What affects us affects cats
This is a better picture of the veterinarian, Kristen Lindsey, who shot a neighbor’s cat with her bow and arrow with her mother who, it is believed, took the photo of her daughter holding the dead or dying cat with an arrow through his head. The Daily Mail (UK newspaper) say that Lindsey allegedly …
According to an April 21 report by ABC13 News, the case of a Texas veterinarian who killed a cat with a bow and arrow will go to the Austin County District Attorney. Austin County Sheriff Jack Brandes announced Tuesday morning that the investigation into Kristen Lindsey has been turned over to the Austin County …
Centralia, Washington, USA: You may remember the tragic tale of Freddy, a tabby cat, who was entangled in barbed wire on a fence. Someone called the police and Officer Philip Reynolds turned up. He decided to kill the cat with a hammer. There were several blows. He decided that he couldn’t use his firearm. …
This is a snippet of cat news in a very short post. Letters written by the infamous Dr Crippen, 6 days before he was hanged for poisoning his wife and while he was at Brixton prison, reveal that he was more concerned about his missing cat and buying a silk blouse for his mistress, …
A woman’s worse nightmare? Pretty shocking I’d have thought. Burglary is nasty for the victim especially at night. It happened to me and it took me about 5 years to finally stop being paranoid about sounds at night. A Palm Springs, Florida woman, aged 61, was looking around her home for her cats. I …
Although tongue-in-cheque, Prime Minister Cameron, in a radio interview on Heart Radio said he’d double security for the famous Larry, No 10’s resident cat, having expressed his shock at the alleged 6 poisonings of dogs at Crufts, one of which has died. David Cameron said he is a cat and dog lover. He was …
There are countless examples of what I would term “pet and partner abuse”. They go hand-in-hand. It is an international problem. Because there is a close connection between battered women in abusive homes and abused pets there is a need to extend battered women shelter accommodation to include their cats, dogs and other companion …
Neil Tregarthen, from Truro, Cornwall felt compelled to spend £10,000 on a private detective to investigate the air gun shooting of his daughter’s black cat, Farah, in Burnt House Lane, Exeter, because the Devon and Cornwall police were disinterested in properly investigating the crime. The police deny this and say they have investigated fully. …
