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Pictured from left to right are George, Toby, Mia, Kevin and Chester in their ‘catio’ in Blackpool

Planning permission for catios, cat breeding outhouses and cat shelters (and neighbour problems)

PoC avatarPosted on April 22, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 23, 2022

There has been a series of high-profile, media-reported examples in which individuals have failed to obtain planning permission before they operated a cat breeding facility or shelter from their home or built a catio in their front yard. In the …

Posted in planning laws | Tagged Cat News, local authorities, local laws, planning law
Animal shelter Ukraine

Russians shell and shoot up Ukraine animal shelters

PoC avatarPosted on March 9, 2022 by Michael BroadMarch 9, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT: Putin is rapidly catching up with Hitler as the world’s worst mass murderer. The destruction and devastation in Ukraine is nothing short of horrendous and is being conducted callously and mercilessly at the behest of one madman: …

Posted in war | Tagged animal shelters, cat death, cat killing, Cat News, cats and dogs, dog news, Putin, Russians, ukraine, Ukraine invasion, war

45% reduction in cat euthanasia in Humane Canada shelters over 27 years

PoC avatarPosted on December 20, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 20, 2021

HUMANE CANADA, the Federation of SPCAs and Humane Societies, has provided us with a very useful chart. It tells us that with respect to cats at their shelters there has been a 45% reduction in euthanasia rates over the period …

Posted in statistics | Tagged animal shelters, cat euthanasia, cat reunited with family, cat shelters usa, euthanasia, fostering, statistics | Leave a reply
A cat watches TV at PAWS in Lynnwood. The animal rescue is seeking TV donations. Photo - Lynn Jefferson at PAWS

Cat TV for rescue cats at shelters to enrich their environment

PoC avatarPosted on November 16, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 16, 2021

Here’s a cool idea which I like a lot from the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in Lynnwood, USA. They installed a 47-inch flat panel TV facing the cages containing the cats at their rescue. The cats are held in …

Posted in environment | Tagged animal rescue, animal shelter, cat rescues, cat shelter, cat television, enriched environment, enriching cat environment | Leave a reply
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
Home-made cat shelter

Home-made cat shelters should not be too big

PoC avatarPosted on February 18, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 18, 2021

This is something which has occurred to me for some time. My thoughts have been renewed by the stories of extreme weather conditions in Texas causing very low temperatures and snow storms. Feral cats are at risk of frostbite and …

Posted in caring for feral cats | Tagged caring for feral cats, cold weather, homemade shelter | 1 Reply
Styrofoam cooler feral cat shelter covered in black plastic sheeting

Are Styrofoam feral cat shelters a good idea?

PoC avatarPosted on November 13, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 15, 2021

In one respect Styrofoam feral cat shelters are an excellent idea because its a way of reusing discarded coolers. Discarded Styrofoam coolers are easy to turn into insulated, warm and effective feral cat shelters. You’ll find videos on how to …

Posted in caring for feral cats | Tagged caring for feral cats, feral cat shelters, feral cats, feral cats and their management, homemade shelter | 1 Reply
Assisi kitten

Cats and dogs are calmer at shelters when they are selected online because of the coronavirus pandemic

PoC avatarPosted on November 5, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 5, 2020

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Because of Covid-19, one animal shelter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Assisi Animal Sanctuary, is using the Internet as a means to present their animals to potential adopters in order to comply with social distancing, to minimise …

Posted in animal sanctuary | Tagged animal sanctuary, animal shelter, Belfast, cat sanctuary, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), good cat news, internet, Northern Ireland, online cat adoptions | 1 Reply
Picture of cat in shelter like being in prison

Can animal shelters refuse animals?

PoC avatarPosted on August 22, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 22, 2020

Somebody asked the question whether animal shelters can refuse animals. The answer must depend on the type of animal shelter we are referring to. There are a wide range of animal shelters. Two types are the no-kill rescue animal shelter …

Posted in animal sanctuary | Tagged animal shelter, cat euthanasia, cat shelters, cat shelters usa, humanely euthanize a cat, no-kill, no-kill shelter | Leave a reply
Feral or Stray Cat Being Spayed

Do private practice veterinarians desex cats later than shelters and if so why?

PoC avatarPosted on June 9, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 9, 2020

I have just been informed by the authors of a study on the impacts of pet cats on Australian wildlife that animal shelters desex cats when they are younger than four months of age because the focus is on preventing …

Posted in neutering | Tagged australia, behavior of veterinarians, cat neutering, cat spaying, compulsory cat neutering, early spaying, ethical decisions from veterinarians, neutering, Neutering cats, spaying and neutering, veterinarians | 2 Replies
Coronavrius animal shelter bubble

American communities step up to help animal shelters but the future is precarious

PoC avatarPosted on May 2, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 2, 2020

ANIMAL SHELTERS USA – CORONAVIRUS EFFECT – OPINION: There is a clear message emanating from the Internet about animal shelters in America and there are two aspects to it. One is positive and one is negative. During the coronavirus pandemic, …

Posted in Animal Rescue | Tagged America, animal shelters, animal shelters usa, cat adoptions, cat foster care, cat fostering, Cat News, cats and dogs, charitable donations, fostering | Leave a reply
Lucy Watson has a fundraiser for Greek animal rescue

Animal shelters in poorer European countries are suffering because of coronavirus pandemic

PoC avatarPosted on April 1, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 1, 2020

NEWS/OPINION: It is reported (Metro.co.uk) that animal rescues in the less well developed European countries in terms of animal welfare are suffering because of the coronavirus outbreak. Countries such as Romania and Greece are not wonderful bastions of animal welfare …

Posted in volunteers | Tagged animal rescue, animal shelters, cat rescues, charitable donations, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Europe, Greece, Romania, voluntary work, volunteers
Closed Calgary Humane Society

North American animal shelters are in difficulties

PoC avatarPosted on March 19, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 19, 2020

The online news regarding animal shelters in North America indicates quite severe difficulties are being encountered by some of them due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are some examples. Canada The Globe and Mail online website reports from Canada and …

Posted in cats in emergencies | Tagged animal shelter, animal shelters, animal shelters usa, Cat News, cats in emergencies, coronavirus (2019-nCoV) | Leave a reply
Colorado House chambers at the state Capitol

Colorado law designed to ensure high standard, ‘socially conscious’ animal shelters

PoC avatarPosted on March 2, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 2, 2020

I like this law which is currently going through the Colorado legislature. Not everyone does who is involved in debating it but it appeals to me. I particularly like the concept of setting standards which create “socially conscious shelters”. I …

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged animal law, Animal Rescue USA, animal shelters, animal shelters usa, cat shelters, cat shelters usa, Colorado, no-kill shelter | Leave a reply
Series of cat shelters built on top of pipeline

Series of cat shelters in snow built on top of pipeline (video)

PoC avatarPosted on February 19, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 19, 2020

This looks like the series of shelters were contructed on top of an insulated pipeline. I don’t know what the pipe carries. It is off the ground and it may be warm. Both are good reasons to place the shelters …

Posted in outdoor cat house | Tagged feeding feral cats, feral cats, outdoor cat house, volunteers | Leave a reply

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