What affects us affects cats
John Hinckley Jr has been held at a psychiatric hospital for over 30 years as a result of his attempted assassination of the then president Ronald Reagan and the shooting of three others outside the Washington Hilton hotel in 1981. Latterly he has been living in a room at St Elizabeths Hospital (a psychiatric …
This is a snippet of an update on this very long running, tortuous saga of a criminal matter involving the killing of a ginger tabby cat, Tiger, by the now infamous veterinarian Kristen Lindsey who used a bow and arrow to Tiger’s head as you may recall. Through her lawyer she applied for a …
The “Working Cats Program” at a Carolina humane society has resulted in a prestigious job at a famous “castle.” This is the story of ZZ, formally known as Loki, and is another feel-good story about an animal facility working to place every cat possible, and an adopter who knew the benefits of natural pest …
It is in our cat’s DNA to hunt for his food. Hunting is a major part of a cat’s behaviour. Why, therefore, do we simply plonk down on the kitchen floor a bowl of commercially prepared cat food in a thrice daily ritual which plays no part in allowing a domestic cat to express …
This is a UK story. The story concerns a tabby cat who was nearly 20 years of age. He went wandering outside which is typical in the UK. Some students picked him up, they fed him and say that he looked well. They handed the old boy to a local veterinarian in New Dover …
There are indications that the parasite causing toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma gondii, could be used in the future in treatments to cure cancer. This is great news because toxoplasmosis is used as a rod to beat cats. It is a parasite which is frequently used as a reason to malign, denigrate, criticise and kill stray and …
In what has been described as the most ambitious conservation project (I wouldn’t describe it as that) the government of New Zealand plans to kill, over a period of 35 years, all predators who prey on birds in New Zealand. This of course must include feral cats. New Zealand has a not too dissimilar …
Hundreds of animal shelters across the United States recently participated in an event between July 1 and July 23 called Clear The Shelters. NBC News reported 700 shelters participated, finding homes for 45,000 unwanted shelter dogs and cats. Two beautiful tabbies whose owner died while vacationing in France were among those fortunate enough to find …
