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Flat-faced dogs and cats with folded ears to be banned in NL

Cats with folded ears and flat-faced dogs to be banned in The Netherlands

PoC avatarPosted on January 20, 2023 by Michael BroadJanuary 20, 2023

This news lightens my heart made heavy by legalised animal abuse. We all know that flat-faced dogs (and cats) and cats with folded ears (the Scottish Fold) are inherently unhealthy. We have known it for a long time. Their existence … continue reading…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Animal laws, flat-faced dogs, French bulldog, holland, Qualzucht - Torture Breeding, Scottish Fold, The Netherlands | Leave a reply
Ricky Clark shamed

Celebrity TV rat catcher and trophy hunter will be stopped by new UK legislation

PoC avatarPosted on November 24, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 24, 2022

NEWS AND OPINION: Ricky Clark is a rat catcher by trade. He became a TV celebrity by dint of his enthusiastic personality and buff appearance according to The Times newspaper. He has a BBC1 series called The Rat Pack which … continue reading…

Posted in trophy hunting | Tagged Animal laws, ban, good news, legislation, sport hunters, sport hunting, trophy hunting, uk legislation | 4 Replies
George was last seen by his owners on November 11 and fears are increasing over his safety

When up to 20 cats go missing in a small village it’s the fault of the cats’ owners?

PoC avatarPosted on November 23, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 23, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT – THORNHILL, CUMBRIA, UK: This is one of those stories that comes to the surface occasionally. Up to 20 cats (believed 9 confirmed) have gone missing from a small village of just 915 residents. When that many … continue reading…

Posted in lost cat | Tagged Animal laws, animal welfare, cat theft, cat welfare, crime, lost cat, theft, uk | 9 Replies
Virginia poised to ban declawing Nov 19, 2022

Infographic on US state of Virginia poised to ban cat declawing (the third state)

PoC avatarPosted on November 19, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 20, 2022

To anyone who cares anything about animal welfare this is great news. Great credit must be given to the politician who is introducing the proposed legislation (see infographic). The declawing of cats, for non-therapeutic reasons, in America and to a … continue reading…

Posted in banning declawing | Tagged Animal laws, anti-declawing legislation (u.s.a.), ban declawing, Cat Declawing, declawing ban, declawing cats, legislation, Maryland, new york state, USA animal laws, Virginia | Leave a reply
Pittsburgh city council at work

Is it legal to declaw a cat in PA (plus more info)?

PoC avatarPosted on November 16, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 16, 2022

Yes, it is legal to declaw a cat in PA except in Pittsburgh where it is banned. This is the state’s second largest city with an estimated population of 310,000. For international readers who are unsure ‘PA’ is short for … continue reading…

Posted in banning declawing | Tagged Animal laws, bad veterinarians, ban declawing, Cat Declawing, cat welfare, declaw ban, declawing cats, ethics, ethics in medicine, USA animal laws, veterinarian's oath | Leave a reply
Some say pitbulls are sweet natured

Judging a dog’s potential for aggression by their appearance is wrong

PoC avatarPosted on November 7, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 11, 2022

In the UK certain dog breeds are automatically considered aggressive and dangerous under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. This is a dangerous way to assess dog aggression as many individual dogs of these outlawed breeds are unaggressive. Battersea Dogs & … continue reading…

Posted in dog behavior | Tagged aggressive dogs, Animal laws, battersea dogs and cats home, dangerous dogs, dog breeds, dog news | Leave a reply
Sunshine coast Australia

Who’s to blame when dog kills cat on the Sunshine Coast, Australia?

PoC avatarPosted on October 27, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 27, 2022

There is a tortuously tricky decision to be made about which owner is liable in terms of criminal behaviour and compensation under a civil claim after a cat wandered onto a next-door neighbour’s property (front garden) and was killed by … continue reading…

Posted in cat ownership restrictions | Tagged Animal laws, cat confinement, Cat News, cat ownership, councils, dog attacks cat, irresponsible cat ownership, ordinance, responsible cat ownership | Leave a reply
The British Columbia law on owning a serval is a mishmash.

Are servals legal in British Columbia?

PoC avatarPosted on October 9, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 9, 2022

The answer is slightly complicated, indeed a mishmash. Servals are not in the Controlled Alien Species (CAS) list for the province of British Columbia. I take that to mean that there are no laws either allowing or prohibiting the possession … continue reading…

Posted in Serval | Tagged animal law, Animal laws, canada, Cat News, exotic pets, serval, serval cat escapes | Leave a reply
Bengal cats and other wild cat hybrids banned in Hawaii

Are cats legal in Hawaii?

PoC avatarPosted on October 2, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 2, 2022

Standard domestic cats are legal in Hawaii. Wild cat hybrid domestic cats are illegal in Hawaii. This is a reference to Bengal cats and Savannah cats for instance. There are other wild cat hybrids which you can refer to by … continue reading…

Posted in restrictions on cat ownership | Tagged Animal laws, Bengal cat, hawaii, restrictions on cat ownership, USA animal laws, wild cat hybrid laws
California law bans buying cats, dogs and rabbits online with a load which must include credit cards

California bans the purchase of dogs, cats and rabbits online with credit cards

PoC avatarPosted on October 1, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 1, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT-CALIFORNIA, USA: California with New York State are, it is my belief, the two most progressive US states in respect of animal welfare and California have progressed animal welfare in their state a little further in enacting (bringing … continue reading…

Posted in purchasing pets online | Tagged animal law, Animal laws, california, credit cards, good news, news, purchasing pets online, USA animal laws | Leave a reply
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin appears to want to kill more shelter animals rather than 'shelter' them and find homes for them

New York State: ‘mental suffering’ of shelter animal enough to euthanise ‘it’

PoC avatarPosted on September 25, 2022 by Michael BroadSeptember 25, 2022

New York State – News and comment: A controversial, proposed state law (bill) has been introduced by Assemblywoman Amie Paulin. It is legislation which would allow animal shelters to euthanise animals in their care who they think are suffering from … continue reading…

Posted in shelter animal 'mental suffering' | Tagged Animal laws, animal shelters, Cat News, dog news, euthanasia, killing cats, killing dogs, new york state | Leave a reply
Stray cats in Malta

Malta Animal Welfare Act 2002 – an island that is middle-ranking on animal welfare

PoC avatarPosted on September 23, 2022 by Michael BroadSeptember 23, 2022

Below, I set out the Animal Welfare Act 2002 that is in force in Malta. Malta is a member state of the European Union (year of entry: 2004). Malta would have been obliged to ensure that certain legislation was in … continue reading…

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, Animal laws, animal welfare, animal welfare laws, Malta
Backyard tiger - hell

The Backyard Tiger – Big Cat Public Safety Act will end big cat abuse

PoC avatarPosted on July 30, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 30, 2022

The backyard tiger is an abomination. It is disrespectful of the world’s most impressive and well-known animal. People who keep tigers in their backyard are being self-indulgent idiots. Sorry if that is rude. I have to be rude because I … continue reading…

Posted in Animal laws, Animal Rights, Tiger, Wild Cat Species | Tagged Animal laws, exotic cats, tiger | 12 Replies
Cat grave in Chernobyl

Can my pet be buried with me? USA and UK discussed

PoC avatarPosted on July 8, 2022 by Elisa Black-TaylorJuly 8, 2022

Can my pet be buried with me? This is a question I had asked myself since long before I lost my dog Dreyfuss in September. Have any of you asked yourself this question? My daughter Laura thinks I’m crazy because … continue reading…

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged Animal laws, cat burial, cat cremation urns, cat death, cat grave, cemetery, cremation, interred, New Jersey animal laws, USA animal laws | 27 Replies
D'Artagnan and Olivia

Reason why UK drivers don’t have to stop and report a collision with a cat

PoC avatarPosted on July 7, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 7, 2022

Olivia Holland-Rose, an actress who recently played a role in the Phantom of the Opera it is reported that she adopted a Somali purebred cat last Christmas and named him D’Artagnan. Sadly, he was run over by a car and … continue reading…

Posted in Reporting RTA | Tagged animal law, Animal laws, cats laws, petition, road traffic accident, uk legislation

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