Acceptance of violence makes a cat owner less caring?

Is the acceptance of large scale gun violence in America desensitizing Americans to violence in general? Does it make them less caring towards companion animals? Please forgive me for doing one more article as a spin-off from the marathon bomb story. I just find this sort of thing interesting because it might help us …

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Monty: Ruth’s Feline Companion

This is a little celebration of an assistant to an important contributor to PoC, Ruth (Monty’s Mom). Monty is Ruth’s companion and her “little ex-feral cat”. He is a charming black cat who is the spitting image of my Charlie except for the extra leg. Charles is a three-legged cat. I have no difficulty …

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My Grandmother’s Cherished Friends

By Leigh My Nonna¹ many years ago, having had a number of eye surgeries had poor vision even with thick glasses. Her cherished companion was a small, very talkative, conure² named ‘Bach’ that she’d had about a year. On the morning of her 70th birthday, Nonna was playing her piano & waiting for my …

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Cat – Bread – Gun – Grozny

Cat – bread – gun – Grozny is a “rather chilling photo with a cat in it” (Marc). This is, indeed, a chilling photo. It is a great photo that is hidden away on Wikipedia. The photographer is Mikhail Evstafiev (Mikhail appears to be Finnish) – the link takes you to the Wikipedia image. …

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India is not a very pet-friendly country. Discuss

“India itself is not a very pet-friendly country”, so says Pet Travel Consultant Anupama Vinayak (living in India) Is this true? The remark was made in response to the death of a much loved tabby cat on the tarmac of Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, while being shipped by air to Singapore. James Dean …

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