A 16-month quest to bring home two cats only ended with chicanery. Turns out I'm not alone in encountering barriers ...

Adoption hours at the shelter are 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

What do cats get up to in the 30 minutes or so a day that they’re awake? Being jerks, at least in our experience. But like ...