A Michael Broad Blog
NEWS AND OPINION: Russia thinks that furries (people who like to dress up as animals) as a trend is part of a Western plot to turn people into slaves! There appears to be in a drift towards more conspiracy theories in Russia since they invaded Ukraine. These are quite extreme views. By Western standards …
You will see a lot on the Internet about domestic cats sleeping for very long periods of time throughout the day and sometimes the night. The authors of these articles give us the impression that domestic cats sleep for much longer periods of time than humans. I believe this is misleading because cats nap …
We know from previous pronouncements that the current Pope Francis is vehemently against people having pets rather than children. He’s just reinforced that belief while visiting Indonesia. And in doing so he has reignited a long-standing quarrel with families who prefer to have a pet dog or cat rather than children. But they do …
This is a short note about leaving a bequest of your cat and caregiving money to someone to look after your cat or cats in your will. You’ll need two documents. We are told that more and more people are doing this whereas at one time it was the domain of celebrities such as …
Another study, this time from Australia (the country where they hate feral cats), concluded that dog owners have a personality which allows them to better bounce back from stressful situations i.e. they are more resilient than cat owners who they conclude are more likely to be neurotic (‘demonstrating higher levels of neuroticism’). Let’s have …
There are two news items in the paper today which apply to all of us including cat caregivers. Cat caregivers need to remain healthy in order to carry out their duties to a high standard! (❤️ ω ❤️) Veganism is in the news again and this time there’s a study which suggests that a …
There are some articles on the internet which ask whether a domestic cat would eat their owner. It is sort of clickbait stuff as it sounds gruesome and as if the humble domestic cat has the power to be an evil predator of the most heinous kind, biting into the hand that feeds them …
This is my response to the above video on Reddit.com on the website: I see the funny side and I see a good relationship albeit an unusual one. I just wonder if he is training his cat to be difficult. All these human actions indirectly train the cat to respond in a certain way. …
