A person who runs a rescue organisation, Melina Csontos, said that it is important to shed light on the fact that, particularly in rural British Columbia, Canada, people aren’t spaying and neutering cats but letting them breed and then strangling, … Continue reading →
This cat news story is saddening. It is not the sort of information that one wants to hear and, for me, it indicates the failure of governments to take bold enough steps to change the attitudes of cat owners. It … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Dwayne is a tabby cat but not any tabby cat. He is special because he has got used to being outside on a leash and being outside where he lives means lots of noise and traffic and all sorts of … Continue reading →
His cat had somehow got inside a neighbouring apartment. The man had knocked on his neighbour’s door without success so he decided to retrieve his cat by walking along a ledge on the outside of the building to his neighbour’s … Continue reading →
After Emma Manning spends the day teaching she usually spends three hours in the evenings trapping, arranging for their spaying and neutering, and releasing feral cats (CBC reports). “So I would say it’s almost like working two full-time jobs.” This … Continue reading →
A big hurrah for Tommy Knowles the executive director of the Wildlife Defence League because he spells out succinctly the reason why trophy or sport hunting is so outdated and unsuited to the modern age. It is also quite simply: … Continue reading →
Accusations have been levelled at Laurie Wheeler, who runs Homeless Animal Rescue Team, that she steals outside cats which are domesticated and owned by an individual and then re-homes them without telling the new “owner” the background story. It appears … Continue reading →
Hank, a handsome black-and-white cat went through several steps after getting himself lost before he was reunited with his owner, 20-year-old Andrew Humphreys. Hank had an unusual journey during the time he was lost which ended with the good fortune … Continue reading →
This is more good news from Canada with respect to domestic cat health and welfare. The Newfoundland and Labrador College of Veterinarians passed a resolution that their members will no longer perform cat declawing from the beginning of next year. … Continue reading →
