A Michael Broad Blog
He killed seven domestic cat out of spite and because he felt satisfied after he did it. Brendan Gaughan tells us that he killed the first two cats out of spite for the owners. It is not clear why he was spiteful towards them. Perhaps he was jealous of them because he felt isolated …
The lawmakers of New Jersey, USA are discussing an amendment to the existing law. Please read this article because it’s important. About animal rights Ultimately, this change in the law in New Jersey is about animal rights. It’s about improving animal rights and giving animals more value. This is very important and a reflection …
Vasfije Cain (her first name has a Serbian origin), 43, is a woman who quickly gained notoriety when she posted on Facebook her encouragement to her son to drive over cats on the road and bragged about it. “As he drives mom around he runs over 3 cats maybe people should keep there cats …
On July 30th I suggested that Animal Control Officer Connor working in the state of Delaware, USA, committed a crime when he dumped a weak and ill rescue kitten in local woods rather than take the animal to a rescue centre for evaluation and treatment or possible euthanasia [link to that page – opens …
This is a specific criminal case which confirms that a property owner cannot take the law into his own hands and trap a cat which he believes is trespassing on his property and then shoot the cat dead, without punishment. People search for answers to ‘Can I shoot a cat on my property, New …
This is a discussion article on the reality of how animal cruelty cases are handled in the U.S. court system. It may surprise some readers on issues that range from the time it takes a case to get to court until it’s settled either by jail time or a small fine. I’ve been writing …
This story illustrates the great difficulty in enforcing a law which creates an obligation on a cat owner to register her/his cat. Currently, throughout America (and Australia), there are discussions about how to minimise unwanted cats through better cat ownership. One proposal is to make it obligatory to obtain a cat license through registration. …
Angela Guthrie, 53, is a “standard cat hoarder”. There are thousands of them on the planet. She kept 69 cats in a mid-terrace house in Scotland. There were two cat litter trays and predictably cat faeces throughout the house; frankly just typical cat hoarder stuff. Interestingly, on her Facebook page, she complained about the …
