There is an interesting post on Reddit.com by the child of a woman who, by the description of her behavior, matches the sort of character who is the cause of the feral cat problem in the United States. We all … Continue reading →
A Reader’s Forum story published October 11, 2019 by James LaCroix “The entire nation, and many other people outside the country, had their hearts broken by this completely unnecessary death, a horrible act of cruelty. (note from Elisa: video below … Continue reading →
A Calgary, Canada woman has been banned from being near animals for 15 years after being convicted of animal cruelty. She abandoned a dog and cat in a storage locker at a storage facility in January 2017. Samantha Zychowski was … Continue reading →
You have probably read the story of Johnny Bullington who owns and runs Critter Zappers. He was asked by some residents of the Cottages at Harrison Bridge, Greenville, USA to remove feral cats form the neighbourhood. He removed domestic cats … Continue reading →
This is an article I’m using the ‘copy and paste’ technique because it’s quite long. It’s an excellent example of how cat (and dog) rescues are treated on a daily basis when an irresponsible cat owner wants to get rid … Continue reading →
Arguably other countries should follow Germany’s example in banning adoptions from animal shelters in the run-up to Christmas to stop unwanted dogs and cats being dumped after the holidays. Is this a good idea? I think it is but others … Continue reading →
Robeson County, NC: 600 animals living, dead and dying left behind in Hurricane Florence: “Dogs tied to trees, chickens floating in water, dead horses, animals struggling to survive and taking their last breaths of air,” – Phil K9 Global Rescue … Continue reading →
I’ve been searching Google images for a while, looking for good pictures of cats being rescued during Hurricane Florence. In my estimation about 90% of the photographs are of dogs being rescued. Why is this? I can think of several … Continue reading →
I was searching the internet for interesting Hurricane Florence animal rescue information when a statement caught my eye from the Opslens.com website. “The reality of depravity when humans are confronted with anomalies for which they had adequate prep-time yet still … Continue reading →
Is abandoning a cat illegal? Abandoning a cat is a form of cat abuse and it is being cruel to a cat both physically and quite possibly psychologically. Animal welfare laws protect cats from cruelty by people. Sometimes they specify abandonment as a cruel act and a crime. Therefore it is normally illegal to abandon a cat.
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