Petition Stopped Cruel Training On Cats

Cats used for training medical students

Petitions do work….sometimes. At one time I thought they didn’t. This is a notable success. This is not hot-of-the-press news but interesting information nonetheless. Both myself and Elisa have written about this before as has Robyn Gianotti. At one time, training medical students could involve cats (has this totally stopped in the USA?). Perhaps …

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Chained Circus Cougar Rescued After 20 Years And Spends Dying Months Free in Natural Habitat

This is a happy ending cat story although the happiness cannot wash away the unhappiness of being chained up in the back of a truck and used as a circus big cat for a staggering twenty years. Peru banned circus wild animals. The law had to be enforced vigorously because most circuses defied the …

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How a Legacy of $125,000 to Help Fight Cat Declawing was Misused

In her will, Rhoda Hogan gave $125,000 (USD) to: “An organization to be used to publicize and educate the public about the cruel effect of de-clawing cats and to support legislation forbidding it.” I have to conclude that Rhoda was a cat lover. She cared deeply about cat welfare, it seems to me. I …

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Recovering Alcoholic Artist, Steve Keiper Jr., Creates Super Cat Portraits

Steve Keiper painting of cat

I have just discovered the work of Steven Keiper Jr and I’d like to promote it. I want to promote his work because, through the struggles of a person close to me, I understand the difficulties with life that alcoholism presents. It makes life much harder – almost impossible sometimes. It makes life dangerous …

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