What affects us affects cats
UW-Madison (the University of Wisconsin–Madison) has conducted ghastly experiments on the brains of cats for the sole purpose of maintaining and perhaps enhancing government funding via the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Apparently, the experiments resulted in no actual benefit to people. In addition, alternative methods that did not necessitate animal testing would …
Cool cat, MJ, has been riding tandem for years and the longest journey was 25 miles. The pair live in Philadelphia, USA. I love the way MJ rubs against his human companion while travelling. Super confident cat. It looks dangerous for MJ. I wonder if he has every fallen. I also wonder if he …
The first example is of a British woman who made a 49 hour round trip to China (11,000 miles and £,1000) to fetch a cat she had befriended while working in Shanghai, China. She was fearful that her cat would been have eaten by the local residents. She worked in China so she knows …
Charlie, my cat, is terrified of the sound of fireworks. Even distant thumps make him look wide-eyed in terror. His ears are permanently pricked up or swiveling to locate the the source of the sound. Some cats are much less bothered about the noise of fireworks but for some, like Charlie, it seems to …
If you are Turkish and a true adherent of the Islam faith you’ll treat all cats well because you’ll follow the ancient Hadiths of the Islamic faith. Also, with Turkey developing Western ideas about animal rights amongst the educated, urban elite, the combined effect is good for the cat – most of the time. …
Being, older, wiser, bigger provides feral cats with an edge in survival. I guess it is the same for humans. Here are some feral cat facts gleaned from a series of scientific studies listed on the first two pages of a Google Scholar search for “feral cat”. Google Scholar lists thousands of scientific studies …
This a nice feel good cat photo. It is time for a bit of “feel good”. Sarah Hartwell recommended it! It is not uncommon for interspecies mothering to take place: dogs raising leopards (see also dog saves kittens), cats raising rabbits, cats raising dogs and in this instance a cat nursing a squirrel. As …
It is the time to deal with a donation to a cat charity under this PoC scheme. At end of September the total number of comments were 19,252. As at today, 1st November 2013, the number of comments is 20,471, making 1,219 comments for October. My thanks to everyone who commented and contributed. I …
