A Michael Broad Blog
This is a super little video. It comes from Turkey. A road sweeper using what appears to be an old-fashioned broom made of selected twigs (or a similar material) starts to gently brush the paws of a street cat. This encourages the cat to request more brushing and then in an act of trust …
By Sandra Murphey Sometimes our hearts can be touched by the cries of a hungry stray cat, and so we begin to feed them outdoors or in a garage when the weather is extremely cold or wet. Depending on our circumstances, we may not be able to bring the cat indoors, even though we …
Romica Tapoi has been feeding stray cats for years in the backyard of his home in Dunning, Chicago, US. His home is in foreclosure and he is hoping to find homes for all of the cats before he is forced out of his. “Wherever I go I feed animals.” His kindness towards the local …
Jack the cat’s happy transformation from starving, sick street cat with mange and other medical issues to feeling and looking much better is thanks to Shadow Cats and their supporters. This is a happy ending cat story from Shadow Cats Rescue on Facebook. Jack looks awful in the photo taken at the time he …
Sometimes you see a very dirty street cat. It is noticeable when the cat is white and her coat has turned grey. It is as if she has given up because we know how fastidiously clean domestic cats are. It must become impossible under certain circumstances for a stray cat to keep her coat …
The term “accidental cat thefts” refers to a neighbor feeding another neighbor’s cat because the cat visits. Informally a routine is set up. Is this cat theft? I don’t think it is. However, the police in the UK decided that it was. And, surprisingly, Cats Protection say that feeding a cat that wanders into …
Too often it happens before a World Cup or before the Olympic Games. This is when the authorities decide on the mass slaughter of stray cats and dogs in order to clean up the streets for the tourists who come to these major events. It is more likely to happen in countries with poor …
A cat owner’s nine month legal battle to reclaim her stray cat nicely illustrates the answer to the question in the title. I will recite the story here in outline and below it I discuss a couple of further topics. A teaching assistant, Miss Senka Besirevic, had received a kitten as a present. After …
