A Michael Broad Blog
The domestic cat shows us her wild side in her eating habits. When it comes to food the wild cat is there for all to see. There are two behavioural traits that my cat Gabriel consistently performs (a) he tries to bury the food bowl if the food is not too his liking perhaps …
In the USA, Brightsource, a solar thermal technology company involved in the high profile $2.2 billion Ivanpah plant in the Mojave desert in California proposes paying $1.8 million towards programs that neuter domestic cats. I presume they are referring to trap-neuter-return programs for feral and stray cats. That is a lot of money that …
“I don’t think the fish ‘understand’ that the cats are potentially dangerous”. This is a sentence written by a visitor on a forum about home aquariums. If visitors to this page are looking for information about keeping a cat and aquarium fish in the same home, I hope it helps. It is quite an …
The figures are based on a collation of many studies. It is dangerous to make bold statements about the impact of roaming domestic cats on wildlife. There are many articles on the subject, a high proportion of which are frankly misleading due to bias and “estimations” and “extrapolations”. All rather pointless to be honest. …
Since the recent issues we have been dealing this week are heartbreaking and disturbing, I thought it would be both entertaining and fun to put them aside for a moment and end the week with some lighthearted humor. Therefore, today’s article contains both some delightful and hilarious material which is designed to tickle funny …
Readers, it is with shame in my heart that I have to expose my cats for what they really are. Thieves and hoarders! Yes, like squirrels and other little creatures who like to store food for the future, my cats do the same. Except they steal bottle caps, catnip filled toys, and milk rings. …
Are the days of the mouser cat coming to an end?! Originally, the whole purpose of the domestic cat was to see-off rodents, to frighten rodents into staying away. Today, at number 10 Downing Street, the offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom there lives a cat, Larry, whose purpose is to …
The newspaper headlines proclaiming “killer cat parasite” and “public health warning” are typically sensationalist. However, I expect it from online newspapers. Here are some examples of headlines: Arctic Whales Infected With Domestic Cat Parasite Public health warning as cat parasite spreads to Arctic beluga whales Killer cat parasite spreads to Arctic: Toxoplasma found in …
