What affects us affects cats
Animal welfare advocates are taking legal action against Summit County, Ohio, to stop what they claim is the unlawful and inhumane killing of feral cats. The lawsuit, filed by Alley Cat Allies, challenges the county-operated animal shelter’s practices, which allegedly violate animal protection laws. The Allegations Against Summit County Animal Control According to Alley …
This is a story which reminds us that typically cat poisoners hide in plain sight, in the community where they live, and can even be ‘pillars of the community’. This is an allegation at this stage and therefore nothing is proved in a criminal court of law; a point that needs to be made …
AVOID websites answering the question “Are Bengal cats legal in Australia?” If you search for “Are Bengal cats legal in Australia?” you may find yourself clicking on Google search result which takes you to a website which has been created by malware hackers. The site that you visit may download malware (poisonous software) to …
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 …
NEWS AND OPINION: Vinted is an app-based website through which you can de-clutter your wardrobe and get rid of those clothes you no longer want. In the modern world, clothes have quite a short lifespan. In the old days, days gone by, we kept clothes until they wore out and then we repaired them! …
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care & Control is giving rescuers only two hours to commit to rescuing orphaned neonatal kittens before putting the kittens to death. See infographic below for full statement from Nathan Winograd. Sadly, despite some good research I can’t find more and I can’t subscribe to Winograd’s website …
I don’t know where to start this story as it is so big and distressing. It is yet another story of how humankind finds another way of abusing animals this time under the guise of doing something good namely providing blood to veterinary clinics. The blood comes from The Veterinarians’ Blood Bank (TVBB). A …
This is an idea from Gary Stewart in Tyler, Texas who I believe owns and certainly manages Stewart’s Donnybrook Automotive. He is in the news because he’s been insightful enough and generous enough to start and run a pet food collection program on behalf of a couple of local animal rescues in Henderson and …
