A Michael Broad Blog
The first point to make in this discussion is that I should not criticise China as a Westerner in respect of its relationship with the domestic cat 😎😒. I wanted to call the relationship ‘unsophisticated’ for the reasons itemised below but I’ve been criticised by artificial intelligence for cultural and ethical hypocrisy and cultural …
The infographic summarises the defects both in design and manufacture of this ‘litter robot’ called Amztoy, which is made in China and shipped direct from China which makes it impossible to return as the shipping costs are a minimum of £236 according to Philip Bloom who has made an excellent review of the product …
I am telling this story in an infographic. Why not?! 😸 You can receive the information faster – in a matter of seconds and the infographic is free to use so you can spread the warning around the internet. It needs to be told. Perhaps many have learned already. I hope so but the …
Just before I started typing this, I sighed deeply. Looking at the video astonishes me. A video showing cats and small dogs in a vending machine in China where there appears to be no one around to check on the animals which are confined to very cramped conditions. They are for sale in a …
It seems that there is a general consensus that animal abuse is almost normalised in China. That’s probably an unfair assessment because there are many people very sensitive to animal welfare in China but in generalising China has a very poor reputation regarding animal welfare reflected in the fact that there are no umbrella …
Like others I expect, I am immensely impressed by the monumental effort of Jeffrey Beri and his team at the New York-based No Dogs Left Behind charity in rescuing dozens of cats and dogs in China where they were destined to be brutally tortured, then eaten. They were flown from China to New York. …
This mysterious Chinese gang of cat torturers and killers has garnered a lot of comment and discussion on the Internet because they are so disgustingly horrendous. The things that they get up to are mindbogglingly horrific. But their activities are shrouded in mirrors and smoke with different names in different stories. I have written …
China’s first artificial bred Pallas’s cat dies: In a recent report from China, Sundaniang, the country’s first artificially bred Pallas’s cat (aka manul), died in Qinghai Park. Sundaniang was known for her contribution to scientific research on artificial reproduction and had become a beloved figure through her livestreamed daily activities. She was born on …
