Where Is The Abyssinian Cat From?
The truth is we don’t know where the Abyssinian cat is from but I have presented a theory and the starting point for it is Charles Darwin. We can trace this cat breed to India under the British Raj.
Month: January 2018
What percentage of cats in the UK are neutered?
In 2012, 86% of cats were spayed and neutered in the UK (RSPCA). In 2017, 90% of cats were spayed and neutered (PDSA). For a stable cat population there needs to be a 92% neutering and spaying rate.
Can Pregnant Women Be around Cats?
I think this point needs to be made again. In fact, it needs to be made over and over again because, despite my best efforts and the efforts of others, women still have a misconception about being around cats when pregnant. But note that as I am a cat lover, I might be a …
Feeding Feral Cats Is Legal With A Few Exceptions
Feeding feral cats is legal across the United States with a few exceptions and most of these exceptions are at county or city level. One state, Hawaii, with a particularly pressing bird conservation issue has banned the feeding of feral cats at ports.
What Percentage of Cats Live Indoors?
When discussing the topic of the percentage of domestic cats living full-time indoors we have to turn to America (and Canada) where there is a very strong attitude towards indoor cats in stark contrast to the majority of the other countries on the planet.
Essay on Why Social Media Is Bad
This essay on why social media is bad covers well-known topics but the views expressed are mainly personal. Former president Barak Obama recently expressed a fear that social media can lead to a balkanization of our society. There are many other negative aspects amongst the equally numerous good points of this expanding phenomenon.
The Fire Cats of Northern California
Jennifer Petruska calls them “fire cats”. She is very concerned for them. She is an insomniac. She spends her nights searching for them, trapping them, struggling to reunite them with their owners. She entices them out of the Californian ashes with their singed whiskers and sore paws. She is successful. I’m referring to the …
My rescue cat bites my face
The title to this article is really a question about how to fix a cat behavior problem. This is what she wrote: “she’s four now, and i’ve had her for two years. she was fairly bite-y when i got her (though she never scratched) but over the years she’s become much sweeter. she’s still …
