A Michael Broad Blog
NEWS/OPINION ARTICLE: A SPAR (supermarket) poster in South Africa carried misleading information about the transmission of the coronavirus from companion animal to human. The amended poster is now crossed out with the sign ‘Incorrect Information’ emblazoned across it as it contained a misleading reference to avoiding contact with cats and dogs. The scientists have …
A cute video (partly speeded up) of a beautiful and slightly overweight grey, classic tabby cat protecing their toddler friend and companion. The cat seems to intervene, for example, to stop the toddler falling off a bedside chest of drawers. There is definitely something going on. Perhaps the cat is a female and her …
Here’s why we should all be angry at China. We need to politely complain. It is not racist. It is about fact, cause and effect. We have a right to discuss the 14th century attitudes of China which have brought the world to its knees. It is Armageddon out there. I feels like the …
UPDATE APRIL 1, 2020 According to an April 1 post in Examinerlive.co.uk, Bolt returned on Wednesday morning at 5am, with staff reporting that he’s lost a little weight “but is otherwise OK”. Doting carers now plan to fit Bolt with a tracking collar. Felix and Bolt are cat pest controllers for TransPennine Express at …
This is a brilliant podcast from Ruth in which she expresses her thoughts about domestic cats and the coronavirus pandemic. She gives us her Message from America. It is wide ranging and above all positive. Ruth takes the positives from this horrible pandemic and the very strange times we are living through. I love …
I think there are four reasons why you think that your cat is behaving badly and why you think she dislikes you. The first issue is whether your cat is reflecting your personality. The second issue overlaps with the first and is whether you dislike your cat for whatever reason and as a consequence …
I am asking a question. I hope Facebook takes note of that and don’t punish me. It is just that Facebook’s Marketplace has 800 million monthly active users according to Facebook as reported by The Times and there is a potential for spreading the virus. It is reported that items put on sale (in …
It’ll be the next innovation in pet food: a food made from bacteria which contains the right balance of proteins. It’ll raise eyebrows. People will question whether strict carnivores such as felines can be sustained by bacteria. I understand the doubts. However, it will happen, I feel, and I am confident that the manufacturers, …
