What affects us affects cats
My name is Furby and it’s my birthday today! It’s also my birthday again on Wednesday because mama and I don’t agree on when we should celebrate. Mama says my birthday is September 17 and I say it’s the 19th so we have two parties. I don’t think there’s a law saying a cat …
“Foreclosure cats” are cats that have been abandoned at a property that a mortgagor has repossessed. By a mortgagor I mean a bank that lends money – a mortgage – to an individual to allow the person to buy a property. Foreclosure can only happen if the borrower, the mortgagee has failed to pay …
Every now and then we read about cats that have been trapped in ship’s containers; the box shape constructions that are used to ship all manner of goods from…China. Where else? Or other countries. It seems that cats are wandering around a port looking for scraps of food and then find temporary shelter in …
By Elisa-Black-Taylor Introduction from Michael: Gizzy is a calico cat – tortoiseshell-and-white. You might say she is a “black tortoiseshell-and-white”. Elisa calls her “torti-tabby” which is fine. She is bit special though because her coat pattern is striking and catches the attention. In fact the coat is a bit like the famous Venus cat …
Can you be too old to adopt a rescue cat? Well, yes, if you are very ill or infirm as well as old because you’d be incapable of looking after a cat. What if you are 90 years old and still fit mentally and physically? Would it be fair of a person at a …
By Elisa Black-Taylor Gerri Dempsey, 71, of Conway, SC was facing jail time for violating Conway ordinance Section 9-2-2. This ordinance states that it is: “unlawful for any person to maintain within the city, any residence, building, place, condition or thing which is offensive to the public health, safety or morals and which amounts …
Yes, there are at least 3,207 reasons to relinquish your cat according to a study by the Regional Shelter Relinquishment Survey (Salman and others in 1998). Here are the top 41 reasons. The reasons are interesting and warrant a bit of a discussion. Cat Behavior Problems At the base of the spreadsheet I have …
No you wouldn’t, not if your cat had helped to change your life – turned your life around. Not at all, not ever, for many people. Some people would jump at the chance. Not all cats are worth a million pounds. Some cats are priceless. Would you sell a family member? A best friend. …
