What affects us affects cats
Background: this is a follow up to the article about the Hartford Humane Society who assessed a cat brought in as feral and killed her almost immediately when in fact the cat was Mistoffelees, a long term cat companion to Robert Brooks. Mistoffelees was declawed and totally domesticated. It is quite possible that the …
I am sort of speechless. I don’t know what to say about the people who put kittens in a trash bag, tie it up and carry it to some out of the way place or put it next to the trash cans. Or the person who put seven kittens in a PVC (plastic) holdall, …
Videos can sell products. In the harsh world of modern reality rescue cats are “products”. Cat rescue is about selling the cats to the public so they can enjoy a new and better life. Animal rescue organisation should be involved in video marketing. Note: I am not saying cats are products. I am saying …
By Ruth (Monty’s Mom) This is the story of a gray tabby cat named Suki, who lives at The Cat Network in West Allis, Wisconsin. Suki does not have a sweet personality. Suki’s temperament may cause her to be a permanent resident of The Cat Network. She has an area designated as “Suki’s House” …
By Elisa Black-Taylor Judith White is a very happy woman this week, as she’s been reunited with the cat she lost during a flood in January 2011. This tale began in Booval, Queensland when her gold tabby, Eddie Boy, went to stay with a friend after an evacuation shelter refused to admit the cat …
By Harvey Harrison Sorry I don’t have all that much time for a proper article. In reference to the recent article about animal shelters hiring the right people, I can just add that it’s not only hired people who should be screened for their suitability and attitude towards animals. At that Animal shelter in …
Are there any cat haters working at cat shelters? It is a thought and it worries me. We, the public, would naturally presume that all shelter staff are cat lovers or at least animal lovers or even less than that: neutral in respect of animals. I would have thought that the person doing the …
This is a pretty typical story and I would like to present the arguments for and against the “euthanasia” (killing in real terms) of this cat as taken from comments. Background Place: America Cat: Mistoffelees – a black and white indoor cat who escaped to the outside. She was spayed and declawed. She was …
