Cats
Keep your cats indoors!
September 18, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Like most people, I always appreciate coming across a friendly neighbourhood feline. I love cats as much as any other cat person, but there’s no denying that outdoor cats wreak havoc on local ecosystems no matter how friendly they are. Letting your furry friend outdoors is not just cruel — it’s damaging to local wildlife. It makes sense that someone would want to let their cat roam around outdoors. If you’ve ever owned a cat, you’ve likely seen it stare out your windows longingly or even cry at the front door. You may have heard…
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Theatre Under The Stars’ CATS features two SFU dance majors
June 26, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer From July 5 to August 24, Theatre Under the Stars is coming back to Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl. One of their featured productions this season is CATS, a dazzling ensemble musical of feline characters who…
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Meet the Pets of The Peak. Part 2
July 18, 2023by: The Peak staff The music lover duo: Buddy and Scooby. Petra, Arts and Culture Editor Our first bird feature! Buddy (blue), who was already named upon adoption, and Scooby (yellow), named after the famous Scooby-Doo, are Petra’s two budgies.…
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Meet the Pets of The Peak. Part 1
July 10, 2023By: The Peak staff She’s a ten, but she pees when new people see her: Pancetta - Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Pancetta’s (also known as Pumpkin Pie Girl, and Pan of the Cetta) name means “bacon” in Italian — quite…
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Pets unionize, annoyed with owners using them as compensation for a lack of online personality
January 24, 2021By: Juztin Bello, SFU Alumnus Vancouver, BC — Following an influx of complaints from household pets regarding inaccurate quoting for captions on Instagram, zero compensation for modelling, and providing non-consensual emotional support, these animals are biting back against their owners…
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World News Beat
September 15, 2017USA – Hurricane devastates Florida Keys Hurricane Irma has left millions of people without access to power, fresh water, and gasoline and virtually flattened communities. In the Florida Keys, where Irma made landfall as a Category 4 storm, approximately 25%…
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What I’ve been missing all my life: a kitty
August 4, 2015It was the summer of 1997. I visited my grandparents’ house in the quaint port town of Dover, England. On this particular evening, my sister and I had just come back from a long day of frolicking around the village…
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Feelin’ feline: life advice from a cat
July 27, 2015[caption id="attachment_85081" align="alignright" width="200"] Ciabatta Lebowski, Furred Guru[/caption] Have your own life dilemmas or crises you need consoling on? Send them our way at [email protected] I’ve been with my current partner for almost two years now, but I’m at a…
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Cat fed up with human constantly puking and shiting on her good toilet
October 20, 2014After months of rampant speculation and backroom meetings, area cat Whiskers has confirmed that she is sick of her human treating her toilet as if it’s a litter box. “Enough is enough,” Whiskers declared at a press conference, held yesterday…
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Single woman held hostage by group of cats
May 6, 2012By Brad McLeod Cat fancier VANCOUVER — A local woman in her mid-forties who has been in-between jobs and out of a relationship for over 15 months has reportedly been kidnapped by a group of domesticated house cats. According to…
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