What affects us affects cats
Nathan Winograd in his book Redemption argues that it is possible to run true no kill animal shelters across the United States. The change from killing millions to true no kill requires a multifaceted shift in how animal rescue operates and away from shelters ‘reliant on killing” . One aspect is to implement legal …
What sort of person is more likely to abandon their cat or cats? A study comparing the behavior of people can provide an insight. Reducing the level of relinquishment of cats to shelters must be one of the most important tasks for people concerned with general cat welfare. Relinquishment to a shelter frequently leads …
I’d like to post some concerns I have about hate crimes and Caboodle Ranch. I’m not a professional writer, so please forgive any errors I make as I’m writing this out of concern due to the increase in hate crimes in this country. Thank you in advance for allowing me to voice my opinion. …
This American story is another example, a current example, of the need for an independent study on the effectiveness of trap-neuter-return (TNR). If as I suspect, TNR was conclusively found to work and be in the long term best interests of both cat and the community, then this story would not exist. I am …
Please tell me what you think even in one word. It is a difficult question because sometimes people can abuse the fire service. There has been a 60% increase in call-outs for trapped companion animals over the past 6 years in London, UK. In London there is a call to the emergency services every …
The right to seize an FIV+ cat is going to be a disturbing story. I want the readers at PoC to read this and then come back to this page for discussion. It’s at — the page at the website bluedogstate.com, is broken at Nov 2012 so it has been removed. Sorry for that. …
Above all else, the modern relationship between person and cat is about companionship – from the person’s point of view. Cats are good companions. They are an outlet for our desire to nurture while not being overly dependent on humans. Accordingly, commitment need not necessarily be high for the relationship to work. This can …
This is a difficult subject. It is an attempt to find the moment when a person who starts out as a cat rescuer crosses the wire to become a cat hoarder. There is quite an overlap between rescuing and hoarding. The former can merge into the latter. There are clear cut cases of cat …
