What affects us affects cats
The think tank in the backroom at No 10 have come up with a new wheeze: to declare very publicly that the government will be tackling animal welfare issues in the New Year. The purpose? To distract attention from their disastrous governmental decisions and failures such as (there are many more than this short …
The UK Government has declined to introduce new legislation that would obligate motorists to stop and report — or take injured animals to a vet — if they hit a cat. The response follows a petition calling for changes to the law. The campaign urged the Government to extend the same legal protections currently …
Thanks in part to a submission by Alley Cat Allies as an interested third party but not directly involved in the case in question (State v. Kyles), the Ohio Supreme Court very recently clarified the law on cruelty to cats and indeed other companion animals by widening the definition of ‘companion animal’ as stated …
About nine years ago almost to the day I wrote about the necessity of animal welfare being part of the school curriculum. I felt then as I do now that it is important that children are taught how to respect animals in general and perhaps in particular domestic cats and dogs because they are …
Full-time indoor cats can escape their home. This means that micro-chipping full-time indoor cats is important. Perhaps it is even more important for full-time indoor cats because if and when they escaped the home they are more likely to be anxious, confused and lost. Note: disclaimer: I am not a vet but a good …
There has been a lot of discussion over recent years about cat ownership restrictions and obligations as required under possible new laws. The classic one is confining cats to their owner’s home to protect wildlife. This occurs in parts of Australia and another might be limiting owners to a set number of cats. They …
There are millions of animal advocates in America. If they are not strong animal advocates, they at least are sensitive to the sentience of animals and concerned about their welfare. They don’t like animal abuse or cruelty. And therefore, animal welfare, I would argue, plays a role in the presidential election race. And if …
The city of Nairobi, Kenya, is debating a new piece of legislation (a bill) called “The Nairobi City County Animal Control and Welfare Bill”. If it came into force, it would require cat owners in Nairobi to purchase an annual licence at a cost of 200 Kenyan shillings ($1.50 or £1.20 p). To obtain …
