What affects us affects cats
It’s happening all the time. Elisa brings up these stories regularly and recently she referred to a notorious case. In this example, which has gone viral in a big way on news websites, the angelic face of a young women looks defiantly into a police camera as if butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth …
There is a better way of handling a stray cat problem than trapping and killing them. And the residents of Pompano Beach, Florida are also afraid that pet cats might be accidentally euthanised (killed is a more accurate word) which is what has happened already. Peter Werneken said: “I was devastated, I was really …
This story is one that I ‘guaran-damn-tee’ you will get your blood to boiling. According to an April 12 report by The Charlotte Observer, the third suspect wanted for animal cruelty after posting photos of a mutilated cat on Instagram has been arrested. Now here’s where it gets interesting. Jace Greene, 29, and Shariah Metzger, …
A serval (exotic cat) is on the loose in the Virginia Beach area after escaping his owners home in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina last October. Hopefully, the NC to Virginia cat will have a better outcome. The biggest risk, as I see it, is too many people like to shoot things for ‘the thrill …
The Carr Fire was first reported on July 23, 2018, at the intersection of Highway 299 and Carr Powerhouse Road, in the Whiskeytown district of the Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area, in Shasta County, California. When the fire reached Redding on July 26, Tom and Judy Henderson packed up their truck and headed to a …
All the discussions we have about domestic cat socialisation concerns socialisation to humans. Little is known about the important time for kitten-to-kitten socialisation. I try and address the topic generally here. During the first two weeks kittens form an attachment to their mother. It is based on smell (olfaction). During the first four weeks …
What is the ideal hold time for stray cats at animal shelters? I am genuinely asking for the input of visitors. The New Erie County legislature passed a law last Thursday which shortens the hold time for stray cats at animal shelters before they can be adopted. Previously their shelters were required to hold …
NPR News reports that according to a spokesperson for the Ecuadorian Embassy, Assange’s cat ‘hasn’t been with the embassy since the fall’ [link]. Clearly the embassy staff wanted rid of the cat: “It was taken by Mr. Assange’s associates. We are not a pet store, so we do not keep pets here.” It looks …
