Are feral cats protected under the law? The critical factor is that it depends where you live. There is a huge variation geographically. For instance, in some countries feral cats will have no protection under the law. They can be … Continue reading →
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 →
This little feral cat story, from Philip Joens of the Des Moines Register, highlights a problem which is at the root of many attempts by city legislators/administrators to better manage the feral cat population in their jurisdiction. Jefferson City in … Continue reading →
The harsh reality is that the only way to reduce feral cat numbers in the US is through properly enforced legislation. No one wants it. People don’t like their freedoms curtailed. And state and federal governments in the US are … Continue reading →
This is the feel-good story of Willie Ortez, a senior citizen approaching 80 years old (different sources give different ages) who has made it his life’s mission to care for several colonies of feral and stray cats in the Hartford, … Continue reading →
HILLIARD, Ohio: I don’t have access to any of the American websites reporting this story which is of interest to me because these websites do not comply with European Union regulations on privacy and rather than complying they simply make … Continue reading →
It is impractical, for two reasons, to make laws which stop people feeding feral cats. Firstly, it is almost impossible to enforce such a law bearing in mind the manpower available in a police department to do the job and … Continue reading →
Today, I was reading a story about Samuel Little who confessed last year to a 4-decade murder rampage across America in which 93 murders took place and of which 50 have been verified by the FBI who believe that all … Continue reading →
The title to this post is very similar to the words used in an updated law concerning Plattsburgh, New York. The existing law is called Dogs and Cats at Large. The updating, carried out by an amendment to the law, … Continue reading →
Elisa has written about the planned attempt to exterminate feral cats on the Dudley Peninsular on Kangaroo Island which my research tells me is in the Australian state of South Australia (link to article). The authorities of that state have … Continue reading →
