What affects us affects cats
In an internet environment filled with animal cruelty and school violence, I found it nice to come across an article about the love a group of students in Texas felt for their teacher. According to a May 9 report by ABC News, four students at Joshua High School learned their College Statistics class teacher …
“Mr No Ears” is a famous semi-feral cat who used to live in a well-known colony of cats, the Peneco Beach Colony, in Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal. The colony was under the protection of the Albufeira Municipality. The colony was cared for by a registered street-cat charity called Amigos dos Gatos do Algarve (AGA). They …
I’m convinced that a lot of cat cruelty occurs when the miscreant is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and this subject needs to be raised. Substance abuse is a factor and perhaps it is a more important factor than we realise when discussing the causes of the abuse of domestic, stray and …
Julian Assange has spent almost 4 years holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy. He is avoiding extradition to Sweden over sexual assault allegations which he denies. He fears that if he is extradited to Sweden he will then be extradited to the USA were he could end up being convicted and incarcerated for a …
News of Julianne Westberry being inducted into the United Way AmeriCorps went viral over the weekend, creating a backlash against the Anderson, South Carolina agency. AmeriCorps is the national service initiative signed into law by President Clinton in 1993. Americans earn education awards in return for encouraging and rewarding service, where their mission AmeriCorps …
Accusations and then charges of cat abandonment against a cat rescuer have been dismissed allowing her to start adopting from the county animal shelter again. Jennifer Frasier owned and managed Purfect Purbaby Rescue. In 2015 she adopted 931 cats from the Rowan County Animal Shelter. She’d then find homes for the cats or if …
It is great to see the well-known comedian and actor both supporting The Paw Project and encouraging New York legislators to turn the Bill they are debating on the banning of declawing into law (a statute). The debate amongst the law makers of New York state on banning declawing is huge for all cat …
Professor Stephen Hawking FRS has joined up with Virginia McKenna, Will Travers and others, including Joanna Lumley, to urge the British government to take urgent action to prevent the continued disappearance of African lions. America has placed heavy restrictions the importation of lion products. It is time that the British government followed suit. They …
