It’s a well-known fact that there are an inordinate number of feral and stray cats in Israel. They are often semi-domesticated and therefore better described as community cats. Before I answer the question in the title, I have to touch … continue reading…
NEWS AND COMMENT – SINGAPORE: About 80% of Singaporean residents live in public housing under a 99-year lease in HDB flats. At the base of these blocks of flats is a void area (no flats) and in this area you … continue reading…
Bromadiolone has been described as the world’s strongest mouse poison which kills them in 24 hours but which is yet to be approved by the regulators in Australia. The New South Wales government want to use it to manage and … continue reading…
In an overly dramatic headline on one news media website, the author states that “1,000 feral cats unleashed on Chicago’s streets to fight rat problem”. That is not quite the way it is because the Tree House Humane Society have … continue reading…
As there isn’t a single cat island but eleven in total it’s impossible to show you where Japan’s Cat Island (in the singular) is. They are all off the coast of Japan as expected! Aoshima Island is one of them … continue reading…
For me this picture, screams ‘semi-feral cat colony’ in a warm country. The climate certainly looks amenable to sustaining a feral cat colony. But these cats are clearly not true feral cats. The photographer is a couple of yards away … continue reading…
Turgutlu, Turkey – news/opinion article: Ikram Korkmazer’s butcher’s shop has become a tourist attraction after three years of feeding stray cats and dogs and recording it all on video and publishing it on social media, specifically his Instagram page. I … continue reading…
It is nice to find some information about stray and feral cats in Russia. I bumped into it. I have learned that stray and feral cats find shelter in the basement of apartment buildings. They crawl through the air vents. … continue reading…
This is New York, the home of Bodega cats. Bodega cats are community cats who live in delicatessen and general stores in New York. They are cared for by the community and perhaps a particular shopkeeper. In this example a … continue reading…
I have been to Jerusalem and other parts of Israel. I can confirm that there are lots of feral cats. They would be better described as community cats because they are part of the human community. They appear to be … continue reading…
This is another wise way to employ cats who are not domesticated enough to be human companions. These cats can still be companions to the community. Community cats are commonplace in most countries and in all developing countries. In this … continue reading…
