Good morning, Washington. Now that the National Zoo has doled out public tickets, more photos of the baby panda are appearing online. Flickr user guy_incognito has uploaded an adorable set of photos of Butterstick/Tai Shan. Although we don’t want to make you too jealous, this DCist will be taking a peek today. Turning to the news, yesterday was one of those days when all kinds of odd news improbably happens on the same day. What…

Awwww. Kittens! Cute, right? Well, Alley Cat Allies, a national non-profit clearinghouse for information on feral and stray cats, has a number of cute, cuddly kittens in need of temporary foster homes this season. According to a recent email we received: You give the kittens food, love, toys and socialization; Alley Cat Allies takes care of medical expenses, until someone adopts them. It’s all tax-deductible. The group traps, neuters and releases adult feral cats to…

DCist was shocked and a bit saddened to read about animal control officers removing 273 cats (86 of them dead) from a home in Mount Vernon yesterday after neighbors complained about the odor coming from the house. After arriving on the scene, officials condemned the house due to the dead cats, feces and urine that were inside and evicted owner Ruth Knueven as well as her husband and daughter. However, police caught Knueven returning…