Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, has usefully written about pet theft in the UK for the Mail on Sunday. His article is published on the Mail Online website. Observers will have read the stories about the surge in pet … Continue reading →
NEWS & VIEWS: Gemma Barbieri, a charity shop worker from Thetford, Norfolk, gave her daughter, Alicia, a black kitten, Rose, for her eighth birthday in 2007. In 2008, Rose went missing. They don’t know what happened to her but 13 … Continue reading →
This is a quick update, no more, because I don’t have much information, on an article that I wrote on 28 November 2020. At that time the public was made aware that the then President-elect, Joe Biden, and his wife … Continue reading →
PORT OF NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA — NEWS AND COMMENT: Observers of the way the Australian authorities are dealing with feral cats in their country should not be surprised by the mindless massacre of managed feral cats at the … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS – BLUE MOUNTAINS, NSW, AUSTRALIA: Based on quite vague pawprints and loosely formulated theories there has been speculation about the possibility of “big cats” roaming around the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, NSW. The phrase “big cats” … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS – THAILAND: This is probably a first in the history of the purchase of purebred cats. In Thailand assets accrued by criminals as the proceeds of crime are sold at auction to fund, I presume, the criminal … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS: Scientists from the University of Glasgow have been researching Covid-19 in companion animals, specifically cats, and the prevalence of transmission of the disease from their owners. Two cases had been reported in the news media: one concerns … Continue reading →
Fear over coronavirus still leads cat and dog owners to abandon their animals. NEWS AND VIEWS: Governments have sometimes used fear tactics to drive their citizens to adhere to social distancing rules in an effort to reduce the spread of … Continue reading →
AUSTRALIA NEWS AND VIEWS: In certain parts of Canberra, there are cat containment ordinances which makes it compulsory to keep cats inside but in other parts they are allowed outside. In one of these districts there is an individual who … Continue reading →
NEWS AND OPINION: Ozzy Osbourne said that he shoots cats with an air rifle that wander into his garden (and birds). He has also campaigned on behalf of PETA to ban the declawing of cats. He appears to have a … Continue reading →
