A Michael Broad Blog
People who read about domestic cats online may have noticed newspaper reports of what must have been deliberate acts of cruelty and violence against outside two domestic cats in which their ear flaps have been cut off. There was at least one other incidence of violence in which a cat suffered a slash across …
Mountain lions are not normally independent until they are at least a year old. In a study of 1992, Characteristics of a Hunted Population of Cougars in South-Western Alberta by Ross and Jalkotzy it was found that of 30 kittens from 18 litters, the average age of independence was 15.2 months in a range …
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE TO SEE INFORMATION ON THE BREEDS ABYSSINIAN TO HIMALAYAN WITH A LINK TO LOTS MORE. THE LINKS TO THE REMAINING BREEDS ARE SHOWN BELOW. BY CLICKING THIS LINK YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SEE DIFFERENT CAT BODY TYPES OF THE BREEDS. JAPANESE BOBTAIL TO PIXIEBOB RAGDOLL TO YORK CHOCOLATE Abyssinian …
Molly is a highly energetic, intelligent cocker spaniel. She has become a celebrity thanks to her success in detecting the whereabouts of lost companion cats. She’s been on television where she licked the presenter’s feet. Molly learned her detection skills at a scent recognition school run by the charity Medical Detection Dogs in Milton …
Online news media describe Sophie, a black tortoiseshell cat, as unlucky because she has been in and out of a rescue centre without finding a permanent home. I don’t quite see it that way. I think this is about human failure and the inability to provide this cat with a suitable home. It is …
Thousands have joined an online campaign to allow a cat to return to the premises of St. Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley, Sussex (UK). Spike, who wandered in more than six years ago, has been evicted. A Change.org petition has already gathered more than 3,000 signatures asking for Spike the cat to be allowed to …
Members of the Lehigh Acres Fire Control & Rescue District (Florida) responded to a public assistance call Saturday after a small kitten decided to run across multiple lanes of traffic. The Lehigh Acres, Florida department was able to safely rescue the kitten and posted the happy news on their Facebook community page “Today E103 responded to …
“Moon [his cat] helps Madden realize that being born unique is an incredible thing; that he is magic.” AND “Funny how a pet can make you feel less alone.” The two quotes are by the boy’s mother, Christina. Wow, this awesome. Madden Humphreys, 7, was born with a cleft palate and odd-eyes which is …
