What affects us affects cats
This must be the worst case of animosity between neighbours when one of them feeds cats outside and the other dislikes it. This happens quite a lot in America as far as I can tell. There is nothing like feeding stray cats for creating neighbour disputes and anger. It is something which polarises communities …
Wagga Wagga City Council animal shelter is in Australia. Judging by volunteer whistle-blowers, one of whom kept a diary, it is, in my judgement, the worst animal shelter in the world with evidence indicating that there was and probably still is extensive animal cruelty, poor record-keeping, numerous unaccounted dogs and cats by which I …
This is the sad story of the best-known resident of Nairobi National Park, Mohawk, a male lion who was seen wandering around a place called Isinya, 35 miles south of the capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday morning. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, is bound by an electric fence except on its southern side where it is …
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, which is 156 years old, tells us that for the first time they have rehomed more cats than dogs this year. So far, 200 more cats have found homes than dogs at the flagship animal shelter in Battersea, London. Cat lovers might think that this is great news because …
A Siamese cat was sent by first class post in a parcel. The package took eight days to be delivered. Can you believe it? Actually, it is quite believable because we know that cats like boxes. We know that cats can sneak into places unnoticed. We know how difficult it can be to see …
An Oregon man charged July 24, 2015 with one count of first-degree aggravated animal abuse, first-degree animal abuse, first-degree aggravated animal neglect and first-degree theft is set for court March 30, 2016. Theodore Alberta Dodenhoff, 49, of Salem allegedly tortured Titan, a 9-year-old tabby who had been with with his family since he was …
It has happened before (e.g a link with schizophrenia which fizzled out). Now we have an article in the online newspapers about a so-called “link” between toxoplasmosis and a human psychiatric condition known as intermittent explosive disorder (IED). I would like to comment on this in defence of the cat. Firstly, it is important …
The New York Daily News reports that the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association (WSVMA) state that declawing causes “negative experiences” in half the cats operated on, which is hardly surprising since the cats have suffered ten amputations in one go! Let’s get real. However, what is surprising is that the WSVMA agree that declawing …
