A Michael Broad Blog
The latest news is: “Mercury found in tins of tuna described as ‘colossal risk to public health’ ” (Foodwatch France which was behind the investigation). Why do tuna have such high levels of mercury in them? And are there good reasons other than ingesting poison for no longer buying tuna in supermarkets? The following …
The world hates rats. Unfair. Speciesism in action. Although, some people love them and this story may change the public profile of this much maligned ‘pest’ so mercilessly persecuted by humans. They are smart and eminently trainable with memories as good as the best sniffer dogs. Being a lot smaller they can rummage around …
The BBC is asking whether cats should be culled to stop extinctions. Of course, the author is discussing the culling of feral cats primarily in places where there are native species preyed upon by these cats. There have been rare instances of species being made extinct by predation from feral cats; hence the question. …
It is why we have spaying and neutering of domestic cats and many feral cats through TNR programmes. Even without sterilization the theoretical becomes very unattainable through accident, predation and disease. You’ll see the ravages of disease on kittens among the feral cat population. For example, cat flu often leads to secondary bacterial eye …
This is a report on a study looking at a durable contraceptive for female feral cats to try and control numbers in the US. We constantly read about feral cats decimating wildlife although, if we are honest, we don’t know accurately the impact feral cats have on the population numbers of the feral cats’ …
This, for me, is a huge success story and it needs to be told as much as possible! It’s a story which promotes the feral and domestic cat. It improves their public profile which, for me, can lead to better cat welfare and less abuse. In short, the Tree House Humane Society’s “Cats at …
‘Fouling’ means defecating in this instance. Domestic cat marking with faces as opposed to urine is not uncommon and the reason behind the territorial marking will fundamentally be the same. Other than territorial issues there is health and the all-important litter box management in terms of cleanliness and position. The size of the litter …
In India, a man was fatally trampled by a wild elephant as he tried to take a selfie in Maharashtra’s western region. India reportedly has recorded the highest number of selfie deaths followed by the US and Russia. A man in southern India was mauled to death earlier in February by an Asiatic lion after he …
