live to celebrate their grand re-opening.

Most of the phrases and words we use are part habit and part defense mechanism. We’ve learned what is acceptable to say and what is not.

Parents were warned before school on Friday morning after a mountain lion was reported on Thursday evening in the Moose Can Gulch area of Missoula’s South Hills.

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Butte firefighters don't rescue cats from trees, but authorities say a woman tried to trick them into doing so by luring them out with a report that a man was stuck there.

Meet Stubbs, a sassy cat who has recently rocketed to fame. As mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, he attracts visitors from far and wide, hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the longest serving mayors in the US. Known locally as “Mayor Stubbs,” the feline’s popularity is undisputed: he has 1,000 friends on Facebook, which exceeds the town’s 900 residents.

Cats already have remarkable hearing skills, but a gray feline in Russia found with five ears takes the cake for impressive hearing ability. According to Vladimir Obryvkov of the Voronezh State University of Agriculture, the cat -- named Luntya -- has two normal ears, two extra ears located just in front of those and then an additional tiny fifth ear.