What affects us affects cats
NEWS AND COMMENT: BETHPAGE STATE PARK, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK STATE: For a very long time volunteers have been looking after the feral cats on Bethpage State Park. There is a long established colony and one of the current volunteers looking after them is John Stravato, 67, who said that he’s been caring for …
MIAMI, FLORIDA – NEWS AND VIEWS: this is one of those classic feral cat feeding stories. A 74-year-old resident of North Miami Beach, Arlene Bercun, has been visiting Greynolds Park for about 70 years! About 10 years ago she started feeding feral cats at the park. It all started when a kitten was dumped …
NEWS AND OPINION: the online news media (KSAT) tell me that the outdoor cat population in San Antonio, Texas, USA is “exploding” because the free spay and neutering programs remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Chapter 5 of the City of San Antonio Animal Care Code states that all outdoor cats must be …
Grand Island, Nebraska, USA: a man, Dennis Stoltenberg, was attacked by a feral cat on his property last week. The circumstances of the attack have not been reported. We do know, however, that the cat clamped onto his hand with his jaws and wouldn’t let go causing 50 puncture wounds, some of which punctured …
CAT NEWS AND VIEWS: Changes to Icelandic law regarding the status of feral cats on the island has been proposed by the government, as I understand it. I have added the caveat because I’m reliant upon a Google translation of the Icelandic text which is not always 100% reliable. It is reported on Icelandic …
Yes, Israel’s stray cats are a cause for concern. I think this has to be an obvious conclusion because it is impossible to manage the welfare of these cats in which case they will suffer from health problems through neglect. As the ultimate cause of the problem is poor decision-making by humans, it is …
The online press are fond of clickbait and this story is a good example. All of them are reporting on a picture of an “enormous feral cat” with a lizard in its mouth. The location: Simpson Desert. The lizard is a goanna of which there are 25 species in Australia. They are predatory and …
Mumbai, India – opinion/news story: The enduring battle between simply destroying stray and feral cats or taking the more humane route of TNR was recently played out in block of flats in Mumbai, India and the outcome is surprising for me. The report comes from The Hindu online newspaper. A resident, Arvind Rao, of …
