I’ll not let 2012 slip away without mention of an app from the clever people at Friskies: Catify Yourself. Now iPhone or iPad users from across all America can superimpose pictures of their faces on cats’ bodies. Enjoy.

From Florida comes news of a regulatory battle between the federal government and the Hemingway museum: A popular tourist attraction has lost another round in the legal battle over who is in charge of the slinky creatures with nine lives and six toes roaming its grounds.The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday ruled…

One could listen to these cats all day…

The Jingle Cats: loved and watched by hundreds of thousands on YouTube, they’re back for their third Christmas here at FREE WHITEWATER. Undoubtedly, a seasonal favorite. Enjoy. Via YouTube.

Cat chases cyber mice.

A happy story for a holiday weekend:

BBC correspondent Kevin Connolly writes about cats in Jerusalem, and he’s writing about lots and lots of tough cats: No animals were hurt during the writing of this article. A couple of bin bags got ripped open and I got a bit of a shock – but otherwise, everyone is OK. I felt I had…

Hank the Maine Coon Cat is running for the Virginia Senate, but even a cat’s campaign faces negative advertising:

Surprisingly – because they look particularly sharp – black cats are among the last shelter cats to be adopted, as people superstitiously believe they bring bad luck. Animal shelters and rescue groups have created videos like this one to encourage black-cat adoptions.

Ocicats Domestic cats often resemble their larger, wilder counterparts — with black, striped or tawny fur that presumably helps the big hunters blend into the landscape. For scientists, the genes involved in the evolution of cats’ color patterns have been equally well camouflaged. But a new study in Science reveals a mutation shared by housecats…