PoC cat charity donation for November 2013

There were 1359 comments in November (21,830 – 20,471) at 5 cents per comment making $67.95 USD. Round that up to $68. I promised to double it making $136. In pounds that makes £84. That is this month’s cat charity donation from PoC. Can someone remind me if we had decided on a charity? …

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Echo and Syah, Afghani Rescue Cats

Echo and Syah are two Afghani rescue cats. They were rescued by Nowzad, founded by Royal Marine Sergeant ‘Pen’ Farthing. Since the first day he was involved in animal rescue in Afghanistan, Nowzad has flourished. There has been a lot of hard work setting it up and a lot of animals in need of …

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CHRISTMAS BOXES FOR CATS IN CARE

By Ruth aka Kattaddorra Following my earlier article: The Santa Paws Foundation…I was wondering how everyone is getting on with filling their boxes. Babz and I have just realised with a shock how close Christmas is now and although we had the empty boxes ready that’s as far as we got! So, today with …

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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 shout about. I am concerned about the rescue of cats after typhoon Haiyan. Of course, all animals concern me but …

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Marc donates £400 to Cats Protection, Wear Valley & Darlington

“Swiss man donates hundreds to North-East animal charity after being moved by its plight online” is the title to a news item in the Northern Echo and the story needs to be highlighted in a separate article on PoC as it originates in the comments to an article I wrote about the need to …

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Lord Black’s speech on animal welfare in UK

Lord Black’s speech in the House of Lords on 26 March in which he calls for inclusion of the five animal welfare needs in the new primary science curriculum Lord Black of Brentwood: This is earlier page on the debate. I want to talk about animal welfare and its place in the national curriculum, …

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You are escaping from domestic violence but what about your cat?

I would like, briefly, to write about an excellent and specialist service provided by Cats Protection in partnership with Dogs Trust. It operates in Greater London, Hertfordshire and Yorkshire. It is called the Dogs Trust Freedom Project. [Note to international visitors: this is a UK based initiative]. We hear a lot about domestic violence. …

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PoC Comment Charity Scheme – October Donation

It is the time to deal with a donation to a cat charity under this PoC scheme. At end of September the total number of comments were 19,252. As at today, 1st November 2013, the number of comments is 20,471, making 1,219 comments for October. My thanks to everyone who commented and contributed. I …

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