Why should cats be treated with the same respect as humans? Why should all animals be treated with the same respect as humans? It almost seems that the world is divided into two equal parts on this debate: whether to treat animals as creatures to be used by humans or whether to treat them …
Hi, I’m Kylee Mitchell and this is my story. I live in Oamaru which is in North Otago Region, in Waitaki District in the South Island of New Zealand. It is in between Timaru and Dunedin. Oamaru is a Town of about 20,200 people. It’s a mix of both rural (as there are, lot …
Just one hundred years ago the tiger population was more than 30 times greater than today. There were at least 100,000 of these magnificent big cats living on our planet. But due to illegal trade in parts, poaching and the loss of their habitat the tiger population has been drastically decimated. As a result …
By Ruth aka Kattaddorra I write this article with tears in my eyes as I remember all these beautiful cats. They belonged to a person who we thought was a friend. We met through Cats Protection when Marion our local co-ordinator asked us to look after twelve cats as their owner was going into …
On the Internet there are hundreds of thousands of articles on websites written about cat behaviour with the intention of helping people to understand it. There are very many self appointed cat experts. Even people who really are expert and who understand cats well still get it wrong. As Ruth says, there are some …
The special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States is strained by the fact that a substantial section of society in America support the declawing of cats. Clearly, this only affects people who (a) are aware of the fact that some people do declaw their cats in America and (b) love or …
Do you euthanize a cat that has contracted bovine TB? The answer is no unless you really have to, in my opinion. However, this is a big question because in an earlier article I wrote that the first case of transmission of bovine TB from cat to person had been recorded and, as a …
Cats are naturally curious creatures. They love to investigate the new spring plants that you’ve brought home to plant around the house. They love it when all the springtime bugs come out from hiding. They also like to investigate any cabinets or closets that have been left open. As much as your cat thinks …
