THE DAILY CAT PROGRAM GUIDE and EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS:

*Cat Writers’ Association Muse Medallion for Best Online Magazine

The Daily Cat is an award-winning* multi-media editorial program with a mission to provide cat owners with practical skills and the insights necessary to give one’s cat the most comfortable, long, and happy life possible.

Original content in this program provides answers to questions about cat health, diet, behavior, mind, and spirit. Readers learn how to integrate their cats into their own hectic modern lives, while still maintaining safety and comfort for the animal.

The Daily Cat is updated weekly with new content including: quality features, interactive quizzes, audio fast facts, and product reviews specifically selected to meet the needs of this unique target audience. The Daily Cat readers are passionate about cats, and crave information on how to improve their daily lives.

Below is an overview of this program’s high-quality content offerings:

Today’s Catcast: A series of audio fast facts and quick tips are playable from an interactive audio player on the home page. Feline-specific subjects include: health, food, feeding, behavior, cat characteristics, moods and more.

Tail Twisters: This interactive quiz challenges reader knowledge on a wide range of engaging cat-related topics, facts and research findings. Readers answer multiple-choice quizzes, and learn more about feline health, nutrition, behavior, physical characteristics, history, cat and owner relationship, grooming, care, fitness, and more.

Feature Articles: Full-length feature articles provide information, tips and solutions on subjects of particular interest to today’s busy cat owners. Features can be found on the home page and in the following four channels:

• Whole Health -- Features deliver information on keeping felines well and free of illness -- inside and out. Provides actionable advice cat owners can incorporate into the routine care of cats at all life stages, from kittens, to adults and seniors. Topics include: fitness, grooming, home health check ups, emergency care and more.


• Nutrition Now -- Features cover relevant and new topics on feline nutrition and feeding. Informs readers on how to use food to maximize the health, wellness, and overall energy levels for cats at all life stages -- kittens, adults, and matures.


• Blissful Cat -- Features show how to create the best lifestyle for cats so they are safe, comfortable, and integrated into modern family life and activities. Contains creative and easy playtime ideas to encourage cat and owner bond. Subjects range from litter box management to toys and games.


• Behavior Basics -- Features provide how-to’s on reading a feline’s body language, sounds, movements and behavior. Understanding your cat’s communication style enables pet owners to quickly and effectively meet the needs of their favorite feline. Subjects include: reading body language, training tricks (yes, cats can be trained), discipline techniques for misbehavior, scratching, and more.

Get the Scoop -- This Question & Answer column provides answers, from feline experts, to reader questions about: feline behavior, training, grooming, health, nutrition, feeding, travel, affection, breeds, and more.

Meowza! -- This column delivers reviews of special feline-related products specifically selected to meet the discriminating standards of modern, busy cat owners. Includes colorful images and brief descriptions. Features items such as: innovative playtime toys, cat nip products, cat-friendly travel carriers and car accessories, innovative climbing trees, colorful food bowls, fountain style water dispensers, grooming accessories and more.

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EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS

Managing Editor: Jennifer Viegas
Jennifer Viegas is an award-winning writer and editor who specializes in animal topics. She is a longtime contributor, radio personality and broadband video director for Animal Planet's multimedia offerings, Discovery Channel News, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Formerly Viegas was the science and animal reporter for ABC News, a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist and women's magazine contributing editor. Viegas is also author of over 20 books on a range of topics from animals to science.

Correspondent: Connie Jankowski
Connie Jankowski is an award-winning author of books and articles about cats and other animals. For ten years, Jankowski served as editor at Fancy Publications including Dogs USA, Dog Fancy, Veterinary Product News. She as been a contributor to Cat Fancy, Cat Lovers of America, and other national magazine titles. Jankowski is a noted animal behaviorist. She established and supervised the Pet Therapy Program at Children's Hospital of Orange County.

Correspondent: Beth Adelman
Beth Adelman is a renowned journalist on animal topics. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of Cats magazine, which received the Best National Magazine Award from The Cat Writers’ Association under her tenure. Previously, she was an editor at Dorling Kindersley, where she developed the KISS (Keep it Simple Series) Guides, and the What Your Pet Needs series.

Correspondent: Pam Johnson-Bennett
Feline behaviorist Pam Johnson-Bennett is the author of award-winning and critically acclaimed books, including Think Like a Cat and Psycho Kitty. Johnson-Bennett has been a contributor on feline subjects for ivillage.com. She has made TV appearances on CNN, Fox News, and National Geographic, as well as being a popular guest on many nationally syndicated radio programs.

Correspondent: Sandi Sawchuk
A veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin Veterinary School, Sawchuk has appeared as a feline health expert on the CBS Early Show, and NBC News. She hosts a cat-care program on Wisconsin Public Radio, and is a contributor to I Love Cats magazine.

Correspondent: Liz Palika
Liz Palika has written 35 books on pets, several of which have won awards. She has been published in a variety of magazines, including Newsweek and Saturday Evening Post. Palika’s work covers subjects including: training, nutrition, and animal-assisted therapy. Palika regularly rescues needy cats and provides them with safe and happy homes.

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