Are cat cafés profitable?
The answer surely depends upon the location of the cat café. You can gauge the success of cat cafés to a certain extent by how many of them there are. Apparently, they are popular...
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Dissecting cats in high school
I was not sure if high schools in America or any other country for that matter still dissect domestic, stray or feral cats. I thought that dissecting the bodies of shelter cats had gradually...
Sales surge for veterinary pharmaceutical business Animalcare thanks in part to the pandemic
This is another Covid silver lining. There have been several. Sales at Animalcare, a veterinary pharmaceutical business with aspirations to become the leader in Europe, have surged during the pandemic because of the rapid...
Coronavirus can permanently close cat cafés
It’s a point worth making: in the UK the coronavirus pandemic may end up permanently closing cat cafés because of the ongoing lockdowns and Tier 3 semi-lockdowns resulting in their temporary closure. Temporary closures...
Doing business with Huawei: the battle between economic growth and human/animal rights
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, has agreed, against America’s wishes, to use Huawei technology and equipment to help build a 5G network in the UK. He had to do it because...
Lions clash with humans over the land they once roamed on freely
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa: There was a time when 30,000 lions roamed freely in Tanzania. They pleased the tourists who came to the country in large numbers to see them and other wildlife,...
Cat advocates make businesses see the sense of TNR at Meridian Township retail park
This is a good news story and a success for all participants particularly the cats! There was row going on at a retail park area in Okemos, Michigan. It was a classic clash between...
Pet industry continues to grow rapidly
At 2019, the pet industry is the sector to be in. It has grown strongly for the past 20 years and more. This video explains the reasons. I watched the first minutes. I’ll speculate...
Viral news: Cat banned from Tesco Express in Norwich has pet-lovers calling for a boycott of the business
There have been so many cases recently where businesses are going out of their way to ban cats who come on their property. Little Pumpkin is probably the most famous cat in the world...
PETA makes suspended Verizon worker ‘Hero to Animals Award’ recipient
Do you remember the Philadelphia Verizon employee, Maurice German, who used the company’s cherry picker to rescue a cat stuck atop a telephone pole for 15 hours? Elisa wrote about him. Well, his employer...
Big Business needs to be socially responsible. Pet food manufacturers are one example.
Here are some examples of social irresponsibility by companies or industries. Microsoft: The recent worldwide viral malware infecting millions of computers using Windows operating systems, mainly XP, can in part be blamed on Microsoft’s...
PetSmart to acquire Chewy.com for $3.35 billion
Nnnooooo!!! This is the overwhelming response as word spread via social media on April 18 when PetSmart, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Chewy, Inc., the online pet retailer...
Working cats are tax deductible
This is a quick note but a worthy one. Businesses should be aware that employing cats to keep down rodent infestations is a tax deductible expense. Will this encourage some businesses to employ cats?...
America’s largest pet food manufacturer is also largest owner of veterinary hospitals
Mars dominates the pet scene in America. They have just bought a chain of veterinary hospitals to make them the largest owner of animal hospitals/clinics in the USA. Mars now own Banfield and VCA...
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