A Michael Broad Blog
Nasal congestion in Peke-face Persian cats by Michael Broad Phew…I’ve started with that word because this is the 14th inherited Peke-face Persian disease I have explained in an infographic. I have come to the end. 😊😢. Click this link to see them all! It is sad, though, that I feel a duty to create …
You’ve probably heard about Donald Trump’s massive faux pas in ranting and raving about Haitian migrants eating domestic dogs and cats and ducks during the recent Trump/Harris debate. His allegations were unfounded. The evidence is probably local residents in Springfield and/or Canton, Ohio making allegedly false allegations about the 20,000 Haitian immigrants that have …
Tim Walz pets a cat and he immediately gains the vote of millions of cat lovers and caregivers. Read on, please. Although this article is about promoting animal welfare, Tim Walz has a good record in supporting labour rights and Kamala Harris has a strong record in supporting women’s rights. Two important and fundamental …
There are millions of animal advocates in America. If they are not strong animal advocates, they at least are sensitive to the sentience of animals and concerned about their welfare. They don’t like animal abuse or cruelty. And therefore, animal welfare, I would argue, plays a role in the presidential election race. And if …
Since 2013, it is believed that around 230,000 badgers have been killed in extensive culls across the UK to tackle Bovine TB according to the Badger Trust an organisation opposed to the culling. The UK government which has insisted on the badger culling at all stages estimates that between 70% and 90% of badgers …
Note: If I was an American, I’d vote Democrat. So, I do have a vested interest in this story but it goes further as democrats in general are more sensitive towards animal welfare which deeply interests me. Sarcasm refers to the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say, …
Initially, this was quite mystifying to me but I finally worked it out 😻. It concerns a place in Minneapolis referred to as the “Wedge”. The name comes from an area of Minneapolis which is wedge-shaped and which is the Lowry Hill East neighbourhood. I believe they have formed a cooperative in that area …
There is a sign in stands at Roland Garros, the famous tennis complex where the French Open is played. It reads: “Victory belongs to the most persevering“. Ray Kroc purchased the fast-food company McDonald’s in 1961 from the McDonald brothers and was its CEO from 1967 to 1973. Kroc is credited with the global expansion of McDonald’s, turning it into …
