He ran over someone’s cat and spent thousands on vet’s fees
Would you have done as well as Ben Allen? I am not sure I would have. A cat jumps out in front of your car. You can’t avoid him. You run over him. You...
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Elizabeth: A story of hope, courage and evil children
By Elisa Black-Taylor This is the story of Elizabeth, a cat from South Carolina who was thrown into an open fire by a 13 year Âold boy. Her owner’s were unable to keep her...
Typhoon Haiyan: Cat Rescue?
The only photo I have seen of a cat in the Philippines in the area of typhoon Haiyan since it struck is the one above on the Human Society International website. Not much to...
Dog Attacks on Cats in the UK (in plain English)
This is about dog attacks on cats and the law – late 2013. It is written in plain English that is easy to understand so it is for kids as well as their parents....
Declawing created a cat from hell
This is a very instructional video about the impact that declawing can have on a cat’s behaviour and health. It is such a classic. A genuine cat expert, Jackson Galaxy (exotic name, sensible thinking),...
Cat Hoarding Transformed Into Madness
It is said that cat hoarding is a form of mental illness. Cat hoarders are not completely in the land of reality. They think they are expressing their love of cats by helping cats....
New Zealand: rise in animal abuse with example
The experts who are in the know say there “has been a rise in horrific acts of abuse against animals” in New Zealand. Below is a good example – if it is what it...
Battering the woman you love and her cat
Sometimes domestic violence is carried out at the same time as violence against a companion animal. They are part of the same event rather than animal abuse preceding abuse against a person. I am...
“Humane” police use injured animals for target practice
Some police officers believe it is the most humane thing you can do, to place an injured animal at the target end of a firing range and to use him/her for target practice. It...
Did the man who shot a cat in Florida commit a crime?
Yes he did. I am referring to the recent article I wrote describing the shooting of a community cat in broad daylight. A man shot the cat twice. The second time he finished the...
Is There Any Justification For Such Huge Vets Bills?
By Ruth aka Kattaddorra This story was reported in our local newspaper ‘The Northern Echo’ today: Darlington Pensioner’s Vet Bill A frail pensioner has been left with a huge bill after an out-of-hours vet...
Tarquin Needs a Home
By Ark on the Edge Tarquin came into us from local vet after being hit by a car and fracturing his pelvis. He has been on 6 weeks cage rest and at only 11...
It’s a Cat’s Life
This British cat story sums up the good and the bad, the misfortune and good luck that a cat can experience during her/his life. All the events are fairly typically, except one. The end...
Cat With Missing Nose Gets Life-changing Operation
By Elisa Black-Taylor Nafas was only a year old when he was found last October, curled up under a car on a busy street in Tehran. A good Samaritan rescued the filthy cat, who...
Catnapper Receives Light Sentence After Allegedly Mutilating Cats
By Elisa Black-Taylor A Mesa, Arizona serial catnapper (cat thief) was sentenced August 14 for catnapping a cat named Biscuit, although he admitted to Judge Lue Sang he’d catnapped between 30-40 cats in his...
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