Is the kitten healthy? Check list infographic.
Click the infographic below for a larger version. It covers the essential basics in order to assess your chosen kitten for health which is the number one criteria when adopting a kitten and assessing...
adoption / cat eye health / Cat Health / dental health / ear canal health / health screening / healthy coat / Human to cat relationship / kitten development / Kittens / kittens / parasitic worms / pre-adoption
September 6, 2023
Click the infographic below for a larger version. It covers the essential basics in order to assess your chosen kitten for health which is the number one criteria when adopting a kitten and assessing...
celebrity cats / Human to cat relationship / internet / internet social media / social media influence
August 20, 2023
Stepan in a remarkable cat in many ways. He appears to be a very passive, well-behaved tabby cat. He is completely normal and standard looking in terms of his appearance but his background, his...
abandoned cat / abandoning cats / adoption / Animal Rescue / Animal Rights / animal shelters / Dog / dog rescue / dog-to-human relationship / Human to cat relationship / shelter / shelter contracts
August 15, 2023
In an email to me, Nathan Winograd, America’s most knowledgeable person about animal rescue, included the following statement: While closing one’s doors to animals in need may not undermine an animal’s right to live...
adoption / Celebrities / celebrities and cats / celebrity cats / Human to cat relationship / internet social media
August 1, 2023
This is a story with lessons! Lots of them. It concerns a proactive, positive man, Travis Nelson, who suffered from depression to suicidal levels in San Francisco, California after he lost his job but...
adoption / adoption / Animal Rescue / Cat shelters / failed adoptions / Human to cat relationship / pre-adoption
July 15, 2023
Yes, is the positive answer to the question in the title but there’s a big caveat which is this: they’ve got to get along, which is obvious but crucial. But I’ve got a common-sense...
adoption / Human to cat relationship / internet social media / Michael Broad / scammers / scams and frauds / social media influence
July 4, 2023
In the UK, fraudsters are advertising non-existing pets on social media for sale and this is just one tiny aspect of the burgeoning expansion of crime in the UK where the police are sitting...
adoption / adoption / Animal Rescue / Cat shelters / Persian cat
June 23, 2023
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to adopt a Persian purebred cat from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay and receive all the expenses of cat caregiving fully paid for during the...
Animal Cruelty / China / China / fake information / internet social media / social media influence
May 10, 2023
This is the tweet using shorthand language: “Someone needs 2 do smt abt this, #CatBlender there will be a group of Chinese guys going live tomorrow and they’re planning on hurting and killing multiple...
adoption / adoption / Animal Rescue / animal shelters / cat breeders / Cat Breeding / Cat Breeds / cat sanctuary / Cat shelters / expectation management / inbreeding depression / shelter / social media influence / statistics
April 25, 2023
Cats Protection ran a survey and reported on 6 April 2023 that “38% of cats acquired in 2022 (600,000 cats) were pedigrees such as Ragdolls or Scottish Folds while 47% (or 750,000 cats) were...
February 6, 2023
There is such a high degree of variability in the behaviour of shelter cats and their potential adopters that there is no one single sign or M.O. which represents all the encounters. This is...
February 1, 2023
Strangely, yes, is the answer to the question in the title. To a large extent the answer baffles me because people adopt cats for companionship and affection. They want their cat to come to...
January 27, 2023
The Infographic is really about my preferences which might not square up with yours. But whether you disagree or agree with my selection, I don’t think that you can disagree with my logic. There...
December 30, 2022
The title is self-explanatory. The topic lends itself to an infographic as these are bullet point reminders. Some are obvious and some less so. Perhaps the most important part of cat adoption is before...
July 12, 2022
I have never selected a cat from a shelter! Although I was a foster carer. So, you might want to turn the page right now and ignore what I say. But I’m going to...
May 28, 2022
You are looking for a questionnaire or a quiz which points you in the right direction as to the kind of cat breed that is suited to you and your lifestyle? They don’t work....