What affects us affects cats
UK – This inept Labour government decided that the wealthy, with broad shoulders, should pay more tax to support the unsustainable welfare spending in the UK. The Chancellor dreamed up the ‘mansion tax’ which once enacted would result in owners of properties worth more than 2 million paying 2,500 thousand pounds annually in addition …
When Oliver Widger quit his job, he wasn’t chasing a bigger paycheck or climbing a corporate ladder — he was following the call of the ocean. But he didn’t set sail alone. His first mate? A whiskered, four-pawed feline named Clarence. The Oregon-based adventurer recently went viral after documenting his unusual voyage: a solo …
Despite a strong modern trend to keep domestic cats indoors all the time (depending on the country) there is still a strong contingent of cat caregivers who believe in the ‘indoor/outdoor cat’ despite the hazards and despite the danger to wildlife. My gut feeling is that many of these cat owners stay indoors when …
Cats may live under our roofs, but make no mistake—they are not mere guests. They are cohabitants, with needs, desires, and boundaries that deserve as much respect as our own. The classic phrase, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” reminds travelers to adapt to the customs of the place they visit. But …
It is quite easy to become a poor cat caregiver 😢. You transfer the stresses of life’s vicissitudes onto your cat. It is understandable as for humans things are getting more stressful in general nowadays (March 2025). It is easy to bring home one’s anxieties and stress-induced behavioural problems. It is harder to hide …
This is about questioning one’s routines that are often accepted as written in tablets of stone but which in a changing world can be outdated or plain wrong. There is often room for improvement in applying common sense and logic. This is an interesting topic but hardly ever discussed. It is not strictly relevant …
Like me, you might initially be unsure about the location of Turkmenistan. Well, it’s just north of Iran and Afghanistan. It is east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It is described as a country in Central Asia and is largely covered by the Karakum Desert. I might not have …
NEWS AND OPINION: Vinted is an app-based website through which you can de-clutter your wardrobe and get rid of those clothes you no longer want. In the modern world, clothes have quite a short lifespan. In the old days, days gone by, we kept clothes until they wore out and then we repaired them! …
