A Michael Broad Blog
When in play this is a common problem because it is normal cat behaviour. Not all domestic cats do it but it is still normal behaviour. Therefore the first point to make is that punishment is not the way to fix it because we don’t punish for engaging in normal behaviour and as all …
It is the elephant in the room. The elephant has been there for centuries and only a small number of people want to see it and deal with it truthfully. People often address the feral cat problem as a cat problem, a nuisance which originates in cat behaviour but this is fundamentally incorrect. The …
I’ll take it that you love your cat but despite that warm emotional feeling towards her do you sometimes swear at her? It would not surprise me. People argue with their loved ones all the time. They have a drink and lose their cool and bingo a red hot row starts incorporating ugly language. …
Joe Rogan has complained bitterly on his Instagram page about stray cats at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) shitting and pissing all over the sunroof of his truck which he parked at the airport for 11 days while he was away on holiday in Europe. His posting on his Instagram account made headlines. It’s …
This short cat and murder story caught my eye because there are a couple of odd elements to it. It almost looks like the story was made up on a quiet news day – correction it is genuine, just bizarre and the bizarre aspect is due to the police. It is an accident involving …
Some people believe that people who let their domestic cat loose outside in the natural environment to hunt and wander are placing more value on the life and the needs of their cat than on the life of the prey that the cat kills. It is an argument that is about the relative importance …
Turkey had local elections last weekend. The Turkish Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdagon, billed the elections as a referendum on his rule of the country, which has been marred by allegations of fraud and corruption. There is a general feeling among some citizens that the Prime Minister has become a bit of a dictator and …
