What affects us affects cats
EU Mandates Microchipping for All Cats & Dogs: What You Need to Know 🐕🐈 The European Parliament has voted to require mandatory microchipping and registration of all cats and dogs across the EU, marking a pivotal moment in animal welfare legislation. But which countries already enforce these rules today? 🇪🇺 Which EU Countries Already …
In a nation long celebrated for its love of dogs, a quiet revolution is unfolding. Cats are rapidly rising in popularity across the UK, and if current trends continue, they may soon outnumber dogs as the country’s most beloved pet. A Surge in Cat Ownership Recent data from leading pet retailer Jollyes reveals a …
Here is why your cat is allegedly starting to look like your dog (and vice versa). Recent studies suggest that domestic cats and dogs are exhibiting increasingly similar physical traits, a phenomenon largely attributed to human influence through domestication. This convergence in appearance and behavior is rooted in the concept of “domestication syndrome,” a …
I’ll quote from Dr Desmond Morris’s book CATWATCHING: “A description of the impact of a severe city storm, written by Jonathan Swift in 1710, supports this view [the death by drowning of stray cats and dogs after a storm in cities where there was poor drainage]: ‘Now from all parts the swelling kennels flow, …
Dog and cat breeders (and pet sellers on, for instance, social media) operate in the black economy in that most often they do not pay tax. They are cash dealers. As a consequence, they are not registered with HMRC in the UK. Things are going to change as the Treasury is all out of …
My infographic summarizes a report in The Times newspaper yesterday (23rd January 2024 written by Rhys Blakeley) of a survey on the possible winter blues suffered by some canines. I think it fair to say that what is said about companion dogs may also in some households apply to domestic cats. There is probably …
Here is an infographic summarizing, as per a Hungarian study, the joys and challenged of dog ownership (‘caregiving’ is a better description). More: buying dogs Although the Infographic relates to dog caregiving, similarities must exist between cats and dogs in terms of the upsides and downsides of ownership. Although domestic cats don’t tend to …
It is dawning on the UK government and I suspect other legislators that banning dog breeds because they are dangerous is impractical and unsuccessful. Any dog breed can be dangerous and any dog breed can be a wonderful pet. It is all down to selective breeding and training. The sad thing is that any …
