Now into our seventh year online, Purr 'n' Fur continues to grow,
with a wide selection of different sections and articles for the enjoyment of cat lovers.
The site is usually updated quarterly with new material, updates and amendments
and the winter batch has now been completed.

Most recent additions at Purr 'n' Fur
(for links to all main sections, see Contents list further down the page)

December 2009
Featuring: many cats are buried at Le cimetière des chiens ('dogs' cemetery') in Paris; and there are live ones too!
(Canine film star Rin Tin Tin is interred there, and there is a memorial to famous St Bernard rescue dog Barry)
Featuring: Gauguin was rescued from an existence of begging for food on a South Pacific island
Fragments: two London cats - the Catford Cat, and the sculpture Dr Salter's Dream
Philately: an addition to our galleries of postmarks/cancellations - meter marks and American 'fancy cancels'
Fun: more amusing photos of our feline friends
Famous: more news of Nora the Piano Cat
Fragments: Percy travels on a train to his local sea life centre at Scarborough
(on the same page, an update on James the Council Cat)
Fun: more pub signs added to our galleries
Famous: a modern musical tribute to Shackleton's Endurance expedition - see Mrs Chippy's page
Philately: our latest review of cat stamps from around the world
Folios: more reviews of books about cats
Fragments: Dorofei the Kremlin cat meets the Obamas
Fun: more quotations added to our three pages of Cat Quotes

September 2009
Church Cats: Samuel Emmanuel from Southern Pines, North Carolina
Cats' Adventures: Cooper - Seattle's photographer extraordinaire
Museum Cats: Smudge from the People's Palace at Glasgow was a full member of the GMB Union
Cats' Adventures: ship's cat Pwe twice overcame disaster en route for Cape Horn
Church Cats: Doorkins Magnificat of Southwark Cathedral
Fragments: The MacNab of the SS Caledonia
Famous: commemorative plaque for former White House First Cat Socks Clinton

Contents

Click on any of the titles below to reach the index page for that section
with a full list of contents

Famous Felines
Cats who became better known than the average feline

Featuring Felines
Real-life stories and adventures of cats, under the headings
Cats' Adventures  ::  Cats in Wartime  ::  Church Cats  ::  Library Cats  ::  Museum Cats  ::  Practice Cats
and Working Cats

Fabled Felines
Cats in fables, fairytales and festivals

Feline Fun
Light-hearted stuff about cats, including jigsaws, quotations, amusing photos,
a crossword puzzle and pairs game, links to other fun stuff, and our gallery of British pub signs picturing cats

Feline Folios
Summaries and details of cat books which have given us pleasure

Fans of Felines
Well-known or famous people noted for their liking of cats

Feline Fragments
A miscellany of 'cat stuff' that doesn't really fit into other categories

Feline Philately: Cats on Stamps
Fully illustrated reviews of cat stamps from around the world
from 2000 to the present, pages of 'cat postmarks' from various countries,
and an article about thematic collecting

Feline Flotsam
So far, a small collection of original desktop wallpapers for free download, and some cat-related fonts

About Purr 'n' Fur

Links to other sites
Please be aware that in general it is not Purr 'n' Fur's policy to exchange links with other sites,
and we prefer to limit our links to those that are relevant to the topics we write about.
By all means ask if you think you have a suitable link to suggest,
but please don't be offended if we decline.

Our featured feline: the beautiful marmalade character taking pride of place here on our home page was a Dutch kitten called Dabbe, belonging to colleagues who worked at the same college as I was in eastern Holland. Trust a cat to find the sunniest spot! — and his stripes contrasted beautifully with the duvet he was sitting on (Dec 1989).