What Percentage of Protein Should Be In Cat Food?
My research indicates that the percentage of protein in cat food should be between 25 and 50%. The classic prey of a domestic cat is the mouse. The mouse is made up of 40% protein.
Month: January 2018
Feral Cat Caretakers Don’t Always Do the Right Thing
I personally have great admiration for people who voluntarily care for feral cats. As far as I could am concerned they do valuable work and this is not a general criticism. However, I also believe that sometimes feral cat caretakers and those people who are concerned about feral cat welfare make mistakes and antagonize …
Cat Banned from Shop after 13 Years of Visiting Because of One Complaint
An anonymous shopper to a shop in Bournemouth, UK complained about a cat who had been visiting the shop for 13 years. The regular shoppers like him. Damn it, they love him. They see no problem in his presence. And yet when one anonymous complainer told the owners that they did not like the …
Veterinarian Resigns from AVMA over Declawing
Karel Cornohan DVM has resigned from the AVMA because this toothless, unethical association does not take a positive stand against declawing. In my words, they have fudged the matter. They have been shilly-shallying over declawing for a long time. They just can’t bring themselves to declare in unambiguous terms that the declawing of cats …
Most People Who Neglect Animals Are Also Neglecting Themselves
The words of the title were spoken by a police sergeant in the Netherlands’ special pet police. Yes, the Dutch have a pet police force and what is particularly interesting about it is that it was introduced by a far right party called Party for Freedom when they were in coalition with the mainstream …
A Whole Colony of Fixed Cats Allegedly Poisoned
It appears that a whole colony of spayed and neutered cats in Orlando, Florida, USA has been poisoned by somebody and the colony caretakers need funding in order to carry out toxicology tests on the dead cats and if possible to prosecute the case as a crime under the animal welfare laws of Florida.
All 40 Cats At A Rescue Center Are Black
When all 40 cats at a rescue center are black because potential adopters refused to adopt a black cat then we know that we have a dire situation. The reason given is that people want to take nice photographs of their cats and upload them to social media and black cats don’t look good in photographs. They are wrong.
How Small Are Singapura Cats?
Singapura cats are the smallest cat breed in the cat fancy. On my estimation, they vary in weight from between 4 to 9 pounds or 2 to 4 kg. Clearly not all Singapura’s are very small. But as the lower end of their weight scale is 4 pounds, this is about half or even …
