Keeping domestic cats indoors to stop spread of coronavirus is impractical and the risk very low
The benefit in minimising coronavrius spread by keeping cats indoors is outweighed by other potential health issues.
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Second domestic cat tests positive for Covid-19
Currently there is no evidence that companion animals can be a source of the virus. However, news.gov.hk (Hong Kong News) reports that a ‘third animal’ has tested positive for the virus in Hong Kong. They don’t clarify what the other … continue reading…
Covid-19: procedure when receiving Amazon packages
Clearly this applies to anyone but this is directed at cat owners buying online during the pandemic. I buy cat food from Amazon for instance and during Covid-19 it is almost the defacto norm to buy online. Millions of people … continue reading…
Covid-19: putting a dollar figure on human and cat life
An interesting debate has opened up about whether the cure for the Covid-19 outbreak is worse than the problem itself. The question asked is whether the cure, which is essentially the economic shutdown of a country and for citizens to … continue reading…
Mr Mao – heroic cat rescuer saving cats left behind in Wuhan coronavirus panic
NEWS/OPINION FROM CHINA’S CORONAVIRUS CATASTROPHE: This is another story about how the novel coronavirus epidemic (pandemic?) is affecting cat companions in Wuhan, China. The virus has exposed some uncomfortable truths concerning the human to companion cat relationship in China. It … continue reading…
Karma befalls Australians on Kangaroo Island
Australians have been trying to exterminate feral cats on Kangaroo Island with 1080 poison ejected from an evil device. The purpose? To protect precious Australian native species such as the endangered southern brown bandicoot which lives in the ‘under storey’. … continue reading…
Drone with infrared camera will help spot abandoned cats and dogs in the Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian
A California photographer specialising in aerial cinematography, has used a drone to help find abandoned cats and dogs in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Abacos islands. He said that he was shocked at the number of cats and … continue reading…
Great Thunberg passionately lectures world leaders on climate change but they won’t listen
This passionate and at times emotional speech by Greta Thunberg is amazing. She is lecturing the world’s leaders. She is actually telling them what to do and trying to make them listen and she is spot on accurate in her … continue reading…
Humane Society of Grand Bahama: 50 Cats and 75 Dogs Survived the Storm
This is an update from the Humane Society of Grand Bahama on how they survived Hurricane Dorian. The article written by Elisa which told of the terrifying times that this animal shelter went through during the height of the storm … continue reading…
Hurricane Dorian tragedy: 6 brave souls are trapped inside the Humane Society of Grand Bahama with dogs and cats
With Hurricane Dorian barely moving today after it left devastation across Freeport, Grand Bahama as well as other areas, a group of animal shelter volunteers are reported trapped at a local shelter. The Humane Society of Grand Bahama posted an … continue reading…
Pet owners forbidden to return home after work to collect pets after dam collapse
The recent excessive rains in various parts of England have created a crisis in Whaley Bridge in the High Peak District of Derbyshire in the north. Above Whaley Bridge is a dam which creates the Toodbrook Resevoir. Part of its … continue reading…
Crazys Claws N Paws Animal Confiscation: Wayne County Animal Services Won’t Tell Me Why
In a follow-up to Elisa’s article about the confiscation of cats and dogs from Crazys Claws N Paws by Wayne County Animal Services, I have twice telephoned Wayne County Animal Services to find out why they did it (click to … continue reading…
Family with three cats reports from Florida during Hurricane Irma
Anticipating Hurricane Irma’s Arrival: A nerve-wracking experience Waiting to be deluged with either a CATegory 3 or 4 hurricane is not what I consider to be an exciting adventure. Over the past few days we have been gearing up and … continue reading…
Hemingway cats in Key West will be free to roam during Hurricane Irma
There is a mass evacuation of parts of Florida by people before Hurricane Irma strikes the state. Irma is said to be so fierce that it could cause deaths and there is predicted to be a considerable amount destruction of … continue reading…
Should ‘refugee’ dogs and cats from Hurricane Harvey be shipped to Chicago for adoption?
We are told by ABC 7 that dozens of dogs and cats have recently arrived at PAWS Chicago after a 23 hour trip from flooded Houston. Sixty-nine have been shipped to San Francisco in Northern California. These are just two … continue reading…