A Michael Broad Blog
The media indicates to me that there is somewhat of an epidemic of opioid abuse in many US communities. In short, there’s an increased addiction to prescription painkillers. I think the same sort of trend is present in the UK. I’d like to cross-reference that introduction with a news item that I have read …
Bay County Animal Control have decided that they will only accept kittens and cats by appointment after July 8th 2017. If the shelter is full (the 75 cat cages are occupied) the name of the caller will be added to a waiting list. The new method is controversial. Some people see this as an …
The words in the title are a Google search term which is why I chose it. I can provide a case study (in the singular). The study shows how unethical animal research can be. In fact its very existence is unethical as far as I am concerned. I want to refer to a company …
This is very much in brief. The video below summarises in layperson’s language quite a technical research document published on the Nature Ecology and Evolution website. The ancient history of the domestic cat is quite well-known but if you watch the video you will note that there were two strands or waves in the …
These are amazing looking cats. You can read about the Oriental Shorthair by clicking on this link. These cats have superlative coats and I have never seen such an amazing cat moustache before. The video may load slowly but it will load because it comes from Facebook…! Well, guess what, the video disappeared. Surprise, …
The number of overweight cats in America has risen by 169% in the past 10 years. By way of comparison, there’s been an equivalent 158% increase in overweight dogs over the same period. Thirty-three percent of cats and dogs are overweight or obese in America. Banfield Pet Hospital also tells us in which state …
An Oregon cat was stolen from her property June 22 in Newberg. The entire catnapping was caught on video surveillance. Word has it the vehicle is a 2004-2007 Ford Focus but that hasn’t been confirmed. Elizabeth Sides posted the following on her Facebook wall Monday concerning her cat Sevi, a three-year-old Ragdoll who was stolen …
Update: Court date for Raymond is the AM session on August 24, 2017 in Union County, NC. This is an update on the case of the Monroe, North Carolina cat abandoned by his owner June 22 and written about in this PoC article. The search continues for Samson and an arrest has been made …
