What affects us affects cats
Fourteen Montréal pet stores are suing the city over a bylaw which makes it obligatory to sell rescue cats and dogs. The law came into force on July 1. Their argument is that there aren’t enough cats and dogs (and rabbits) in rescue centres to provide them with suitable animals for their customers. The …
I am always very impressed, and I love the way that The Humane Society of the United States make room at shelters which will be taking in animals because of the presence of Hurricane Barry. They do this by shipping out by air cats and dogs who are up for adoption in these shelters …
The reason why cats in foster homes are more likely to be adopted than cats in shelters is because they are free to roam within the home, as opposed to being in a cage, which means that they can express their normal personality. They are less likely to be shy and retiring. This in …
In San Francisco there has been a change in policy on how to manage feral cat moms and their kittens which has lead to disagreement and discussion.
I believe that more can be done in the way of proactive steps to prevent cat hoarding occurring. On occasions, I’m sure that cat hoarders become overwhelmed because of their carelessness.
In order to raise the standard of cat and dog ownership (guardianship) Melbourne Council in Australia are proposing that people who want to adopt a pet take a written test to ensure that they are suitable. I don’t know whether this only applies to adopting from an animal shelter or whether it applies to …
New “Lucy’s Law” legislation has been laid in Parliament to put an end to puppy and kitten farming (factories). The phrase, “laid in” means that if no one objects (and no one will) the law will take effect automatically. This will happen on 6th April 2020. Michael Gove, the Environment Secretary, made the announcement …
Being a passionate advocate of animal welfare and particularly the people involved in animal welfare including of course animal shelters, it is galling to see pledges totally one billion euros from Europe’s super rich to repair and rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral when there are thousands of other more worthy causes. We are down to …
