Lickitty lick

Ew.

Nastypants!

(Photos by the Petophile.)

Loose juice

The juice is loose.

Casey's loose in the garden, surrounding herself with flora to soften her beastly rough edges.

 And, as usual ...

... she's making me sick with that stupid shark chin. Casey, I puke on you.

 I wonder if she knows how frequently she has been exploited on the Internet?

(Photos by the Petophile.)

A little more pygmy

Can't enough of this little thing.

(Photos by the Petophile.)

Vampire kitten

Going for the jugular, as the kids say.

(Photo courtesy of Steph R.)

Absolutely great

Dane.

(Photos by the Petophile.)

Neighbors

This unbelievably gorgeous creature is real.    

So are his pasture mates.

White eyelashes make me weep with joy, not to mention those light-colored eyes.

 

What lovely neighbors.

Lovely, indeed.

(Photos by the Petophile.)

Hide and seek

Found!

(Photo by the Petophile.)

Regarding animals, rentals and draconian landlords

Good news for California renters. On Wednesday, August 25, a bill was passed that prohibits landlords from being able to require tenants who have pets to declaw or devocalize their animals. I wasn't even aware that such draconian measures were even legal. Thank goodness it's not anymore. Here's the language from the bill, Assembly Bill 2743:

AB 2743, as amended, Nava. Real property: rentals: animals.
Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies and governs the obligations of tenants and landlords under a lease or tenancy.
This bill would prohibit a landlord, that allows a tenant to have an animal on the premises, from advertising or establishing rental policies in a manner that requires a tenant or a potential tenant with an animal to have that animal declawed or devocalized, for nontherapeutic purposes, as a condition of occupancy. This bill would impose a civil penalty, not to exceed $1,000, for each violation that does not result in the declawing or devocalization of an animal. This bill would also impose a civil penalty, not to exceed $2,500, for each animal that is declawed or devocalized in violation of this prohibition of these provisions, to be paid to the owner or owners of an animal that is declawed or devocalized in violation of these prohibitions person or entity that brings the action . This bill would specifically authorize a person to seek declaratory or injunctive relief for a violation of this prohibition.
This bill would additionally authorize specified charitable organizations law enforcement prosecutorial entities to enforce these prohibitions.

Don't you love reading bills? You're welcome.

And in a story on the passing of the bill in the SF Gate, it says that "Eight local governments in California recently banned the practice of cat declawing, calling it inhumane." Agreed.

Roadside attractions

Why, hello there.

Wow, you look ... amazing.

Nice weather we're having today, no?

Oh, I see you're with some friends. 

Do you come here often?

Wait, don't go! I don't even know your name ... or your friends' names!

(Photos by the Petophile.)

More bunnies, more problems

This is a photo essay on why I do not like bunnies.

Askew ears. I hate it.

Nibbling: It highlights the terrible little mouths connected to awful round little cheeks and annoying twitching nose. I don't like it. 

And this one's been watching too many gangster movies. Stop acting like that pellet is a cigar, buddy.

Again, with the chubby, furry cheeks. Despicable.

And when they cluster they create freaky bunny eyeball moments.

Then one of them will go and pose all gracefullike, as if she should be on a cameo. Don't fall for it: They're just trying to manipulate you.

See, she's got backup.

I don't like it. At all.

(Photos by the Petophile.)

This just in

Caseyface looking like a fennec.

(Photo by RCMII.)

Something beautiful out of something terrible

Given the tongue-in-cheek name of this website, (the two) readers here understand it has nothing to do with any "savagely cruel or depraved behavior," a.k.a. bestiality. "Petophile" (pet [domesticated animal] + phile [having an affinity for])—which is a made up word, but is more of a word than "refudiate" ... wait, does that make me Shakespeare?—is closer to the New Oxford American Dictionary's first definiton of "zoophile": "a person who loves animals; an opponent of cruelty to animals." Hell yeah!

But the second definition, "a person who is sexually attracted to animals" (hells no!) is what the film Zoo is about. It's an exquisitely filmed documentary and retelling about a the true and unfathomable story about men who have absolutely unbelievably shocking relations with horses, and the death of one of these men. Despite the disturbing content, it's an education that's presented beautifully.

If you are interested in seeing it, it's best to rent, so as not to lose the quality of the picture. But it has been posted it in several parts on YouTube here, if you choose to go that route.

Little cat, big roar

Don't mess with this vicious beast.

 

She'll cutch you.

(Photo courtesy of RCMII.)

Going gay

So these guys ... they get pretty vulgar.

Notice the revolting behavior—if you can stand it—of the kittens entwined in each others' paws.

And the use of a cat by a cat as a cat pillow. Ugh.

Totally gay, totally great.

(Photos courtesy of Steph R.)

Human usefulness

Humans can be pretty decent scratching posts.

(Another animal from A Chance for Bliss animal sanctuary.)

(Photo by the Petophile.)

Getting close

(Photo courtesy of nmorrisphoto.com.)

Cows!

(Photo courtesy of nmorrisphoto.com.)

Blanket eating

How many blankets are you going to eat, Fuzzbucket?

 Aw, Fuzzface ate so much blanket she fell right asleep. Gross.

(Photos courtesy of RCMII.)

Geese and a special treat

Five geese and some nice stems.
To whom do they and that lovely shadow belong to, anyway?
To her, of horse—er, I mean—course.

(Photo by the Petophile.)

Scenes from a bedroom

(Photos courtesy of nmorrisphoto.com.)

Following fallow deer

I love spotting deer. It's like winning the lottery but better, because the government doesn't take away nearly 50 percent of your winnings.
Eyes rejoice.

(Photos courtesy of nmorrisphoto.com.)