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China is killing pets unnecessarily when they contract Covid

China: when pets get Covid they are killed. When people get Covid they are treated. Unfair and immoral.

PoC avatarPosted on November 13, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 13, 2021

China is engaged in Draconian anti-Covid measures which are cruel and bewildering to outsiders and animal advocates. They have a zero-tolerance strategy but that zero tolerance applies to cats and dogs but not people. The ‘zero’ means zero life if … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged cats and pandemics, China animal abuse, China Cat Animal Welfare Protection, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19 | 3 Replies
Miss Liu's Exotic Shorthair one of three cats owned by her that were euthanised

CHINA: Harbin authorities euthanized three domestic cats who contracted Covid

PoC avatarPosted on September 30, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 30, 2021

HARBIN, CHINA – NEWS AND COMMENT: This story is all over the Internet and I have written about it before. It is the first time that I have read a report online or in the printed news media of domestic … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged cat euthanasia, cats and pandemics, China, China animals, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, killing cats, zoonotic diseases | Leave a reply
Chris Platzer with cat in Zoom conference call

Cats love Zoom conferencing

PoC avatarPosted on August 18, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 18, 2021

Another useful spin-off for the domestic cat from the coronavirus pandemic is Zoom conferencing. This form of remote conferencing which has proved immensely popular as a means to keep business going while maintaining social distancing is a boon for domestic … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged benefits to cat owners, benefits to people generally, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), human to cat relationship
Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un declares war on cats fearing they bring Covid-19 to North Korea

PoC avatarPosted on May 29, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 29, 2021

SUMMARY: Kim Jong-un has ordered the destruction of domestic and feral cats in North Korea together with pigeons because he believes that they spread the coronavirus while bringing it in across the border from China. It is a completely unwarranted … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged animal cruelty, cat cruelty, Cat News, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, North Korea | 1 Reply
Cairo cats and dogs tell the citizens that they are not a risk in spreading Covid-19 to humans

Coronavirus: we should not fear touching our pets

PoC avatarPosted on April 19, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 19, 2021

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…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged Cat News, cat study, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, interacting with your cat, science
Cute kitten

Australian Open tennis player wanted organisers to provide them with a kitten during pre-tournament quarantine

PoC avatarPosted on February 3, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 3, 2021

Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley disclosed to the media that one player asked for a kitten to play with during their 14-day quarantine ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. They made the request on one of many Zoom calls. … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged coronavirus (2019-nCoV), fostering cats and kittens, kittens, Mark Twain | Leave a reply
South Korea

South Korea starts to treat pets as people with respect to Covid-19

PoC avatarPosted on February 2, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 2, 2021

South Korea have their first feline coronavirus patient, a kitten at a missionary school in Jinju, South Gyeongnam Province where 100 people tested positive recently. The owner of the cat and her daughter tested positive for the virus and the … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged Cat News, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), South Korea, zoonotic diseases | 2 Replies
Traditional Chinese medicine

Boris Johnson rightly says that Chinese medicine is “demented”

PoC avatarPosted on January 13, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 13, 2021

I admire Boris Johnson for stating that traditional Chinese medicine is demented. He blamed this ancient medicine based on superstition without any science for unleashing the devastating coronavirus pandemic. And I agree with him. He made this outspoken statement, which … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged chinese medicine
One of the abandoned cats

Singapore woman abandoned four cats fearing they might transmit Covid-19

PoC avatarPosted on January 6, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 6, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENT: This might be the first case of its kind. It may be the first time that a person has abandon their cats because of a fear that the cats might transmit Covid-19 to them or their family … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged abandoned cats, Cat News, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), crime, singapore
Are we going to have to innoculate our pets to stop a potential mutated Covid-19 reservoir?

Are we going to inoculate pets to stop Covid-19 mutations?

PoC avatarPosted on January 5, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 7, 2021

COMMENT ON THE NEWS: I am speculating but I think it’s reasonable to do so. Are we going to have to inoculate our companion animals against Covid-19 in order to prevent mutations developing in what might be described as a … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged Cat News, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, zoonotic diseases
Maine Coon on white

Domestic cats may rescue humankind from this coronavirus nightmare

PoC avatarPosted on December 19, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 19, 2020

The thing about domestic cats which is of interest to scientists is that they can become infected with Covid-19 but that they get over the disease very quickly and when they have the disease their symptoms are mild or they … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged cat study, cats in medical research, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, feline immune system, Feline Viruses, human virus, science, zoonotic diseases
Coronavirus illustration

Cats and dogs most susceptible to coronavirus infection after humans but cat lovers don’t care

PoC avatarPosted on December 11, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 11, 2020

Scientists have come up with the conclusion that our companion animals, ferrets, cats and dogs are most susceptible to a coronavirus infection after humans but the truth of the matter is that cat lovers don’t care about this. They’re just … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged Cat News, cat study, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, human to cat relationship, science, zoonotic diseases
Ruth Van Heel and her 2 cats

Woman forced to live in her car because of her 2 cats

PoC avatarPosted on November 17, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 17, 2020

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Ruth Van Heel, 60, ran out of money because she decided to give up her job to enable her to look after her dying parents. In addition to that financial burden the Covid pandemic also impacted … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged cat lover, Cat News | Leave a reply
Cigarette smoke

Cats and dogs benefit as smokers give up during Covid-19 pandemic

PoC avatarPosted on October 16, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 16, 2020

In England, UK cats and dogs are benefiting because smokers have been forced to re-evaluate their habit due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged Cat News, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), passive smoking affects pets, passive smoking cats, passive smoking pets | 1 Reply
Coronavirus illustration

If you’ve got Covid-19 and a cat you should both self-isolate

PoC avatarPosted on October 2, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 2, 2020

NEWS AND VIEWS: US scientists say that if you have a cat and have tested positive for Covid-19 you should both self-isolate. This seems a very positive and quite strict directive and I’m getting this news from a British newspaperA. … continue reading…

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