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What is the Cactus Cat?

PoC avatarPosted on February 2, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 2, 2021

The Cactus Cat is not a domestic cat that likes to perch on top of one of those beautiful American cactuses that you see in the wilderness (and I have seen a cat doing that by the way) but a … Continue reading →

Posted in myths | Tagged America, legend, myths | Leave a reply

Huge effort by Loudoun County, USA to catch cat shooters

PoC avatarPosted on December 19, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 19, 2020

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT) LEESBURG, VIRGINIA USA: the story caught my eye because of the effort by the authorities to catch either a single shooter or shooters who have been taking pot shots at outside cats around Leesburg in Virginia, … Continue reading →

Posted in crime | Tagged America, animal cruelty, cat death, Cat News, crime, police, shooting cats, Virginia

Former president of Cat Fanciers’ Association says that Persians are overtyped in America

PoC avatarPosted on December 16, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 16, 2020

This is an interesting admission to what is obvious to nearly all observers of the American-bred Persian cat, namely that it is “overtyped”. I’ll explain what that word means in this context and also tell you that the past president … Continue reading →

Posted in Persian cat | Tagged America, breed standard, breeding, CFA, Persian cat, selective breeding, uk

Radon gas increases the chance of your cat getting lung cancer

PoC avatarPosted on December 4, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 4, 2020

Background Radon gas is a mysterious substance which appears to be all around us, all the time but it is colourless, odourless, tasteless and radioactive. It is produced in the radioactive decay of radium-226 which is found in rocks such … Continue reading →

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged America, animal welfare, cat caretaking, cat hazards, cat ownership, cat welfare, dog welfare, hazards, radon gas

Domestic cat with longest neck

PoC avatarPosted on October 23, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 23, 2020

Olivia, who was living at Anne Arundel County Animal Care & Control at the time the photograph was taken, has the longest neck of a domestic cat that I have seen. I’m sure that it is entirely natural and not … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Anatomy | Tagged adoption, America, animal shelter, cat anatomy, rare cat, rescue cat, tabby cat | Leave a reply

Wild cat species in Wisconsin

PoC avatarPosted on October 13, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 13, 2020

Can bobcats be orange? Can bobcats be white? Can bobcats be black? The only wild cat species breeding and living in Wisconsin is the American bobcat. It is believed that the occasional mountain lion a.k.a. puma wonders through Wisconsin from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobcat | Tagged America, american bobcat, bobcat, small wild cat species, Wisconsin | Leave a reply

Rules on burying your companion animal USA

PoC avatarPosted on September 26, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 27, 2020

My research indicates that the rules regarding burying your pet in the USA may well come down to the specific requirements of the city in which you live. I’d check with the city administrators. I’d certainly start there. For instance, … Continue reading →

Posted in buying cats | Tagged America, animal law, burying your cat | Leave a reply

Don’t vote for Trump if you are a genuine animal lover

PoC avatarPosted on September 4, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 6, 2020

Hal Herzog PhD writing for the website Psychology Today questions whether Americans really are animal lovers despite 65 percent of households having a companion animal. He argues that you should follow the money to decide whether pet loving Americans are … Continue reading →

Posted in animal lovers | Tagged America, Animal laws, animal welfare, dog adoption, elections, legislation, Trump, USA animal laws | 2 Replies

“Serial, ritualistic killers” of cats are coyotes not humans

PoC avatarPosted on August 26, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2020

On both sides of the Atlantic, in the UK and in America, there have been stories on more than one occasion of deceased outdoor domestic cats being killed, on the face of it, by a cat killing person who liked … Continue reading →

Posted in preying on cats | Tagged America, canada, cat death, cause of death, coyotes, full time indoor cats, predators preying on cats | Leave a reply

Convenience euthanasia of pets is in breach of a veterinarian’s oath

PoC avatarPosted on August 5, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 6, 2020

Dr John Bradshaw writing on the Psychology Today website stated, “Or even (as does happen) take the cat to be euthanised by a vet before she departs, knowing that it would be easy to obtain a replacement from a shelter … Continue reading →

Posted in Euthanasia | Tagged America, canada, cat euthanasia, convenience euthanasia, veterinarian's oath | Leave a reply

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