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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
