A Michael Broad Blog
NEWS AND OPINION: in my view, Turkey has, in general, a good relationship with domestic animals thanks to the fact that the large majority are Muslims and the Muslim faith by and large is sensitive to animal welfare but the trouble is that dogs are perceived by this faith nowadays as being dirty and …
It is no surprise to me and perhaps others that both domestic dogs and cats have smaller brains than their wild cousins from whom they have descended: the grey wolf for dogs and the Eurasian wildcat for cats. The reason is obvious: domestication, which has removed the challenges for survival and the lesser need …
This post is obliquely related to cats which is why I decided to publish it here. But it is mainly about dogs. Specifically, dogs on walks in the countryside where there are cattle. Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite. It’s a microscopic, single-celled organism that can cause significant problems for animals, particularly cattle and …
NEWS AND OPINION: Puppy famers aka puppy mills (and also kitten mills) use Pets4Homes, a major online presence for the adoption of cats and dogs to sell their illegally created companion animals. They have done so for years. They are difficult to stop as they use a range of anti-detection methods such as multiple …
I guess by now a lot of us know that dogs are very different to cats in tasting sweet substances, usually foods. The infographic below explains the difference if you were unaware of it. The underlying cause of this difference is that the dog is an omnivore in practice while the cat is a …
It is Will Atherton who coins the phrase ‘Leadership is Love’ on his TikTok channel. He is a dog trainer and behaviourist. He correctly says that the most dangerous dog is not a specific breed but the dog without an effective leader and one that is not trained. This undermines (correctly) the concept that …
There are two news items in the paper today which apply to all of us including cat caregivers. Cat caregivers need to remain healthy in order to carry out their duties to a high standard! (❤️ ω ❤️) Veganism is in the news again and this time there’s a study which suggests that a …
![Arturito, a stray cat from outside the cemetery, visits daily to benefit from Pisani’s feedings [Maria Amasanti/Al Jazeera]](https://pictures-of-cats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Arturito-a-stray-cat-from-outside-the-cemetery-visits-daily-to-benefit-from-Pisanis-feedings-360x241.webp)
All over the world there are community cats. Often the general feeling is that they live reasonable lives. These are cats that don’t have owners, a specific caregiver. They are rather loosely cared for by people living in the community; shop owners, perhaps workers and passers-by and residents. They might be attached to a …
