What affects us affects cats
“One of the mob’s arson techniques is to tie a petrol-soaked rag to the tail of a cat and set fire to it. As its tail burns, the cat flees in terror into the undergrowth in the woods, setting fire to everything it touches. That makes it harder for investigators to figure out where …
Boyne City is a town in Charlevoix County, Michigan. The population in the 2010 census was 3,735, so it’s a community where people are likely close. Please read about this case, and comment below as to whether you believe this cat got justice when the abuser was sentenced to jail. The case began in 2015 when …
As the world mourns the senseless death of Harambe, an endangered 17-year-old gorilla killed at the Cincinnati Zoo on May 28, I’d like to share with the readers the oldest publicized animal cruelty event for entertainment purposes I’ve found while searching the internet. It took place on September 8, 1927 at Niagara Falls. First, …
Okay it’s about a dog and this site’s about cats but this site is also about animal welfare and human attitudes towards companion animals. This is an example of bad companion animal guardianship which is an understatement. A Florida woman has been found guilty of animal cruelty after placing duct tape, as you see …
Ms Boudicca Rising, an animal activist and a cat rescuer (South Norwood Animal Rescue), has joined up with her partner, Tony Jenkins to work in partnership with the police and the RSPCA to collect evidence left behind by the Croydon serial cat killer in an attempt to catch him before he progresses to killing …
The following isn’t a cat story, but it could have been. This is the story of a bunny who was seriously injured for the thrill of three teens from Yulee, Florida who posted a video on Snapchat. Whether it be a cat, a dog, a bunny or any other living and breathing animal, abuse …
This has undertones of the Kristen Lindsey story. You remember the vet to shot a cat with a bow and arrow and then boasted about it on Facebook. Well this is a story from Dundee in Scotland and it concerns two male teenagers who posted photographs of themselves seriously abusing a young cat on …
I’m convinced that a lot of cat cruelty occurs when the miscreant is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and this subject needs to be raised. Substance abuse is a factor and perhaps it is a more important factor than we realise when discussing the causes of the abuse of domestic, stray and …
