What affects us affects cats
Using a Christmas theme, real dogs and one cat (at the head of the table of course) the Humane Society of Utah and pet food manufacturer Freshpet joined forces to make an amusing video of the dogs and cat around the dinning table eating Christmas dinner. People are behind the dogs and cat and …
News broke this past week from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Section, where an announcement was made that carbon monoxide gassing will no longer be an accepted form of euthanasia in NC animal shelters effective February 15th 2015. Much of this was covered in the 2013 AVMA Euthanasia Guidelines. The six …
A kindly woman in Indiana, Karen McClintock was going to a restaurant in Fort Wayne when she spotted a cat outside. The cute, and very friendly cat, came up to her, establishing right away that she was not a feral cat but to all intents and purposes socialised and domesticated. In the Fort Wayne …
This is going to be an in-depth article, but I’ll try to condense it as much as possible. Today I’d like to talk about Section 1983 as it pertains to volunteers, staff, fosters and rescues who attempt to speak out against shelter cruelty, only to lose their job in the process. There is an …
A few days ago I was observing a male cat sleeping on my motor cycles seat. I cover my motor cycle seat with a blanket. When ever I lift the blanket, he just jumps down on the floor slowly and walks 10 feet from me. I saw him very carefully, he looked to me …
There is currently a lot of debate among animal activists about the rights of a shelter or Humane Society to kill feral cats. While searching for a holding period law for the state of Florida, I came across some information I’d like to share with the readers. Although written in Michigan, it may pertain …
As I am writing this, there are 49 days to Christmas. So now is a good time for our PoC cat loving family to start buying an extra tin or two of cat food each time we go shopping, to give to our local Cat Rescues. Our own local Sanctuary Kays Hill has many …
This is a rushed off short post following on from the previous two posts about Palm Beach Animal Care and Control, a rescue facility. There is internet an discussion about the quality of service provided by this well-funded center. The kill rate is too high indicating a lack of commitment to save lives and …
