Cat rescued from NC shelter shows signs of severe neglect
As the readers here know, I’ve devoted a lot of time to exposing abuse in U.S. shelters. This is one of the worst cases of neglect I’ve ever come across. Meet Monte Cristo, who...
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Florida: City commissioners working with volunteers on TNR
Counties and cities in the USA are gradually working out ways to control cat populations with the objective of humanely reducing numbers of stray and unwanted cats. Marion County, Florida has confinement laws, for...
Shelter kittens euthanised and then their mother who is named posthumously
This is a rushed off short post following on from the previous two posts about Palm Beach Animal Care and Control, a rescue facility. There is internet an discussion about the quality of service...
Animal Control Officer is an Animal Hoarder
A animal hoarding situation is taking place in the town of Pompey, New York, which is in the Syracuse area. WSYR reported the story September 30. A video can be seen here (update 21st...
Houston SPCA offers $5000 reward to find person who burned cats
A little less than a week ago a tip off was received by phone at the Houston SPCA reporting a burned mother cat and her four 8-week-old kittens. According to authorities, this precious family...
Cat Shelter Forcibly Repossesses Cat Adopted From Them Seven Years Ago
St. Francis Animal Rescue (SFAR) is a no-kill animal rescue shelter founded in 1992 by a group of women caring for a feral colony who decided the need was there to help abandoned, stray...
No-kill Arkansas Animal Rescue Pleads for Help
This article is about a rescue in the United States who got overwhelmed, and is now asking for help. While sad, the outcome will be far better than those we hear about on the...
Cats rescued from tornadoes but their owner did not want them back
This is rather a strange story. You may remember the Arkansas tornadoes. Lots of destruction and lost pets. A lot of good people pulled together to reunite lost cats and dogs with their human...
Families Torn Apart by the Arkansas Tornadoes 2014
This is a collage that I dreamt up based on the picture that I saw on the Arkansas pet rescue page on Facebook. The area where this cat and dog lived was: Mayflower RV...
Ethical Pet Adoption versus Saving a Life
This article asks the question whether it is ethical for a person to adopt a companion animal, who is on death row at a shelter, to then advertise the animal on Craigslist as a...
Florida’s Proposed Animal Rescue Act
A new law has been proposed for Florida, USA which concerns how animal shelters in the state deal with decisions regarding the euthanasia of rescue animals under their care. Florida State Senator Joseph Abruzzo...
Humane Society Kill Cat. Pros and Cons
This is a pretty typical story and I would like to present the arguments for and against the “euthanasia” (killing in real terms) of this cat as taken from comments. Background Place: America Cat:...
Beautiful Message. Lousy Presentation
We must respect all people who are concerned about animal rescue and welfare. It is irrelevant how they present their arguments. Forget presentation. Focus on content. On the issue of animal rescue, which is...
Hitchhiking Cat Is Going Home
By Elisa Black-Taylor A lost cat named Mata Hairi will soon be reunited with her owner, more than ten months after becoming a lost cat, then a cross country hitchhiker. Her story began last...
Women Like Men Who Like Cats. Discuss
A man holding a cat tenderly is sexy to a woman. This sexiness particularly applies to a man who is mentally and physically strong and in a position of authority. That is the theme...
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