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In New York State feral cats have the same status as domestic cats

PoC avatarPosted on February 26, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 26, 2021

It is important in terms of how the citizens of New York State relate to feral cats to realise (if they don’t already) that feral cats are considered as companion animals under section 350 of the New York State Agriculture … Continue reading →

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged Animal laws, Cat News, feral cat colony, new york state, TNR, USA animal laws | Leave a reply

Are lions legal in Texas?

PoC avatarPosted on January 19, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 19, 2021

The answer depends upon which legal entity has custody of, or owns the lion or lions. There are different rules for individual people and organisations either for profit or non-profit. I would recommend that you read the law on this … Continue reading →

Posted in keeping wild cat species | Tagged animal law, bad cat ownership, big cat rescue, captive lions, private zoo, Texas, USA animal laws

Britain’s veterinarians reject the idea of compulsory micro-chipping

PoC avatarPosted on December 24, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 24, 2020

Unsurprisingly and unfortunately British veterinarians, through their spokesperson, have responded negatively to the current news that the UK government plans to introduce compulsory micro-chipping across the nation. The reason why they reject the plan is because they don’t want to … Continue reading →

Posted in mandatory microchipping | Tagged animal law, microchipping, microchipping cats, uk, uk legislation, veterinarians

What happens to pet travel after Brexit?

PoC avatarPosted on December 3, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 3, 2020

This article concerns pet travel from the UK to the EU. Right now, at the date of this article, nobody knows what will happen to pet travel after Brexit because there is yet to be an entire agreement between the … Continue reading →

Posted in airline travel | Tagged air travel, european union, pet passport, pet travel, uk, uk legislation

Is it illegal for a cat to poop on someone’s lawn?

PoC avatarPosted on November 14, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 14, 2020

No, it is not illegal for a cat to poop on someone’s lawn. This is the general state of play on the planet. And it will seem an extraordinary situation to the person who owns the lawn where his neighbour’s … Continue reading →

Posted in restrictions on cat ownership | Tagged animal law, cat ownership, free-roaming cats | Leave a reply

Coronavirus tells us that Americans love their freedoms

PoC avatarPosted on November 7, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 7, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is escalating rapidly in the United States, as at the date of this post. There were 121,888 new cases of Covid-19 in the US according to data from John Hopkins University. Over the past seven days there … Continue reading →

Posted in restrictions on cat ownership | Tagged animal law, bad cat ownership, cat ownership, euthanasia of cats, feral cat problem, feral cats, law, shooting feral cats | 1 Reply

Kind woman in China wants to make a coat for a cold feral cat

PoC avatarPosted on November 4, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 4, 2020

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): A kind woman was filmed by another woman apparently measuring up a feral cat so that she could make a coat for the animal in preparation for a cold winter. It indicated that there are many … Continue reading →

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal advocates, animal law, animal welfare, Animal Welfare Act 2006, Animals of China, befriending a stray cat, caring for a stray cat, cat meat, cat meat industry, China, China animal abuse, chinese cat meat, feeding feral cats, legislation, stray cats | Leave a reply

Governments can’t force cat owners to confine their cats to protect wildlife

PoC avatarPosted on November 2, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 2, 2020

Cat owners must agree to confine their cats to protect wildlife – all of them ideally. In other words there must be a voluntary agreement by cat owners because it’s the only way to stop wildlife predation by domestic cats. … Continue reading →

Posted in restrictions on cat ownership | Tagged animal law, cat confinement, cat owners, cat predation, domestic cat predation, full time indoor cats | Leave a reply

EU law says that cat owners must keep their pets inside

PoC avatarPosted on November 1, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 1, 2020

Arie Trouwborst, an environmental law specialist at Tilburg University in the Netherlands and Han Somsen, at the same university, say that European Union law insists that cat owners in Europe should keep the cats inside the home to protect wildlife. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, bird conservation, cat confinement, conservation, Europe, european union, free-roaming cats | Leave a reply

Contracting out stray cat control is cheaper than a county doing it themselves

PoC avatarPosted on October 27, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 27, 2020

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada (adjacent to the capital city, Edmonton) do not have bylaws or rules concerning stray cats. This bothers the citizens of the county and as a consequence they complain. One of the council … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged animal control, animal law, animal shelters, canada, stray cats | 1 Reply

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