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You will pay the veterinary bill if a shelter employs a vet to treat your lost cat

PoC avatarPosted on June 26, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 26, 2022

The scenario: you have lost your elderly cat. A neighbour finds her and takes her to a local shelter. The shelter management decide that your cat needs veterinary treatment and they organise it. The shelter pays a veterinarian. You find … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged animal shelter, Cat News, cat shelter, elderly cat, veterinarian | Leave a reply

California animal shelter bans customers who support the pro-gun lobby

PoC avatarPosted on June 17, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 17, 2022

“California animal shelter won’t adopt dogs to Second Amendment supporters, vows to sue people if they lie about their beliefs”. This is one online headline today. NEWS AND COMMENT: Shelter Hope Pet Shop, Thousand Oaks, California, USA was “created to … Continue reading →

Posted in adoption | Tagged adoption, animal shelter, california, news | 5 Replies

Only remaining cat at a shelter is finally adopted through a novel veterinary program

PoC avatarPosted on May 7, 2022 by Michael BroadMay 7, 2022

You may be familiar with Bell, a female ginger tabby, who in a video from the Gaston County Animal Care and Enforcement Shelter is shown to be the last cat at the facility (see link below). Many readers of the … Continue reading →

Posted in adoption | Tagged abandoned cat, cat adoption, Cat News, shelter cat, timid cat

Gently stroking and talking to cats at rescue centers prevents upper respiratory infections

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

You might not have heard of the words. I certainly hadn’t until today. They are “gentling” and to be “gentled”. Gentling is the action of stroking a cat gently and talking to them equally gently. It is the kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in gentling shelter cats | Tagged calicivirus, cat shelters, cat study, cat virus, contentment, feline herpes virus, gentling, infectious diseases, rescue cats, science, shelter cats, uri | Leave a reply

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in statistics | Tagged animal shelters, cat euthanasia, cat reunited with family, cat shelters usa, euthanasia, fostering, statistics | Leave a reply

Should people with certain illnesses or backgrounds be prevented from adopting shelter cats?

PoC avatarPosted on December 16, 2021 by Elisa Black-TaylorDecember 16, 2021

This is a discussion on whether certain human diseases, health conditions or backgrounds should determine whether a cat should be adopted out to that person. As we get older, most of us suffer from one condition or another. Some are … Continue reading →

Posted in shelter contracts | Tagged The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | 21 Replies

The higher an animal shelter’s live release rate the higher the rates of burnout in shelter staff?

PoC avatarPosted on November 4, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 4, 2021

There is a study online published on Jan 17th 2020 which, as I understand it, essentially looks at the mental health of animal shelter employees under two opposing circumstances, namely when animals are euthanized and when the live release rate … Continue reading →

Posted in burnout and compassion fatigue | Tagged animal shelter, burnout, cat shelter, cat shelters, cat study, compassion, compassion fatigue, human behavior, science | Leave a reply

Minority of unfriendly shelter cats become more friendly during their stay at the shelter

PoC avatarPosted on November 2, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 2, 2021

In general terms, a study concluded that 80% of shelter cats were classified as friendly or very friendly on the first assessment while those that were not became more friendly over time. Shelter cats who might be described as grumpy … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged adopting rescue cats, animal shelters, cat adoption, cat aggression, cat shelter, cat shelters, cat study, friendly cat, rescue cats, sociable domestic cat | Leave a reply

“Here is 12-year-old Hermes who has lived in the shelter for six years. The lady started crying in joy when I said I wanted him.”

PoC avatarPosted on October 6, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 7, 2022

“Here is 12-year-old Hermes who has lived in the shelter for six years. The lady started crying in joy when I said I wanted him”. The words are those of a Reddit user (username: Bloodyfaucet) who wisely and decently adopted … Continue reading →

Posted in adoption | Tagged adopting rescue cats, adoption, cat age, cat shelters, elderly cat, rescue cat | Leave a reply

My advice to shelter cats on how to get adopted

PoC avatarPosted on September 10, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 10, 2021

The idea for this post is a photo and text from a Reddit user who said that she had been dumped by her partner. She went to a shelter and adopted the first cat who sat on her lap and … Continue reading →

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