What affects us affects cats
July 2013: Despite being belatedly banned in Switzerland, the fur trade in domestic cat pelts, still exists on the black market for three reasons: It is lucrative – a blanket made of up to 12 domestic cat pelts can be worth more than $1,700 You can still shoot domestic cats if they are more …
The Swiss newspapers have informed us that the Swiss fur trade has been banned from Jan 1st 2013 but some trade continues. Marc very kindly told me about this important event. It is important because, as I understand it, Switzerland, surprisingly, is the centre of the fur trade in Europe. Worldwide, China is the …
A discussion about the drift towards autocracies and what it signifies. Can it be corrected? Can we change course? The growing trend of rejecting democracy in favor of autocracy signifies several important shifts in global politics, society, and governance. Here are some key factors and implications: 1. Disillusionment with Democratic Institutions Many people feel …
Introduction The second part of this page (after the long introduction) was written about 12-13 years ago. I need to warn people about that. Details can change over this sort of timeframe. It does not mean that they have changed because in the world of conservation and protecting wildlife under these sorts of treaties, …
Overview: The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is the largest of the European wildcats. It is also the largest of the subspecies of lynx of which the American bobcat is part. The other is the Canada lynx. The habitat is typically forest and includes the rocky hillsides of northern Europe, Russia and central Asia. The …
The name Geoffroy’s Cat is unusual as it is named after French naturalist, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, “who identified Geoffroy’s Cat as a different species” (src: Wikipedia) whilst a professor of zoology when in Paris, France. The middle name is a Germanic version of the more familiar Geoffrey. This, I am sure causes problems when …
OPINION PLEASE NOTE – DISAGREE? TELL ME PLEASE: It may surprise people to know that there are 10 countries where cat and dog meat (or cat or dog meat) is still on the menu. Although Taiwan has just banned it which is a good sign that in the Far East there is a gradual …
It surprises me that in 2015, in Europe, in a healthy number of member states, the hunting and shooting of outdoor, domesticated cats is permitted. It appears that the bureaucrats in Brussels have totally ignored animal welfare in their blizzard of regulations and rules. It is difficult to find hard facts on this topic …
