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Searched: A cat caregiver’s nightmare when her vehicle was stopped by police

PoC avatarPosted on December 11, 2020 by Elisa Black-TaylorDecember 11, 2020

A Reader’s Forum story by Valorie with introduction by Elisa. Elisa: Valorie is a good friend who resides in the United States. Her story describes not only how much police procedure has changed over the past few years, it’s also … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged caring for feral cats, weird news | 1 Reply

Veterinarian pet peeve: “The vet knows there is a cure and is in complete denial”

PoC avatarPosted on October 23, 2020 by Elisa Black-TaylorOctober 23, 2020

A Reader’s Forum article by Nicole Ferrara Today’s pet peeve is veterinarians. Don’t get me wrong, most vets are extremely hard working people that don’t get nearly the credit they deserve or the pay. Most vets after going through epic … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged bad veterinarian experience, bad veterinarians, cat health, cat health diagnosis | Leave a reply

A cat rescuer describes what she faces when those who won’t spay/neuter are part of the problem

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Posted July 27, 2020 by Laura Humphreys When you ask me why can’t I take just one more THIS is what I hear. You don’t understand what I do. This is what I want! I think really are you an … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged caring for feral cats, cat rescue, feral cats, TNR | 1 Reply

“I was duped by a liar with a sob story.” Cat found after missing for 8 months!

PoC avatarPosted on May 4, 2020 by Elisa Black-TaylorMay 4, 2020

A Reader’s Forum story by cat rescuer Sheri Dickson. Afterword by Elisa. “𝐙𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑” 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟖 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 !!!! 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭—𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞. 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬: … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged cat adoption, craigslist, lost cat found | Leave a reply

Stray cats: “I started feeding the cats away from your store but that wasn’t good enough”

PoC avatarPosted on November 23, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorNovember 23, 2019

A Reader’s Forum article published November 22, 2019 by Lawanna Johnson, President and Director Purr Partners Feline Rescue ___________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE November 23 3:35pm “UPDATE: DOMINO’S PIZZA HAS AGREED TO CALL OFF THE TRAPPING! We just received a call from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged caring for feral cats, cat rescue, Community Cats, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | Leave a reply

Calicivirus: I told my vet I’m getting very upset because something is very wrong and I’m not leaving until we fix this

PoC avatarPosted on November 6, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorNovember 7, 2019

A Reader’s Forum article published by Laura Morrison on November 6, 2019 THIS IS SOME BAD STUFF IF YOU DON’T CATCH IT IN TIME. Beasley and Francisco just got diagnosed. ( sharing some of my experience. You have a higher … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged calicivirus, Cat Illness Diagnosis, cat illness symptoms, cat rescuer, cats in emergencies | Leave a reply

This is the piece of shit that stole the car and left wheelchair-bound dog Zorra to die in the south Florida heat

PoC avatarPosted on October 11, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorOctober 11, 2019

A Reader’s Forum story published October 11, 2019 by James LaCroix “The entire nation, and many other people outside the country, had their hearts broken by this completely unnecessary death, a horrible act of cruelty. (note from Elisa: video below … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged animal abandonment, animal cruelty | Leave a reply

‘Cat rescue’ calls police and demands rescuer on-scene to ‘fill the hole and leave’ with cat still trapped inside

PoC avatarPosted on September 28, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorSeptember 29, 2019

Note from Elisa: This is a longish read but it’s necessary for this Reader’s Forum story about a cat stuck in a pipe. These are the words of Scott Steglinski, who was on-scene in West Springfield, Massachusetts and made sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged cat rescued | 6 Replies

A cat rescuer speaks out: “Last night was the final breaking point and I’ve dealt with so many toxic folks”

PoC avatarPosted on August 28, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorAugust 28, 2019

When I came across this post on the Facebook wall of a good friend, I knew I had to turn her post into an article. Because I see this much too often. This is a VERY long post but in … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged compassion fatigue | 2 Replies

“When Mickey came back FIV+ the vet told me I should euthanize him”

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Posted by Sam Rickard August 20, 2019 When I lived in Oklahoma there were apartments behind mine. This scruffy gentleman belonged to a family behind us. They left one night to avoid the landlord and paying back-rent. They left this … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged abandoning cats, FIV cats | 2 Replies

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