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Cat Relinquishment Because of Flatulence!

PoC avatarPosted on April 9, 2014 by Michael BroadApril 10, 2014

Would you think it was possible to relinquish a cat that you had adopted two days earlier from a rescue center because he produced too much gas! You wouldn’t think it was possible would you, really? All you have to …

Posted in Animal Rescue | Tagged animal rescue, cat flatulence, cat relinquishment, rehoming rescue cats | 10 Replies

Will stoppage of long term benefits increase cat relinquishment?

PoC avatarPosted on December 28, 2013 by Michael BroadDecember 29, 2013

In the United States, federal long-term unemployment benefit that was instigated by president Bush is to be stopped this Saturday. It is a generous welfare benefit and stopping it will severely affect about 1.3 million Americans initially. The numbers will …

Posted in abandoned cat, Cat shelters, Human to cat relationship | Tagged cat relinquishment, cost of veterinary care | 27 Replies
Safari Cat

Safari Cat breeders (2022)

PoC avatarPosted on April 10, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 17, 2022

Quite a few people search for breeders of this cat. ItĀ could have been as popular as the Savannah cat, possibly (see below the table as to why I think it isn’t). The breed is rare and there are few breeders. …

Posted in Safari Cat | Tagged cat breeders, safari cat | 2 Replies
Declawed cat

Cat declawing myths and truths

PoC avatarPosted on January 10, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 10, 2022

Cat declawing myths are legendary and they are disseminated by our beloved veterinarians who are charged with the responsibility of caring for our cats. Here are some myths that are portrayed as fact by the vets. I also present the …

Posted in behavior of veterinarians | Tagged declawing cats, veterinarians | 1 Reply
Cat owning public in rented accomodation face difficulties in the UK

Navigating the barriers of being a pet owner in rented accommodation post coronavirus

PoC avatarPosted on May 9, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 29, 2022

In the UK, and there are similar issues in the USA, there are complexities and barriers in trying to be a pet owner in rented accommodation. In the UK, this has been compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. There will be …

Posted in ownership | Tagged Animal laws, Cat News, cat owner, cat ownership, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), landlords, pet owners, rented properties, restrictions on cat ownership | Leave a reply
Social isolation during coronavirus lockdowns have encouraged people to adopt new pets

Unbelievable: UK households buy 3.2 million animals in lockdown

PoC avatarPosted on March 13, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 13, 2021

Online news media reports that a Ā£500m investor plans to cash in on the cats and dogs boom. What boom? The coronavirus cat and dog boom. It’s bizarre and frankly disturbing if it takes a pandemic to provoke people who’ve …

Posted in adoption | Tagged adoption, animal shelter, cat abandonment, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), dog abandonment, dog adoption, purebred cats, social media | 3 Replies
Cat in shelter

Factors affecting choice of cats adopted at shelters

PoC avatarPosted on March 9, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 9, 2021

At heart this is really a discussion about cat overpopulation in America and in the UK. Is there a cat overpopulation problem? The simple answer is, yes, because too many cats are killed at shelters because they are unwanted. However, …

Posted in adoption | Tagged animal shelters, cat adoption, cat overpopulation, cat overpopulation usa, cat rescue adoptions, cat shelters, cat shelters usa, cat study, statistics, unwanted cats | Leave a reply
Cat checked for health

Medical conditions of hoarded cats

PoC avatarPosted on July 9, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 9, 2020

A useful and interesting study has been conducted on the medical conditions that hoarded cats suffer from. It is published online on the Sage Journals website. In this study, the hoarded cats were relinquished to the Toronto Humane Society. Also, …

Posted in hoarders | Tagged cat health problems, Cat Hoarding, cat study, study | Leave a reply

The uncertain future of New York City’s cats during pandemic

PoC avatarPosted on May 1, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 1, 2020

Lisa Scroggins, the founder of Little Wanderers, a rescue organisation under pressure, but remaining successful during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, is nervous about the future of feral and indeed domestic cats in the city. She said that …

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged animal hospital, ASPCA, cat adoptions, Cat News, cat rescue, charitable donations, cost of veterinary care, feral cats, New York, TNR, volunteers | Leave a reply
Benefits of older cats

Benefits of adopting an older cat

PoC avatarPosted on January 2, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 2, 2020

There are numerous reasons why you should adopt an older cat. However, it is useful to ask ourselves why kittens are more popular than older cats. For example, two cat rescues in Blackpool, UK say that when it comes to …

Posted in adoption | Tagged adoption, cat adoption, elderly cat, kitten adoption, older cat, senior cat adoption | Leave a reply
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Elderly woman wants her beloved cat back because new owner is in breach of contract

PoC avatarPosted on December 31, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 31, 2019

Syracuse, NY: An elderly woman, Carol Money, felt that she had to give up her beloved Norwegian Forest Cat, Lacie, because at 72 years of age Carol was no longer able to lift her cat onto her bed to allow …

Posted in cat caretaking mistakes | Tagged cat adoption, cat contract, cat relinquishment, relinquishing cats | Leave a reply
Cat needs a new home

Twitter post: ‘If I can’t find a good home for her she will be put down’

PoC avatarPosted on March 11, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 17, 2019

Danny Howard is a proud LGBTQ advocate because he is openly transgender and bisexual. He declares it on Twitter. His sexuality has nothing to do with his desire to relinquish his cat as far as I am aware. It might …

Posted in abandoned cat | Tagged cat relinquishment, relinquishing cats | Leave a reply
Cat Play Fights With Baby

Origin of Cat Sucks Baby’s Breath

PoC avatarPosted on February 28, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 28, 2019

The belief that a domestic cat could suck the breath out of a baby probably stemmed from a combination of factors: Cats were considered to be witches’ familiars, companions to witches, at the time when people believed in witchcraft. Some …

Posted in sayings | Tagged baby and cat, cat behavior, cat sayings, Cat Superstitions, Sayings | 10 Replies
Unwanted cat mailed to shelter

Unwanted cat mailed in parcel to animal shelter

PoC avatarPosted on January 11, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 11, 2019

Mr Yang, 33, posted his Scottish Fold cat in a sealed cardboard box to an animal shelter because he wanted to get rid of ‘it’. It’s the first time, perhaps in the history of this planet, that somebody has sent …

Posted in abandoned cat | Tagged animal shelter, unwanted cats | 10 Replies
Size of cat's stomach

How big is a cat’s stomach? And are we feeding our cats all wrong?

PoC avatarPosted on December 29, 2018 by Michael BroadFebruary 1, 2020

The size of a cat’s stomach is important in working out how to feed our cat. The domestic cat’s stomach is about the size of a ping-pong ball ‘they say’. This is the equivalent of no more than a maximum …

Posted in bowls | Tagged cat behavior, cat food, cat hunting, cat products, dry cat food, feeding cats | 5 Replies

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