$20 billion of taxpayers money is spent on animal testing in the US annually. It is (1) a wasteful use of precious tax-payers’ money and (2) it is damned cruel and (3) many animal experiments can’t translate to human benefit. … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): A kind woman was filmed by another woman apparently measuring up a feral cat so that she could make a coat for the animal in preparation for a cold winter. It indicated that there are many … Continue reading →
Introduction Animal advocates have a duty to mention and praise high profile people who are passionate about animal welfare and who use their celebrity to promote a better relationship between human and animal. It is a reciprocal duty because high … Continue reading →
Almost 10,000 people have signed an online petition calling for police action after the brutal “murder” of a sweet cat in foster care. His name was Mittens. Apparently hours later the signatories to the petition got their wish and two … Continue reading →
The approval for a Spring Green, Wisconsin couple to breed dogs for medical research has sparked outrage among the Sauk County community. Sauk County Land Resources and Environment Committee approved the medical research to take place at an old agricultural … Continue reading →
You remember the big news story about a year ago in which it was reported that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) was using cats to do tests on toxoplasmosis at a Maryland facility. Millions were spent over a long … Continue reading →
I get it: nice people become sensitised to uncomfortable pictures of abused cats. They don’t want to see them anymore and they complain if such a picture is presented to them either deliberately or accidentally. It is so much more … Continue reading →
When volunteers are engaged in a TNR program only they are allowed to feed the cats. If kindhearted individuals happen to be passing by the feral cat colony managed by these volunteers and decide to put down food for them … Continue reading →
An aspect of looking after feral cats is to try and keep their location secret! That might sound ridiculous but it is actually important. I am sure Dee – a regular and wise cat guardian visitor to PoC – will … Continue reading →
There’s a lot of secrecy and misinformation in how animal shelters in the U.S. operate. This may come as a surprise to many of you who believe a shelter is there to find a home for stray and unwanted animals. … Continue reading →
