What affects us affects cats
There are countless examples of what I would term “pet and partner abuse”. They go hand-in-hand. It is an international problem. Because there is a close connection between battered women in abusive homes and abused pets there is a need to extend battered women shelter accommodation to include their cats, dogs and other companion …
Music for cats? Whoever in the world would ever dream up such a unique idea and then go on to create special music in order to tickle a feline’s fancy? But to be more accurate, I think the word should actually be spelled “mewsic”. There have been many cat loving classical composers who wrote …
Here is some proof (there are many other examples) that we are finding the world an increasingly scary place and have been doing so for years. Every year that goes by makes he world scarier. Proof One In England, UK in 1970, 80 percent of children aged seven and eight travelled to school alone. …
There is a need for a simple register of animal abusers. It should be accessible by the public or at least people with an interest in ensuring cat welfare when adopting out cats. I am thinking of cat rescue organisations. In the USA, the registers would be a on state-by-state basis or county-by-county basis. …
A Florida woman and her cat Oreo have been reunited after Oreo failed to return inside one night after being outside. He was an indoor/outdoor kitty whose “mom,” Carol Corbin, provided him with a cat door so he could come and go as he pleased. Two years passed and then when Carol’s mother was …
Neil Tregarthen, from Truro, Cornwall felt compelled to spend £10,000 on a private detective to investigate the air gun shooting of his daughter’s black cat, Farah, in Burnt House Lane, Exeter, because the Devon and Cornwall police were disinterested in properly investigating the crime. The police deny this and say they have investigated fully. …
This has become another murky cat story with criminal undertones. You may remember the hue and cry within the online media about the Russian woman, Lena Lenina, who dyed her cat pink to be an adornment at a party she threw in which all the humans wore pink as well. Well, she blames the …
An owl café coming to London is using the advertising angle of being for people who “hate cat cafés.” Owl cafés have been quite popular in Tokyo, and in March one will be coming for a one week stint in London. Due to concerns of animal advocates who worry about the owls, the decision …
