A Michael Broad Blog
Savage Pet, a California-based company, has issued a voluntary recall of specific batches of its raw chicken cat food due to concerns over potential contamination with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. This decision follows reports of two cats contracting the virus after consuming the affected product. Details of the Recall The recall pertains to …
Efforts to protect native wildlife in Australia and New Zealand have received a significant boost with the development of a new bait designed to humanely control feral cat populations. The Department of Conservation (DOC) in New Zealand has announced that a specially formulated meat-based bait, known as Felixers™, has demonstrated strong early results in …
The AI bot was instructed to create a video ‘short’ which is catchy and fun. I was impressed. It is done well. The words, voice and style are all the work of AI. Very little input from me. Objective? To see how this works in preparation for some more – possibly. More: cat video
Not Just Mousers: How Rituals, Not Rodents, Domesticated Cats. Recent genetic and archaeological research has reshaped our understanding of cat domestication, positioning ancient Egypt—not early farming communities—as the cradle of the human-cat bond. Contrary to the long-held belief that cats were domesticated primarily for pest control in agrarian societies, new evidence suggests that religious …
Survey Reveals Pets Are Preferred Over Spouses in Tough Times – but read about the bi-directional relationship in the second part of this article. A groundbreaking global survey has revealed that cats and dogs may offer more emotional comfort during stressful times than even our closest human companions. The study, conducted across 20 countries …
Ozempic and its cousins — Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound — have been hailed as breakthrough drugs in the global fight against obesity. Originally developed for type 2 diabetes, these medications are now being prescribed more widely for their powerful weight-loss effects. Social media is saturated with astonishing before-and-after photos. Celebrities are admitting, or denying, their …
When Oliver Widger quit his job, he wasn’t chasing a bigger paycheck or climbing a corporate ladder — he was following the call of the ocean. But he didn’t set sail alone. His first mate? A whiskered, four-pawed feline named Clarence. The Oregon-based adventurer recently went viral after documenting his unusual voyage: a solo …
California has its claws out as lawmakers push to ban cat declawing statewide. California is taking a significant step toward banning the controversial practice of cat declawing, positioning itself to become the third U.S. state to outlaw the procedure. The proposed legislation, currently under review in the California State Assembly, aims to prohibit elective …
