A Michael Broad Blog
We have a snippet of confusing information from the BBC website about the arrest of a 31-year-old man who is suspected of killing and mutilating five cats in Northampton but the Met police, the primary force investigating the Croydon Cat Killer, are unaware of the arrest. It was thought that the five cats were killed by the Croydon man. Sounds strange. Police laziness?
Concerned with dogs left out in the cold, volunteers showed up at the Chester County Animal Shelter on Monday to check on the dogs under the care of the shelter. Officers with the Chester County Sheriff’s Office showed up as well. Since the Chester, South Carolina shelter was closed for the holiday, the volunteers …
The PDSA (People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals) a charity and a chain of animal hospitals in the UK, have provided a useful report on various aspects of cat ownership in the UK. One of their statistics tells us that 58% of cats live as the only cat in a household while 42% of cats …
The conclusion is that domestic cats can tell the time but not based on our 24-hour clock but based upon the natural rhythms of their life living with us and driven by their biological clock.
This is the story of Nativity Grace, a kitten abandoned in a store parking lot in 10-degree Fahrenheit temperature. I realize this is a long article, but PLEASE take the time to read how Marleen Jenkins and Janelle Scere handled their first non-shelter rescue of 2018. Both are ‘cat champions’ at Cabarrus County Animal …
Susan Calman has three cats or is it four! No, it’s five (see tweet below)! She now has five as at September 2017. She keeps them indoors full-time. This is unusual for a British citizen. Susan Calman recently appeared on the highly popular BBC television show, Strictly Come Dancing. She did very well although …
PETA have softened their stance on TNR in India because they are doing it there, in Mumbai, against their declared universal criteria which is that TNR should only take place under their auspices when the cats are in an non-hazardous area.
This Facebook video caused a heated discussion because it is of a father cat comforting a female with her newborn offspring and some commenters criticised the cats’ owner for not sterilising the cats while others thought that they should suspend their criticisms and enjoy the video for what it is: cute and heartwarming.
