This is a new department (USDCAW). It is dedicated to improving companion animal welfare. It was decided in the higher echelons of government that the rapidly increased population of companion animals and their close association with people demanded a government department that was solely concerned with protecting their rights and improving their welfare. In …
The words ‘legal’ and ‘cruelty’ should never go together in one sentence. But they do in many places on the planet. One reason will be because there are no laws to protect the cat against human abuse. The classic example is China. China is a country that will do anything to get ahead and …
“Sometimes it is difficult to express an emotion because the voice of the heart is silent”. This person on Facebook said it but I don’t know who she is. I don’t know who created the image. But praise should be given to them. Beautiful idea. It is very raw. And it is about cats …
I’d like to post some concerns I have about hate crimes and Caboodle Ranch. I’m not a professional writer, so please forgive any errors I make as I’m writing this out of concern due to the increase in hate crimes in this country. Thank you in advance for allowing me to voice my opinion. …
Forget for a minute about the criticisms of PETA. I’ll cover some of those below. What organisation do you think about when there is a discussion about animal rights? PETA? I do. They are probably the highest profile organisation whose objective is to improve the rights and welfare of animals. They achieved that lofty …
Who watched the European Football Championships 2012 – Euro 2012? Not me. Football is boring. I watched about 1 hour of the whole tournament. And who knows that for the entire year leading up to Euro 2012 in Ukraine, stay cats and dogs were rounded up and killed in a street cleaning binge. Just …
The countries covered by this article are listed below. Please scroll down to read about their laws pertaining to animal welfare: Savannah cat – Motzie – lives in Oklahomaphoto copyright Helmi Flick Intro This lengthy mouthful of a title, Laws on domestic cat breeds wild cat species and animal rights law enforcement, shows that …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Kathy’s kitten Kathy’s kitten a zip tie Good morning readers. You know, it never ceases to amaze me at the ways people come up with to torture cats. I’ve titled this article the Zip Tie Cat Torture Case because that’s exactly what it is. Pictured above is what a zip …
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