What affects us affects cats
A handsome domestic cat who could be a Maine Coon mix judging by his appearance was anonymously abandoned outside the Sam Simon Center, PETA’s headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. The incident was captured on a security camera. The woman simply drove up and placed a cat carrier containing the cat outside the building. She …
Do you remember the Philadelphia Verizon employee, Maurice German, who used the company’s cherry picker to rescue a cat stuck atop a telephone pole for 15 hours? Elisa wrote about him. Well, his employer wasn’t happy with what he did because he did something outside of his contract of employment using company equipment. They …
The people at PETA pronounce the name of their organisation in a different way to what one might expect, in my opinion. I have been mispronouncing it for years! Well there it is and now I know. How did I find out? PETA now have a regular podcast and the introduction includes pronouncing the …
I get it: nice people become sensitised to uncomfortable pictures of abused cats. They don’t want to see them anymore and they complain if such a picture is presented to them either deliberately or accidentally. It is so much more pleasant to not see and read about cat abuse of any kind. But is …
PETA says: Allowing cats to roam outdoors unattended is just as dangerous and unwise as allowing a toddler to wander down the street alone. What do you think? We must think cats are dispensable.
Cat and dog breeding is seen as anti-feminist by Peta. It is an exploitation and abuse of the female companion animal. Cat shows are misogynistic. Breeders say they comply with the law. Discuss.
PETA have softened their stance on TNR in India because they are doing it there, in Mumbai, against their declared universal criteria which is that TNR should only take place under their auspices when the cats are in an non-hazardous area.
The “exam room” is nestled quietly between two engaging murals of cats and dogs. The exterior of the room is bland and nondescript. It looks like a storage shed. It is not. No exam takes place in this room in preparation for adoption or treatment. All the animals that enter it never come back. …
