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Ukrainian military in hundreds or thousands of miles of trenches employ cats to kill the rodents

The working Ukrainian cats living in trenches killing rodents

PoC avatarPosted on January 22, 2023 by Michael BroadJanuary 22, 2023

NEWS AND OPINION: It isn’t just that the Ukrainian military are using domestic cats when living in trenches to keep down the rodent population; they seem to have turned the clock back to the beginning of the domestication of the … continue reading…

Posted in war | Tagged Cat News, ukraine, Ukraine invasion, working cats | Leave a reply
The Scotsman provide fake information on the cat breeds

The Scotsman online newspaper peddles misinformation about cat breeds

PoC avatarPosted on December 30, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 30, 2022

I have to mention this as it is a genuine problem for animal welfare. The Scotsman online newspaper decided a while ago to publish articles about cat breeds without knowing a thing about them. And so, they make it all … continue reading…

Posted in fake information | Tagged fake news, news about cats, news media, The Scotsman | Leave a reply
Li glued to his computer screen in Italy

Cat loving Twitterer is the scourge of the Chinese Communist Party

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2022

Mr Li, 30, spends most of his waking hours in front of his computer. When he takes a break, it is to feed his four cats! Great. He is a cat lover and the reason why he spends all his … continue reading…

Posted in China | Tagged cat lover, China, Covid-19, Twitter | Leave a reply

Trapping, spaying and neutering, and rehoming or releasing (TNR) stray cats is an act of kindness and not a crime.

PoC avatarPosted on December 17, 2022 by Elisa Black-TaylorDecember 17, 2022

Trapping, spaying and neutering, and rehoming or releasing (TNR) stray cats is an act of kindness, not a crime. Right? Apparently not in Wetumpka, Alabama where Judge Jeff Courtney convicted two ‘cat ladies’ on Tuesday of several charges. Beverly Roberts, … continue reading…

Posted in Cat News | Tagged feral cats, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor, TNR | 1 Reply
Milo with right ear pixelated

Refusing to take your cat to a veterinarian can be a crime

PoC avatarPosted on December 15, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 15, 2022

People might ask whether a refusal for a cat owner to take their cat to a veterinarian can be a crime. The answer is that it can be a crime. It depends on many factors one of which is where … continue reading…

Posted in crime | Tagged animal neglect, cat neglect, crime, neglect, veterinarian | Leave a reply
Mary Alston shortly before her arrest

RIDICULOUS prosecution of two elderly women doing TNR on public land

PoC avatarPosted on December 14, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 25, 2022

PoC reported on this story a little while ago (click to read the story if you wish). I’ll very briefly summarise. Mary Alston, 60, and Beverly Roberts, 84 are TNR volunteers. In their eyes, and in the eyes of others, … continue reading…

Posted in crime | Tagged Cat News, crime, news, police, TNR | 2 Replies
Media officer to Brazil's football team at World Cup in Qatar brutally grabs a stray cat from the table and dumps it

Media officer to Brazil’s Word Cup football in Qatar team brutally grabs a stray cat and dumps it

PoC avatarPosted on December 9, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 11, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT – QATAR FOOTBALL WORD CUP: The media officer to Brazil’s World Cup football team in Qatar 2022, grabbed hold of a tabby stray cat who had wandered onto the table at which they are delivering a press … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal abuse, cat abuse, football, PETA, scruff, stray cat, World Cup | 2 Replies
Stray dogs in Russia

Kremlin suggested strapping stray dogs with explosives to run at Ukraine tanks

PoC avatarPosted on December 6, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 6, 2022

NEWS AND OPINION: The news today from the Daily Express is that Kremlin officials had plans to strap explosives to stray dogs and train them to run at Ukraine tanks. In short, they wanted stray dogs to be suicide dogs … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged dog abuse, dog news, killing dogs, Russia, stray dogs, war | 1 Reply
Matthew Hurst stamped on his dog Congo multiple times because the dog urinated and defecated inappropriately

Matthew Hurst stamped on his dog because of ‘inappropriate elimination’

PoC avatarPosted on December 2, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 2, 2022

NEWS AND OPINION – UK: Can you see the irony in the title? A young, baby-faced man, Matthew Hurst (yes, I can name him as he has been successfully prosecuted) was seen to stamp on this dog, Congo, 15 times … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal cruelty, distress, dog abuse, ear cropping, news | Leave a reply
George was last seen by his owners on November 11 and fears are increasing over his safety

When up to 20 cats go missing in a small village it’s the fault of the cats’ owners?

PoC avatarPosted on November 23, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 23, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT – THORNHILL, CUMBRIA, UK: This is one of those stories that comes to the surface occasionally. Up to 20 cats (believed 9 confirmed) have gone missing from a small village of just 915 residents. When that many … continue reading…

Posted in lost cat | Tagged Animal laws, animal welfare, cat theft, cat welfare, crime, lost cat, theft, uk | 9 Replies
Feral cat in Los Angeles

15 ‘facts’ about the feral cat populations of various cities

PoC avatarPosted on November 12, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 28, 2022

It’s quite interesting and instructive to take a look at the stray and feral cat populations of various cities of the world. It helps us understand the relationship that citizens of these cities have with domestic, stray and feral cats. … continue reading…

Posted in feral cats | Tagged counting feral cats, feral cats, TNR, trap neuter release | Leave a reply
Winograd tweet

Animal shelter volunteer instantly fired for refusing to hand over her phone before a meeting

PoC avatarPosted on November 11, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 11, 2022

NEWS AND OPINION – LOS ANGELES, USA: This is an animal shelter story from Los Angeles which sort of fits in with the whistle-blower/gagging culture at some animal shelters. It is about volunteer rights. In this shelter, the Los Angeles … continue reading…

Posted in animal rescue | Tagged animal shelters, animal welfare, los angeles, news, volunteers | Leave a reply
Walter Palmer and Cecil the Lion

Dr. Walter Palmer who killed Cecil the Lion still gets many one-star ratings

PoC avatarPosted on October 28, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 28, 2022

You may recall that Dr. Walter Palmer is the notorious Minnesota dentist who shot and killed Cecil the Lion. Well, actually he shot the lion with his bow and arrow, but it did not kill Cecil who was finished off … continue reading…

Posted in lion | Tagged Cat News, Cecil the Lion, good cat news, good news, sport hunting, trophy hunting, Walter Palmer | 1 Reply
This cute kitten died the day after this photo was taken

Behind the Japanese cuteness culture there is ugliness and the death of many kittens

PoC avatarPosted on October 27, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 27, 2022

In the world of cats, in Japan, there are two competing forces. One is a veneer over the other. The veneer is the cuteness culture for which the Japanese have a specific name ‘Kawaii’. The Japanese love cute things and … continue reading…

Posted in negligent breeding | Tagged animal neglect, breeding cats, cat breeding, cat neglect, Cat News, kitten death, negligence, puppy and kitten mills, puppy death | Leave a reply

‘Cat ladies’ arrested, charged with criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct

PoC avatarPosted on October 21, 2022 by Elisa Black-TaylorOctober 21, 2022

Two Wetumpka, Alabama ‘cat ladies’ were arrested over the summer and charged with criminal trespassing on public land, disorderly conduct, and interfering with government operations. Mary Alston, 60, and Beverly Roberts, 84 thought they were doing a good deed for … continue reading…

Posted in Cat News | Tagged caring for feral cats, cat rescue, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor, TNR | 4 Replies

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