Homer the Blind Cat has Died

By Elisa Black-Taylor Homer, the blind cat who inspired the book Homer’s Odyssey, has died after a year of failing health. The message is that every cat is equal and has equal “value”. Homer turned 16 last month, and the decision to euthanize him for ongoing health reasons was carried out on August 21 …

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Benefits of a Cat Companion to the Elderly

Cat companions provide real benefits for the elderly. This article is based on a study carried out in the Netherlands in 19941 with some of my thoughts thrown in for good measure. The participants were mainly women and the ages were in the range 70-81. They were mainly living alone and independently. Most of …

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Kuwaitis Join Craze for Pet Lions

Some Kuwaiti families seem to have adopted a fad that was started in America many years ago, the desire to keep a large wild cat species as a pet. They are regarded as status symbols in Kuwait. If it is not a lion, it’ll be a tiger. In America, smaller but equally exotic wild …

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An Animal Shelter’s Responsibility to the Community

By Elisa-Black Taylor Today I’d like to talk about an animal shelter’s responsibility to the community it serves. This is different from the shelters legal responsibility. All shelters are bound by law to hold strays for a certain period of time. Owner turn-in’s may be euthanized at any time, and it is so stated …

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