Proposed laws were put to the Victoria Parliament this week that resulted in a win for animal welfare in Victoria, a state located in Southeastern Australia, after the Animal Justice Party pushed for the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 to … Continue reading →
A one year old serval has been seized from the owner by the police because he didn’t have a local authority license to keep her. He lives near Putney in a place called Roehampton which is actually quite close to … Continue reading →
The answer to the question in the title can be found in a Texas statute called: HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE – TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS – CHAPTER 822. REGULATION OF ANIMALS – SUBCHAPTER E. DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS … Continue reading →
The answer depends upon which legal entity has custody of, or owns the lion or lions. There are different rules for individual people and organisations either for profit or non-profit. I would recommend that you read the law on this … Continue reading →
If you are an individual, by which I mean you are not a commercial or non-profit enterprise, as specified by the regulations, then it is legal to own a serval in Texas provided you have a “certificate of registration” (i.e. … Continue reading →
There are quite a lot of people in the UK who think that there are big cats roaming around the countryside. One of these people is an “expert”, Frank Tunbridge. I don’t know what he is an expert in but … Continue reading →
You probably know that the UK government is planning to introduce compulsory domestic cat microchipping in England. The advantages are numerous and the difficulties are known such as enforcing such a law. Well, this is a chance for the British … Continue reading →
Unsurprisingly and unfortunately British veterinarians, through their spokesperson, have responded negatively to the current news that the UK government plans to introduce compulsory micro-chipping across the nation. The reason why they reject the plan is because they don’t want to … Continue reading →
It’s reported today that the UK government plans to introduce compulsory micro-chipping for cats from next year with a fine of £500 for non-compliance. This has been planned for a long time and debated a lot. It is said that, … Continue reading →
NEWS AND COMMENT – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA: Shelter Neuter Return (SNR) is a fairly new method of dealing with friendly domestic cats who have been picked up by neighbours because they are apparently without an owner and taken to … Continue reading →
