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Tigers for sale – 2022 – it needs to be banned

PoC avatarPosted on January 12, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 12, 2022

‘Tigers for sale’ is a phrase that I do not want to read when it concerns private sales from unscrupulous traders selling to naive customers. This page is not about inter-zoo sales which are bad enough. Humankind should not be … Continue reading →

Posted in selling tiger cubs | Tagged africa, animal abuse, Asia, cat abuse, lion cubs, selling cats, tiger cubs, tigers for sale, wild cat species, Wild Cat Species Comment | 26 Replies

Cat superstitions – educate to suppress them

PoC avatarPosted on January 2, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 2, 2022

Cat superstitions still exist big time. They are considered to be a part of history but this is simply untrue. Nowadays superstitions surrounding the cat are tied up with a lack of knowledge of the cat and, frankly, sometimes distrust … Continue reading →

Posted in superstitions | Tagged africa, black cat superstition, cat history, cat persecution, Cat Superstitions, education, human behavior, Kenya, Medieval times, supersition | Leave a reply

Black-footed cat distribution 2022

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2021

This page was first written in 2009. I have decided to update it. It is now upgraded to the current date at the time of writing this namely 2022 (I have projected forward several days 😉). As the years roll … Continue reading →

Posted in Black-footed cat | Tagged africa, black-footed cat, Fierce Black-footed cat, small wild cat species, south africa, wild cat | Leave a reply

Serval Adaptations

PoC avatarPosted on August 13, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 13, 2021

The serval is one of the more specialised wild cats. This means that it will have adaptations to improve survivability. The serval has the longest legs compared to overall size of all the cats. More precisely the serval’s feet are … Continue reading →

Posted in Serval | Tagged africa, african serval, cat hunting, serval cat

Across Kenya and East Africa many people still believe domestic and stray cats are evil

PoC avatarPosted on August 8, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 8, 2021

COMMENT: Sadly, due to a lack of education, many people in Kenya, especially along the Indian Ocean coast, still believe, hundreds of years after cats were persecuted during the Middle Ages, that domestic and stray cats are evil. As the … Continue reading →

Posted in superstitions | Tagged africa, black cat superstition, cat abuse, cat cruelty, cat history, cat persecution, Cat Superstitions, Kenya, witchcraft | 1 Reply

Cat caught with head in jar, can, container etc.

PoC avatarPosted on June 24, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2021

This is an amusing video and it’s very short! But the back story is actually quite serious. I’ve seen lots of stray and feral cats with their heads jammed into cans or jars trying to survive under impossible circumstances. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

Posted in cats in emergencies | Tagged africa, cats in emergencies | Leave a reply

Rescue cats and dogs pile in around guy at rescue center

PoC avatarPosted on June 21, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 21, 2021

This guy seems to have made this rescue center a big family. We are told that it is a rescue centre but the animals behave as if it is his home. And perhaps, in effect it is. He treats them … Continue reading →

Posted in animal sanctuary | Tagged africa, animal sanctuary, cat rescue, dog rescue, rescue cats, rescue dog, spain | Leave a reply

Why do lions attack humans?

PoC avatarPosted on December 24, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 24, 2020

The major reason why lions living in the wild attack humans is because they are injured or elderly and infirm and as a consequence incapable of surviving in the conventional way by preying on large animals. Lions attack zookeepers in … Continue reading →

Posted in Lion | Tagged africa, african lion, Big Cat Attack, cat attack!, lion attack

When Namibian farmers avoided cheetah ‘hubs’ they reduced livestock losses by 86%

PoC avatarPosted on December 8, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 8, 2020

NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a common sense and effective approach to substantially reducing the problem of cheetahs killing livestock in Namibia. It’s the first time I’ve seen this approach taken. Conflict between predators like the cheetah and farmers is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheetah | Tagged africa, cheetah, cheetah behavior, cheetah conservation, Cheetah Facts, Cheetah speed, conflict, farm livestock, Namibia, wild cat conservation

Do lions kill and eat cheetahs?

PoC avatarPosted on September 14, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 14, 2020

Yes, lions do kill and eat cheetahs but this isn’t the full story. Two separate sources tell me that lions kill a lot of cheetah cubs. Cheetah cubs have a relatively high mortality rate in the first few months of … Continue reading →

Posted in Lion | Tagged africa, african lion, cheetah, Cheetah Cubs, lion attack, lion behavior | Leave a reply

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