In the UK, prosecutions for criminal acts of abuse and neglect against animals are brought under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. This is a very elegant and well drafted Act. There are two outstanding statistics in respect of animal abuse … Continue reading →
There is little chance of improving cat welfare if the public and the authorities don’t know or understand what the problems are. A lot of what is going wrong with respect to the cat welfare continues because it happens under … Continue reading →
By Elisa Black-Taylor Forgive me for being a bit long-winded as I explain the Controlled Substances Act and the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013. These are two bits of U.S. veterinary legislation aimed at our pets, both now and … Continue reading →
The bosses of Halfords, in the United Kingdom, deserve a pat of the back for voluntarily deciding to add a bittering agent (sometimes called a “bitterant”) to their antifreeze. They also add a bitterant called “Bitrex”® to their screen wash. … Continue reading →
Don’t do DIY declawing. Don’t even begin to dream about it. Declawing is bad enough when carried out by a vet. Even they screw up, which compounds the immorality of such an unjustifiable process. However, it appears that one idiot, Eric … Continue reading →
We don’t often discuss the topic of declawing cats in Canada. The operation of declawing a cat is widely known to be an American concept. Yet, there is a lot of it in Canada, too. I wonder if Canada got … Continue reading →
I am bored. I am bored reading about feral and stray cats and their impact on wildlife in the United States. I am bored seeing the same old recycled articles – beautifully written – about “too many cats”, “unwanted cats”, … Continue reading →
This is a short, hopefully, digestible update on the Caboodle Ranch modern day saga. Whether you are for or against Caboodle Ranch, and there are lots of people on both sides, you have to hand it to its founder, Craig … Continue reading →
By Elisa Black Black-Taylor Should those convicted of animal cruelty be banned from owning pets? This topic has come to the forefront of the animal cruelty laws currently in place in the U.S. There are now several groups working to … Continue reading →
By Elisa Black-Taylor – Introduction by Michael Introduction Elisa titled this post: Cat Killer To Be Released On Probation. That is correct. However as Elisa says in the article there are wider issues and one of them is the way … Continue reading →
