A Michael Broad Blog
A 16th century artillery master who worked for German princes and fought against the armies of the Ottoman Empire, Franz Helm, advised readers of a Heidelberg University manuscript who wanted to capture an enemy’s castle to “obtain a cat from that place” and bind to the back of the cat “a small sack like …
Uhmm, we had painted cats. We have lion cuts. Now we have something between the two: fancy feline haircuts. My first thought was: are these genuine? Are they another example of clever Photoshop editing? Years ago, for a while, people were fooled into believing that “painted cats” were actually painted cats! There were not …
How harshly should cat abusers be punished? What percentage are punished? Firstly we have to recognize that, sadly, most cat abuse is unreported. That’s my opinion. However, when a cat abuser is caught, occasionally because he does not think he is abusing a cat, what punishment fits the crime? Don’t worry, I think the …
Over the past two weeks, a colony of feral cats being cared for in the New York City area has mysteriously disappeared one by one. Their loving caretakers are presently trying desperately to ascertain what has happened to seven of the eight kitties that they have been lovingly tending for many years. To say …
This is madness. It makes me mad. This woman apparently took in this stray cat, a tabby and white. She called him “Buddy”. She decided that Buddy wanted to attack her dog so she kicked snow at the cat – you can see it the video. This provoked and wound up Buddy who, unsurprisingly, …
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 old boy. Her owner’s were unable to keep her after this horrific crime was committed, and turned her over to the Darlington County Humane Society Rescue (DCHSR). Forgive the …
Intubation tubes are being inserted into cats at the University of Virginia for the purpose of pediatric medicine training. I couldn’t believe this story when I came across it on the internet. THIS should fall under animal cruelty! For those of you who don’t know, endotracheal intubation is a procedure used to secure an …
Furbys in bread cat photo Furby looking VERY confused Marley wouldn’t be still The first I heard on in bread cats was in a personal email a few months ago. I thought the spelling was incorrect and I’d be seeing some poor deformed cat that was the product of inbreeding. I was shocked to …
