What affects us affects cats
The think tank in the backroom at No 10 have come up with a new wheeze: to declare very publicly that the government will be tackling animal welfare issues in the New Year. The purpose? To distract attention from their disastrous governmental decisions and failures such as (there are many more than this short …
The UK Government has declined to introduce new legislation that would obligate motorists to stop and report — or take injured animals to a vet — if they hit a cat. The response follows a petition calling for changes to the law. The campaign urged the Government to extend the same legal protections currently …
Black Cat Bans and Roaming Rights: Europe’s Cat Controversies Across Europe, the humble cat has found itself at the centre of two strikingly different debates — one steeped in superstition, the other in science. In Spain, black cats have been temporarily barred from adoption around Halloween, as shelters fear they could fall victim to …
EU Mandates Microchipping for All Cats & Dogs: What You Need to Know 🐕🐈 The European Parliament has voted to require mandatory microchipping and registration of all cats and dogs across the EU, marking a pivotal moment in animal welfare legislation. But which countries already enforce these rules today? 🇪🇺 Which EU Countries Already …
🐱 Mandatory Cat Microchipping Under Consideration in Northern Ireland Animal welfare organisations across Northern Ireland are calling for legislation to make microchipping cats compulsory. As England enforces a law requiring all pet cats to be chipped, charities warn that Northern Ireland is falling behind—leaving thousands of cats at risk of being lost or untraceable. …
There has been a lot of discussion over recent years about cat ownership restrictions and obligations as required under possible new laws. The classic one is confining cats to their owner’s home to protect wildlife. This occurs in parts of Australia and another might be limiting owners to a set number of cats. They …
The city of Nairobi, Kenya, is debating a new piece of legislation (a bill) called “The Nairobi City County Animal Control and Welfare Bill”. If it came into force, it would require cat owners in Nairobi to purchase an annual licence at a cost of 200 Kenyan shillings ($1.50 or £1.20 p). To obtain …
NEWS AND OPINION: in my view, Turkey has, in general, a good relationship with domestic animals thanks to the fact that the large majority are Muslims and the Muslim faith by and large is sensitive to animal welfare but the trouble is that dogs are perceived by this faith nowadays as being dirty and …
