What is the Cactus Cat?
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 →
Tag Archives: America
Huge effort by Loudoun County, USA to catch cat shooters
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 →
Former president of Cat Fanciers’ Association says that Persians are overtyped in America
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 →
Radon gas increases the chance of your cat getting lung cancer
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 →
Domestic cat with longest neck
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 →
Wild cat species in Wisconsin
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 →
Rules on burying your companion animal USA
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 →
Don’t vote for Trump if you are a genuine animal lover
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 →
“Serial, ritualistic killers” of cats are coyotes not humans
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 →
Convenience euthanasia of pets is in breach of a veterinarian’s oath
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 →