What affects us affects cats
The Stray Cat Alliance is requesting assistance in re-homing the remaining community cats that have as their home the Venice’s Lincoln Place apartments in Los Angeles, which is due to be demolished by a developer, AIMCO. Alternatively a donation would be welcome. Stray Cat Alliance have been fighting for these cats for a while. …
What should be the standard for veterinarians reporting animal abuse to the authorities? That is, when should a vet report what he thinks is animal abuse? Animal abuse should include animal neglect. My personal view is that the standard for reporting animal abuse should be based on the guidelines for reporting child abuse. I …
I noticed a few changes to protocol during the natural disaster that hit many of the eastern United States when Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast a few days ago. While these occurred in New York, I believe they should be made mandatory everywhere. Namely, how pets are treated during an evacuation. Many people …
These are pictures of Titan and Magic, possibly the two best Savannah cats at the date of this post. They are certainly the best known Savannah cats. They are both first filial wild cat hybrids (first generation from the wild – a serval was their father). I have cropped the original pictures heavily to …
Would you like to review this cat food for PoC? In the meantime, has anyone tried Instinct Raw Frozen Diet cat and dog food? It is an American product and may have been around for a while but I have only just bumped into it. It is the kind of cat food I have …
Does the world have enough tigers left to feed the unending and insatiable appetite of the Chinese people to consume it – yes, eat it – for medicinal purposes? I doubt it. All the time we are reminded of the impossibility of stopping this. This website is blocked by China because I have consistently …
This is my list of causes of animal abuse and cruelty. On this page I am focusing on criminal abuse by the general public in homes and suburbs etc. rather than abuse on farms, animal testing, fox hunting and bull fighting etc. which is legalised abuse. Although the underlying causes are the same. The …
You can’t judge a book by its cover. You can’t judge a cat by its color. People do though. Often people chose cats in the same way they choose books or cars. One of the most outstanding influences is the color and pattern of the cat’s coat. I am not surprised that people are …
