What affects us affects cats
This a follow up page to Remembering Red and the page on how to place charitable donations (both links open a new tab so you stay on this page). This is my selection subject to any further ideas. I have read all the comments which discussed where the money should go. Thank you very …
This is a bizarre US story. It concerns the City of Burlington’s animal shelter. A woman burgled 16 cats from the shelter. Burglary is breaking into a place and stealing something. She has been caught and charged with a felony – breaking and entering. A felony is a serious crime. The value of the …
This is a story of kindness from a British police officer and a British veterinarian who together managed to reunite a French tabby cat with his French owners in Le Havre after he had taken a cross channel ferry to Dover, England. The players: Cat – Poussey (a French name) – a three year …
Even in Britain, a nation of animal lovers, some people treat their pet like a piece of rubbish – trash. Going away on holiday? Can’t afford a cat or dog sitter or boarding cattery fees? Just throw your dog away in the nearest skip. That has happened. In 2012 the RSPCA were called out …
The biggest advance in the recent history of companion animal welfare and the welfare of other animals could take place in the not too distant future. China has no laws prohibiting animal cruelty. Although there is a “Wildlife Law” that appears to be designed to protect the commercialization of wildlife and there is some …
We must respect all people who are concerned about animal rescue and welfare. It is irrelevant how they present their arguments. Forget presentation. Focus on content. On the issue of animal rescue, which is life and death for an animal, presentation should be meaningless — if we were less obsessed with froth and more …
By Elisa Black-Taylor A lost cat named Mata Hairi will soon be reunited with her owner, more than ten months after becoming a lost cat, then a cross country hitchhiker. Her story began last September. MATA HAIRI: SAVED THEN LOST Mati Hairi, along with her brother Creto, were part of a five kitten litter …
There are a lot of mean people in the world these days. Thankfully, there are just as many good people who will go above and beyond to save the life of a fragile kitten. This is what happened in Greensboro, NC on Wednesday. A man named Thomas Verzeni saw someone brutally throw a kitten …
