Hatred or Fear of Cats?
Many moons ago Ugga Oggawood was chased by a wild cat. He survived, but instead of passing down to his son, respect for all cats, he passed down his fear of them and his son passed down this fear to … Continue reading →
Category Archives: cat haters
Feral Cat Protection
By Dee This is from the heart and not the brain… Introduction from Michael: I asked Dee to tell people how she helps to protect feral cats when they are being fed and TNR’d. I asked because we know there … Continue reading →
Colony of feral cats in NYC goes missing without trace. Help needed
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 … Continue reading →
Mississippi – a homeowner can kill a stray cat entering their home or land
In Mississippi a homeowner can kill a stray cat entering their home or land. There is a sloppy piece of drafting in Mississippi’s cruelty to animals legislation, which allows a person to legally kill a cat that might enter a … Continue reading →
Cat Hater 1914
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The more things change, the more they are the same thing. Nothing changes. And so it seems, judging by this letter to the editor of the New York Times dated 1914 from a … Continue reading →
An after Christmas miracle for Jiggles
By Elisa Black-Taylor Jiggles is a two year old male cat who resides in the Marietta area of upstate South Carolina. Early in December, his pet parents experienced what every owner of a cat who ventures outside fears. Jiggles went … Continue reading →
Cats are aloof? No, we have misplaced ideas!
I’ll be honest. It irritates me to read descriptions of the domestic cat as “aloof”. The domestic cat is not aloof. People are (incorrectly) comparing cats to dogs and concluding that, in comparison, a cat is more independent and less … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Americans Prefer Dogs to Cats?
Americans much prefer dogs to cats according to what seems to be a professional run poll, yet there are more domestic cats than dogs in the US. There are an estimated 83.3 million dogs and 95.6 million cats1. The difference … Continue reading →
Churchill and Roosevelt Loved Cats. Hitler and Napoleon Hated Them.
The title is a sentence from Tom Cox’s book “The Good The Bad and The Furry“. Tom Cox likes cats and lives with cats. He also writes in his book: ..people who hated cats were often control freaks who think … Continue reading →