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Kids abusing animals are often abused themselves

25 facts on why dog (and cat) abuse occurs

PoC avatarPosted on December 13, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 13, 2022

Here are 25 facts on why dog and cat abuse occurs. Obviously there will be an overlap with the abuse of animals generally but I would like to focus of dogs (and cats) in this instance for the obvious reason … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse, cat abuse, dog abuse, facts | Leave a reply
Mary Health aka Mary Dandruff?

The mysterious Mary Dandruff aka Mary Healthy and Mary Yummy Cooking

PoC avatarPosted on November 14, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 28, 2022

I have been trying to make some sense of the mysterious ‘Mary Dandruff’. Clearly a made-up name and one which is associated with sticking objects onto cats which look like engorged (with blood) ticks. The pictures look very convincing, and … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse, Asia, cat abuse, facebook, Mary Dandruff, social media, Vietnam | Leave a reply
Mary Dandruff

‘Mary Dandruff’ glues parasite-like objects to cats claiming they are ticks

PoC avatarPosted on August 5, 2022 by Michael BroadAugust 9, 2022

Mary Dandruff – clearly a made-up name – has a Facebook page full of videos of domestic cats covered in objects such as beans or other fruits perhaps (I don’t know what they are). She claims that these cats are … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse, cat abuse, cat video, ectoparasites, facebook, ticks | Leave a reply
An alternative to dissecting cat cadavers

Dissecting cats in high school

PoC avatarPosted on June 21, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 21, 2022

I was not sure if high schools in America or any other country for that matter still dissect domestic, stray or feral cats. I thought that dissecting the bodies of shelter cats had gradually phased out but apparently not. My … continue reading…

Posted in dissecting cat cadavers | Tagged animal law, business, dissection of cats, school, shelter cats, stray cats, students | 2 Replies
Amused American military personnel see what happens to cats, who self-right in gravity when falling, when they are in zero gravity

US military check out how cats deal with zero gravity (thoughtless cat abuse)

PoC avatarPosted on April 5, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 5, 2022

For me, this is an example of thoughtless or careless cat cruelty in the 1960s. Perhaps I am exaggerating but there was no need to do this. People can do it to themselves. They can work out what happens when … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse, animal experiments, cat abuse, cat experiments, cat video
Woman slaps her cat for a video on TikTok

TikTok #catslapchallenge and other TikTok animal abuse videos

PoC avatarPosted on March 7, 2022 by Michael BroadMarch 7, 2022

TikTok is gathering a reputation for animal abuse. The administrators of TikTok don’t consider slapping your cat a form of animal abuse. If you want to report animal abuse the videos will have to be very cruel and nasty. Anything … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse, animal rights, bad cat ownership, cat abuse, cat videos, funny cat videos, human to cat relationship, tiktok
Law - Animal welfare laws are essential to all countries on this planet. And they must be enforced efficiently and with commitment

Animal Welfare Act 2006 – verbatim plus notes

PoC avatarPosted on January 10, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 12, 2022

Parts of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 are reproduced here. The Crown has waived copyright on legislation, which allows me to do this. Where appropriate some pages of the website are linked to this page to help explain some legal … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged Animal laws, animal welfare, Animal Welfare Act 2006 | 3 Replies
Kim Gea-yeung, manager of an animal shelter for abandoned dogs and cats, holds Jin-hui, a five-year-old Pomeranian dog, who was rescued from under the ground, in Anseong, South Korea,

South Korea recognises animal sentience

PoC avatarPosted on August 31, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 31, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENT-SOUTH KOREA: My interpretation of the New York Post’s headline “South Korea to Grant Legal Status to Animals to Tackle Abuse, Abandonment” is that the South Korean government has decided to recognise animals as sentient beings rather than … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abandonment, animal abuse, animal law, animal protection, animal welfare, sentience, South Korea | Leave a reply
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill

UK animal sentience bill frightens the countryside pursuits brigade

PoC avatarPosted on July 30, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 30, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENT: In Britain, there is a vociferous group of people who like to participate in countryside pursuits which includes hunting foxes and shooting birds. They defend their right to kill animals for pleasure at every opportunity (fox hunting … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse, animal law, animal welfare, cat welfare, law, sentience, uk, uk legislation | Leave a reply
Debt can no longer be enforced by officials by using a companion animal as leverage in Russia

Seizure of pets to force debt payments banned in Russia

PoC avatarPosted on April 15, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 15, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENT: In Russia, until recently, companion animals could be seized as if they were items of furniture and used as an official means of forcing debtors to pay bailiffs. Yury Koretskikh, head of the Alliance of Animal Defenders, … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse, animal law, Russia | Leave a reply
Carole Baskin on Instagram

Carole Baskin physically threatened for 20 years

PoC avatarPosted on April 5, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 5, 2021

Carole Baskin has been physically threatened for 20 years ever since she started her campaign against private owners of captive big cats and their abuse. In case you don’t know, Carole Baskin is the lady who rescues big cats from … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse, animal cruelty laws USA, animal law, Animal laws, carole baskin, Cat News, Joe Exotic | 2 Replies
Kitten thrown out of 3rd story window inside microwave

Kitten Survives 3-Story Fall Inside Microwave

PoC avatarPosted on March 20, 2021 by Elisa Black-TaylorMarch 20, 2021

Introduction This is a story from about 10+ years ago. It is not news but it is good to look back and reflect sometimes. Also, I wanted to revisit some old posts and republish them as at today’s date. The … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse, cat abuse, Cat News, crime, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | Leave a reply

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
Woman in China wants to make a coat for a feral cat

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
Woman who abused her dog marched to jail

This person shouldn’t be allowed to own a plant let alone a pet

PoC avatarPosted on August 24, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 24, 2019

Cool video. The bit I like the most is when the woman is arrested and marched off to jail. It is the first time I have seen that. It is stark and clear. And the animal abuse is not the … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse | 2 Replies

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