Factors affecting the success rate of shelter cat adoptions
Not all cat adoptions from animal shelters are successful. They don’t lead to a relationship for the lifespan of the cat. A study in 1992 by Kidd et al. tells us what sort of...
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What animal is it? Ah! It’s a cute matted cat.
This is one of those recurring “matted cat stories”. They pop up on the Internet from time to time. They are astonishing because readers can’t understand how cat owners can allow their cats to...
Is the typical North American animal rescue in hock to their vets for thousands of dollars?
A sadly typical case of unwanted domestic cat abandonment shines a light on the debt that some animal rescues owe to the veterinary clinic which provides a service to them. It triggered a question...
Big-hearted teenager opens animal shelter
Anápolis, Brazil: Remember the name Eduardo Caioado as I think he’ll become famous one day. He has a huge heart. His life is speeded up compared to most people. He is 17-years-of-age and has...
Animal shelter stored dead cats and dogs in freezer
NEWS/VIEWS – KENTUCKY, USA: This is not the sort of news you want to hear about an animal ‘shelter’; a euphemistic word which is often abused. Randy Skaggs, 68, owns and runs Trixie Foundation...
Animal shelter is entirely empty of animals
On Twitter there is a video of the interior of the shelter facility at the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) and it is entirely empty of animals. The tweet by Denver...
North American animal shelters are in difficulties
The online news regarding animal shelters in North America indicates quite severe difficulties are being encountered by some of them due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are some examples. Canada The Globe and Mail...
Scottish animal shelter branded a “kill centre” and savaged online
Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH) were forced to call in police after being branded a “kill centre” and savaged online after they euthanised a fit and healthy boxer dog called Kody. Although the...
Woman takes dying female feral cat to shelter to be euthanized but they release her next day after unnecessary surgery
Was this animal shelter trying to reduce euthanasia rates when they put a dying female feral cat through unnecessary surgery and returned her to the streets? Nob Hill, Albuquerque, USA: Days before Thanksgiving this...
Media frenzy at Portland Airport as cat reunited with owner after five years (video)
Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society quite correctly and wisely managed to create a media frenzy of sorts at Portland International Airport (presumed) as Sasha, a placid cat, was reunited with her human...
Human population growth in UK squeezing this animal rescue centre out of existence
A petition has been set up, which has been signed by almost 5,000 people, to save St Francis Animal Welfare in Fairoak, Hampshire, UK. Due to the continuing human population growth in the UK...
‘Volunteers Are Valued’ Poster
I created this using Adobe Spark. I think it is quite good. I know how important volunteers are to animal shelters. Click this link to go to the original image on the Adobe website.
Sweet cats held in ‘death box’ about to be drowned. Picture captures it.
The husband wanted to drown them. The wife didn’t like the idea. The couples’ cats were placed in a heavy, large white box, zipped tied shut and placed in the back of their car....
How 50 cats and 220 dogs drowned inside Bahamas animal shelter
We now have the full story of how the cats and dogs drowned at the Humane Society of Grand Bahama. I think it is worth telling. Lessons can be learned. The executive director of...
Outer Banks SPCA, North Carolina, emptied of all cats and dogs (video) in prep for Dorian
Outer Banks SPCA is just north of Ocracoke Island which has been devastated by Hurricane Dorian with extensive and deep flooding. There have been massive floods on this thin sliver of land off the...
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