To varying degrees, governments have confined citizens to their homes or restricted their movements throughout the coronavirus pandemic and this has encouraged people to adopt kittens and puppies. They want the added companionship and they think that they have extra … Continue reading →
Campbell, N.Y.: 79-year-old Howard Marshall’s house caught fire because of an electrical fault at the centre of the house. He escaped the fire. Soon afterwards, he ran back into his burning home to save his beloved cat. Firegfighters from six … Continue reading →
NEW AND VIEWS – WIGAN, UK: It is reported that 10 cats have vanished from a neighbourhood of Wigan over a four-week period and that some of them have turned up in good health roaming around a grade II listed … Continue reading →
Poland: a former soldier has gone on the run with his puma (mountain lion or cougar) after zoo officials turned up at his house on Friday to take the cat from him. He threatened the officials with a knife and … Continue reading →
I guess were not going to know the true effect that the coronavirus pandemic has had on feral cat population numbers until well into the future but the story from South Texas hints at a possible problem. We know that … Continue reading →
This is a story which highlights what I believe is quite a common situation on social media. On occasion there can be an underlying level of aggressive commenting on social media and an eagerness to criticise. This is dangerous because … Continue reading →
I thought the news was quite shocking, really, but in an interview with an author on the Insider.com website Baskin said that she might not be able to reopen her sanctuary to the public once we get back to normal … Continue reading →
NEWS/VIEWS – KENTUCKY, USA: This is not the sort of news you want to hear about an animal ‘shelter’; a euphemistic word which is often abused. Randy Skaggs, 68, owns and runs Trixie Foundation animal shelter. Police used a search … Continue reading →
On April 29 at 9:13 PM Rescue Dogs Rock NYC reported on their Facebook page that they were assisting a cat who’d been shot with an arrow. The pictures are too unpleasant to publish here. They shocked the rescue staff: … Continue reading →
NEWS/VIEWS-SAUDI ARABIA: in accordance with the teachings of the Islamic faith, animal advocates and caring residents in the city of Jeddah, have come up with an innovative method to feed hungry, stray cats which is needed because of rigid restrictions … Continue reading →
