By Elisa Black-Taylor A Tennessee man has left his two cats an inheritance worth $250,000 as well as a 4,200-square-foot home. Although Leon Sheppard, 79, died in December 2012, the story of his now rich cats is making it’s way around the internet. Leon was a retired Memphis businessman who had five children, 12 …
“Swiss man donates hundreds to North-East animal charity after being moved by its plight online” is the title to a news item in the Northern Echo and the story needs to be highlighted in a separate article on PoC as it originates in the comments to an article I wrote about the need to …
Today, 21st November 2013, I visited the first lady of the cat internet world and self confessed science-oriented geek, Sarah Hartwell. Her cat site: Messybeast.com was one of the very first general cat websites on the internet and was online at about the time the public internet was starting or, at least, beginning to …
Vegetarians are despised by a section of society. A certain sort of person dislikes cat lovers. Does the same section of society, or a part of it, dislike both in equal measure? You’ll also find that a section of cat lovers are also vegetarians. They love animals too much to eat them. Vegetarians can’t …
Individuals who do outstanding work in the field of cat rescue in the UK should be better recognised. I think they should receive an award of some sort or at least be written about on the internet. To me they are invisible. I know that Marion of Cats Protection is a wonderful fosterer of …
Some of us are open to the possibility of learning life lessons from observing and interacting with our cats. In this instance, a lady in America moved to a new home in the country. She was quite a mild-mannered person who, perhaps, lacked a bit of confidence. She felt that she had been too …
In conversation a person might ask “Are you a cat or dog person?”. People like to categorise people into one camp or the other as if they are distinct groups. Less often people ask whether you like animals or cats and dogs. Similarities Although there are people who only like dogs or cats and who …
This is a guide on how to allow your cat to exhibit normal behaviour patterns. Anyone, anywhere who wants to be reminded of how to care for their cat could do far worse than refer to the UK government’s Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats, which is closely based on the Animal …
