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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

East Bay Regional Park District staff admit to shooting cats and failing to communicate beforehand

PoC avatarPosted on December 10, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 10, 2020

East Bay Regional Park District is a system of parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to the east of San Francisco, California, USA. In all it covers 125,000 acres in seventy-three parks with over 1,250 miles of … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged california, Cat News, colony of cats, Community Cats, conservation, feral cat colony, shooting cats, shooting feral cats, TNR, volunteers

Tampa Bay, Florida man complains about cats scratching his car

PoC avatarPosted on December 9, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 9, 2020

TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA, USA. NEWS AND COMMENT: This is an interesting story about the positive effects of TNR in a Florida community but at the same time also highlighting the diverging viewpoints of residents of the community about the presence … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged Cat News, Community Cats, feral cats, Florida, sterilising cats, TNR

Can big cats get Covid-19?

PoC avatarPosted on December 9, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 9, 2020

Yes, big cats can get Covid-19. There have been two instances of captive big cats getting Covid-19 concerning both tigers and lions. There was a well-publicised news story during the early parts of the coronavirus pandemic (April 2020) at which … Continue reading →

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged captive lions, captive tigers, contagious diseases, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), zoonotic diseases | Leave a reply

Taiwanese town where tourists abandon and steal cats on a whim

PoC avatarPosted on December 6, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 6, 2020

NEWS AND COMMENT: Taiwan’s ‘cat village’ is the town of Houtong in the north. It is referred to as a ‘cat village’ because there are hundreds of cats while the population of humans is smaller. And it has become a … Continue reading →

Posted in stolen cats | Tagged abandoned cats, adoption, cat vaccinations, colony of cats, contagious diseases, stealing cats, stolen cats, Taiwan, tourists | Leave a reply

Brexit forces rushed export of three lionesses from England to Germany

PoC avatarPosted on December 6, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 6, 2020

London Zoo is exporting three lionesses to Schwerin Zoo in Germany in a rush to avoid what will probably be far more stringent export regulations after 1 January 2021 when the UK finally leaves the European Union. The zoo is … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation | Tagged asiatic lion, Brexit, captive cats, captive lions, Cat News, lion conservation, lion mating, relocation, zoos

New York State Parks Office suddenly decide to trap and remove managed feral cats

PoC avatarPosted on December 5, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 5, 2020

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged animal law, caring for feral cats, cat euthanasia, feral cat colony, feral cats, new york state, TNR, trapping feral cats | 2 Replies

Legislation to end private big cat ownership in America passed in the House of Representatives

PoC avatarPosted on December 5, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 5, 2020

NEWS AND COMMENT: The Big Cat Public Safety Act is federal draft legislation which “prohibits the private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers and curbs the exploitative industry of cub-petting” in America. One of the driving forces behind … Continue reading →

Posted in good cat news | Tagged animal law, Animal laws, big cats, carole baskin, Cat News, good cat news, Netflix, private zoos of america, USA animal laws

Tragedy in Lexington County, SC: 72-year-old feral colony caregiver killed during dispute over cats

PoC avatarPosted on December 4, 2020 by Elisa Black-TaylorDecember 6, 2020

A Lexington County, South Carolina feral colony caregiver was shot to death Thursday evening by a man when an argument over the cats turned violent. The accused claimed that he was acting defensively (see update). The tragedy took place on … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat News | Tagged feral cats, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor, TNR | 4 Replies

Tiger King, Joe Exotic, could be pardoned by outgoing President Trump

PoC avatarPosted on November 27, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 27, 2020

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENTS): Joe Exotic is back in the news again. You can’t keep him away from the headlines. He was made famous in the television series Tiger King and he is serving a twenty-two year prison sentence in … Continue reading →

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