Animals Should Have a Legal Personality To Protect Their Rights in Court

This concerns the United Kingdom.  Although this brief discussion refers to dogs, it is about animals in general and therefore inclusive of the domestic cat. Noel Sweeney, a practising barrister specialising in criminal and animal law as well as human rights, proposes that animals should be given a legal personality under the law so …

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Animal Legal Defense Fund To Probe Austin County DA Handling of Cat Shooting

Animal League Defense Fund

On June 26, the Animal Legal Defense Fund issued a press release explaining their intent to review the Austin County District Attorney Office’s handling of the criminal case against Kristen Lindsey. Austin County District Attorney Travis J. Koehn has been asked to produce all records under the Texas Public Information Act (Tex. Gov. Code …

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Tabby Cat Warns Owner Of Breast Cancer

Willow, a classic, brown tabby cat, warned her owner, Annemarie Cotton that she had breast cancer.  Cotton is convinced that her tabby cat saved her life. “My cancer was caught in time thanks to Willow drawing my attention to my breast.” Here’s the story in some detail.  Annemarie Cotton said: “Willow had always liked …

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Cat owners in denial about cat hunting

Cat predation study

Are UK cat owners really in denial about the level of killings by their cat? This is the conclusion of a recent study. It discovered that 60% of owners disagreed that domestic cats were harming wildlife while 13% strongly disagreed. I am surprised that the cat owning participants disagreed because often they won’t know …

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Dwarf Cat With The Shortest Legs

Dwarf cat with super short legs

This has got to be a dwarf cat! That goes without saying but I don’t think the legs could be any shorter. I have not seen a dwarf cat with legs this short although the fur hides them. If they were shorter the cat could not walk. I find the video slightly amusing, interesting …

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