In mehreren italienischen Städten werden öffentliche Sitzbänke inzwischen so umgestaltet, dass sich unter ihnen kleine geschützte Plätze für Straßenkatzen befinden. Dort finden die Tiere Schutz vor Kälte, Regen und anderen Gefahren, ohne aus der Umgebung verdrängt zu werden, die sie kennen und in der sie sich orientieren.
Diese kleinen Rückzugsorte sind oft mit weichen Unterlagen und Futternäpfen ausgestattet, sodass ausgesetzte oder herrenlose Katzen einen sicheren Platz zum Ausruhen bekommen. Gerade für Tiere, die tagtäglich draußen überleben müssen, kann so ein einfacher Unterschlupf einen großen Unterschied machen.
Das Besondere an diesem Projekt ist, dass es zeigt, wie gut Stadtgestaltung und Mitgefühl zusammenpassen können. Mit kleinen, durchdachten Veränderungen werden gewöhnliche öffentliche Plätze plötzlich zu wertvollen Schutzräumen für Tiere, die sonst oft übersehen werden.
Manchmal braucht es keine großen Bauprojekte, um Leben zu verbessern. Manchmal reicht eine einfache Bank – und die Idee, dass unter ihr nicht nur Menschen, sondern auch Tiere ein wenig Sicherheit finden können.
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@JamesLucasIT Thank you for sharing this incredible painting. I wasn’t aware of it. It’s so moving and hard to believe it’s a watercolour. Thanks again.
Barnaby Philip John Webber
11/01/2004-13/06/2023 💔
If you can, share these images of the beautiful soul stolen from us by the worst of humanity.
Let his face today burn bright.
Barney, I promise you there will be accountability 💛💚
For You. For Grace. For Ian.
On June 6, 1944, a 56-year-old general with a secret walked onto Utah Beach under fire, armed with a cane and a pistol.
The secret: his heart was failing. He had hidden it from the army doctors so they wouldn't pull him from the mission.
His name was Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Son of the President. He had begged three separate times to lead the first wave ashore at Normandy before his commanders finally said yes.
When his landing craft drifted 2,000 yards off course, every instinct said redirect the following waves to the correct zone. Instead, Roosevelt walked the beach himself, alone, under artillery fire, cane in hand, reading the terrain.
His verdict: "We'll start the war from right here."
He then stood on that beach and personally greeted every regiment that landed after him, pointing them inland, cracking jokes under shellfire, steadying 18-year-olds who had never seen combat. He did this for hours.
Years later, Omar Bradley was asked to name the single most heroic act he had ever witnessed in combat.
His answer, without hesitation: "Ted Roosevelt on Utah Beach."
Roosevelt's son, Captain Quentin Roosevelt II, also landed at Normandy that same morning. He was named after his uncle, Quentin Roosevelt, who had been shot down as a fighter pilot over France in World War I.
Three generations. Three wars. One family.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. died in his sleep 36 days later. Heart attack. The thing he had been hiding finally won. He never learned he had been awarded the Medal of Honor.
He was buried at the Normandy American Cemetery.
In 1955, his family had his brother Quentin, killed in WWI, exhumed from where he fell in France and reinterred right beside him. Quentin is the only World War I soldier buried there.
Two brothers. Two world wars. The same French soil.
Their father had once said: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
Both of his sons did exactly that.
It’s D-Day. Trump’s first post on Truth Social is a bizarre AI video about how much people love Donald Trump. Not a word about the heroes who stormed the beaches of Normandy.
That tells you everything you need to know about Trump.
There are cat therapy centers in Japan.
If you're tired of life, things aren't going well for you, and it feels like life is coming down on top of you, you can visit these centers.
Here, cats spend time with you, helping to reduce your stress, lift your mood, and restore your energy.
Honestly, it wouldn't be a bad thing if these therapy centers spread all around the world 🐱❤️😹
Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, from Virginia Water, Surrey. Britain’s only serving female Royal Navy Commando.
Killed in training on 3 June 2026 when a Merlin Mk4 from 846 Naval Air Squadron crashed at Sourton Down, Devon.
The career arc was extraordinary. An MSc in Geology from Imperial College London in 2016. Junior international representative for England in lacrosse and pole vault. Two years as a geologist with British Petroleum before commissioning in 2019 into the Royal Navy.
During a break in flying training she completed the 16 week All Arms Commando Course, earning the green beret as one of only seven women in British military history to do so, and becoming the UK’s only serving female Royal Navy Commando.
She was killed on her final assessment of flying training. Her Pilot’s Wings were to be awarded in June 2026. She died alongside Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, 42, and Petty Officer Owen Green, 24.
An important post to share please - it concerns an ex-police officer (PC Christi Hill) who has been incorrectly named all over social media as one of the officers involved in the Henry Nowak case.
🇸🇬 An interesting new initiative from Singapore; under a new policy introduced in certain areas, cats will now accompany security personnel on their nightly patrols. 🐱🚔
The goal is to both protect community cats and bring a little more warmth to the streets. From now on, the safety of Singapore's streets will be entrusted not only to security forces, but also to their four-legged partners. 😹
However, the system is already facing a few minor challenges. Some of the feline officers have reportedly been caught taking naps in the middle of their shifts, while others tend to disappear without notice and return whenever they feel like it. 😂
Even so, experts believe this may be one of the most adorable public safety projects in recent years. One thing is certain: this is a system that absolutely deserves to be adopted around the world. 🐱❤️🌍😹