UK: High Wycombe Feral Cat Colonies

View Larger Map With the “kitten season” comes the prospect of unwanted cats, which are then dumped. This inevitably leads to stray and, in this case, feral cat colonies in the High Wycombe area, which themselves grow in number. We are told by the Daily Mail that there are 200 feral cats in six …

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Japanese Attitudes Towards Cats and Dogs

The Japanese have distinctly different attitudes to cat and dog ownership compared to people in Europe and North America. Although there is some overlap. “People don’t want an adult dog — they want to get a dog when it is still young.” As a bit of background this chart compares ratios of pet to …

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UK: 37,000 Abandoned Animals in 12 Months

Even in Britain, a nation of animal lovers, some people treat their pet like a piece of rubbish – trash. Going away on holiday? Can’t afford a cat or dog sitter or boarding cattery fees? Just throw your dog away in the nearest skip. That has happened. In 2012 the RSPCA were called out …

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Mature Female Cat Co-operation in Colonies

There is a very impressive level of mutual support amongst mother cats (queens) when living in colonies. The support systems do not necessarily take place between relatives such as sisters or mother and daughter. Unrelated cats also help one another out and in quite a profound, intimate and important way. Although, when related individuals …

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