What affects us affects cats
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: His name is Sparky, a black-and-white cat. A kind lady, Viviana Martinez believed Sparky was stuck up a 20 foot telegraph or electrical supply pole. Animal rescue would not help. Neighbours put some tasty treats down to see if he’d come and get it. No luck. Some neighbours were concerned. They called …
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA: These kittens were very lucky. They were living inside the hollowed out trunk of a 200-year-old dead oak tree. The tree was being cut down and when it fell it split open revealing the kittens inside. If the tree had not split open these kittens would be dead now …
Staff from the Harris County Animal Cruelty Task Force have rescued three cats and 15 dogs from a home in the Pecan Park neighbourhood of Houston, Texas, USA after a neighbour reported the matter to them. “Such sad eyes. You are loved and life will be better from here on out. Donation has been …
“UNITED MUST BE SAVED BY 12 PM NY TIME NOV 9” Hello, my name is United. My animal id is #80617. I am a desexed male gray tabby cat at the Brooklyn Animal Care Center. The shelter thinks I am about 14 years old. “Abandoned by the donation bin in the lobby of the …
Occupational stress and compassion fatigue is not uncommon in animal rescue workers. One of the most visited pages on this website concerns the high suicide rate among American animal rescue workers. In fact they have the highest suicide rate among all American workers and same level as police officers and firefighters. This begs the …
An entire Newfoundland community is preparing to relocate because of a generally dwindling population. Over the years members of that community have adopted cats and it appears that some of have been left to breed and then abandoned creating a semi-feral cat community running side-by-side with the human population. Now that the human population …
A couple, Voirrey and Nick Coole were flying to New York from the Isle of Man to celebrate Mr Coole’s 40th birthday. They had packed a hand luggage suitcase and left part of it empty to allow them to bring back goods from New York. After they checked in at the airport and were …
A cat rescue organisation, Half The Way Home in Woodstock, Cherokee County, USA, temporarily housed in a cottage, has had its licence revoked by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) because a volunteer, Brittany Satterfield, who worked at the rescue said she was completely horrified by the conditions and that ALL the cats were …
