Notes: I have used the word “ownership” out of an acceptance that most people consider this the correct terminology. I prefer ‘responsible companion animal caretaking’ or ‘responsible companion animal guardianship’ because language promotes responsible behavior in relation to our interaction with domestic animals. I have deliberately kept the principles and methods short and concise. …
Caveat: I know animal rescue saves lives but… I am always shocked that in the USA even the experts have to guess the number of cats and dogs that are “euthanised” each year. The figure is somewhere between 2 and 5 million cats a year as far as I can tell. But I don’t …
On an application by a conservationist, Ajay Dube, the Supreme Court of India has temporarily banned tourism in the core areas of all tiger reserves. The objective of the judgment is to allow the tiger populations to recover. It is believed by conservationists that tourism to the tiger reserves disrupts the lives of tigers …
Caveat: I am not siding with any party. This is written from a neutral standpoint; an attempt to find the truth behind the anger and distress. I always support the cat and look for ways to improve the lives of cats. This is our responsibility. We need to be hard on ourselves and examine …
I’d like to post some concerns I have about hate crimes and Caboodle Ranch. I’m not a professional writer, so please forgive any errors I make as I’m writing this out of concern due to the increase in hate crimes in this country. Thank you in advance for allowing me to voice my opinion. …
This American story is another example, a current example, of the need for an independent study on the effectiveness of trap-neuter-return (TNR). If as I suspect, TNR was conclusively found to work and be in the long term best interests of both cat and the community, then this story would not exist. I am …
The right to seize an FIV+ cat is going to be a disturbing story. I want the readers at PoC to read this and then come back to this page for discussion. It’s at — the page at the website bluedogstate.com, is broken at Nov 2012 so it has been removed. Sorry for that. …
Forget for a minute about the criticisms of PETA. I’ll cover some of those below. What organisation do you think about when there is a discussion about animal rights? PETA? I do. They are probably the highest profile organisation whose objective is to improve the rights and welfare of animals. They achieved that lofty …
