What affects us affects cats
NEWS AND COMMENT – SUDAN: The cat is described as feral. Perhaps it was semi-feral. It found its way into the cockpit of a Tarco Airlines aircraft at Khartoum International Airport and was well hidden. Last Wednesday, half an hour into flight to the Qatari capital Doha the cockpit crew spotted the cat. The …
This is a tricky question to answer because it depends on a lot of different things including the attitude of the cat guardian. How do you define safe? There is risk in everything we do and therefore if you want 100% guaranteed safety with no risk then it is not safe for domestic cats …
The airline company Virgin Australia has banned flat-faced cats (and dogs) due to a spike in ‘issues across the industry’. Qantas suspended their animal service to flat-faced breeds in December 2019, as I understand it. They cite well known health issues with these cat and dogs breeds: breathing problems due to their distorted anatomy …
Proposal are afoot in America to limit animals allowed in the cabin of aircraft, out of carriers, to professionally trained service animal dogs. Domestic cats will be excluded from proposed new rules on what animals are allowed into the cabin of American airliner aircraft as service animals, as are a raft of emotional support …
The procedure for travelling with your pet to the EU appears to be off-putting in its complexity and troublesomeness once we leave the EU. Everything changes and it will inevitably be irritating. I am not going to repeat the damnable procedures on this page because Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency government …
It’s nice to see a top model and general all-round celebrity committed to cat rescue. I am referring to Elena Fernandes, 32, who describes herself as: …a supermodel, influencer, actress and philanthropist. Born in London to a Peruvian Mother and Indian Father, Elena resides in London and works out of London, Dubai, Mumbai and …
Aeroflot is a Russian airline founded in 1923. They have a rule on the weight of pets that are allowed to travel with their human guardians in the cabin. The pet should weigh under 8 kilograms or 17.6 pounds. Mikhail Galin’s tabby cat, Viktor, weighs 10 kilograms (22 pounds). He was refused permission at …
Pfc (Private first class) Hammer was a tabby kitten born at the US military’s base for the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He had two siblings but they ran away never to be seen again while Hammer stayed and became a working cat by keeping the mice population down in the …
