Author name: Michael Broad

Hi, I'm a 74-year-old retired solicitor (attorney in the US). Before qualifying I worked in many jobs including professional photography. I love nature, cats and all animals. I am concerned about their welfare. If you want to read more click here.

Cat brings bird to stranger's house

Uknown cat brings dead birds to your front door and meows. What does it mean?

There is a stray cat in the community. You don’t know the cat and yet she consistently brings dead birds to your front door and meows until you come out. What does this mean? It isn’t unique but probably quite unusual. The way to try and understand this is to refer to the mother-kitten relationship. …

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Assisted dying is good for pet cats

Assisted dying is good for pets

First the definition of assisted dying. Let’s be clear it applies to humans even though we do the same thing to pets all the time when it is called being ‘put to sleep’ or ‘euthanasia’. Definition of assisted dying: “The practice whereby a person with a terminal illness or incurable condition is helped to take their own life, especially …

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Siamese cats should have vivid blue eyes as per the cat associations' breed standards

Can a cat recognize its owner from a distance without smelling them or hearing their voice?

Yes, is the answer to the question in the title. I can produce the results of a couple of tests that were passed by domestic cats as evidence. Firstly, mine. When I buy the paper in the morning, I have to walk to a garage about half a mile away. My cat follows me – …

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Nuclear war started by Putin and Kim Yong-un

Forget about building a catio, build a nuclear shelter instead!

There are thousands of pet websites on the Internet. Perhaps millions. And they tend to create a pink, beautiful world of pets, providing advice about cat behaviour and cat products. That’s fine. That’s all well and good and the catio is a good idea too because it allows full-time indoor cats to explore in a …

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Parish Council will subsidise pet health insurance for the cats and dogs of Paris

Paris Council will subsidise pet health insurance

The administrators of Paris, France, have decided to introduce a council-sponsored scheme to subsidize the health insurance of cats and dogs living in the city. It’s believed to be a world first. It will greatly reduce the cost because it is believed that pets are particularly vulnerable in the City of Light. It is believed …

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This mobile home looks comfy for two cats who travel America with their owner

Woman and her two cats explore America in their mobile home

This is an alternative way to live. It will appeal to many. You could say that it is the ultimate form of environmental enrichment for a domestic cat provided they are kept safe which appears to be the case. I love it and a lot of other people do as well because Quin Gable and …

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Don't let anxiety and stress negatively impact the relationship with your cat

3 strikes and you are out! Stay calm around your cat.

The planet has become more difficult to live on! We have the ghastly illegal invasion of Ukraine and Putin’s constant threats of nuclear war. That alone is enough to make billions of people anxious. He is a madman who could push the little red button it seems to me. He is also a psychopath with …

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Cat is more attached to his home - the physical surroundings - than his owner

Why it is easier to take a dog on holiday than a cat!

There is more than one reason why it is easier to take a dog on holiday than a cat but there is one major reason: cats form strong attachments to the place where they live as they link it to a food source. Most domestic dogs in contrast become attached first and foremost to their …

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Take proactive steps to deal with Australia's feral cats

Proactivity is the way to deal with feral cats in Australia

Australia’s Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek, recently declared war on feral cats. I thought that Australia had been at war with feral cats for a very long time so this statement came as a surprise to me. They’ve been killing feral cats (and the occasional pet cat or dog) in Australia for many years as a …

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Australian Capital Territory (ACT) acts humanely towards feral cats while the other jurisdictions do not

As an introduction I would like to say this: the volunteers who manage feral cat colonies under TNR programs are very decent, kind people. They do their work without charge, freely and with a love of the cats. One TNR volunteers sums it up, “The amount of suffering is the reason that we do this”. …

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Stainless steel litter tray

5 tips in choosing a litter tray/box and the substrate that goes in it

Here are five quick tips about cat litter trays and cat litter material. I won’t dwell on this subject too long. These are just my ideas. Each cat owner has their own. Litter box material Normally people buy litter trays and boxes made out of plastic. That’s perfectly normal and virtually all litter trays and …

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NoToDogMeat education session in classroom in Cambodia

Cambodia’s children are being discouraged to regard dogs as meat

The dog and cat meat trade in Cambodia is thriving as it is in China and other Far Eastern countries. There is, however, a slight awakening towards the immorality, as I would describe it, of this business. There are green shoots as they say of a different relationship between these companion animals and the citizens …

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Kevin O'Leary in 2012

Investor in cat DNA testing start-up business made about $2.4 million when it was sold

NEWS and COMMENT: There is clearly a lot of money in DNA testing of cats. Kevin O’Leary had a hunch that his investment into a start-up company at the time called ‘Basepaws’ would make him a lot of money. O’Leary was taking part in an American reality TV programme called ‘Shark Tank’. It’s a spin-off …

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