This is a follow-up page from one that I wrote not long ago. It concerns the entire evacuation of a community from the main island of a group called Little Bay Islands off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. All the … Continue reading →
Pet owners in Montreal have until January 1 to have their cats and dogs over six months of age microchipped. Dogs and cats, as well as rabbits, must also be spayed/neutered by the same date. SPCA spokesperson Anita Kapuscinska stated … Continue reading →
Little Bay Islands is off the coast of Newfoundland and the entire colony of human inhabitants have upped sticks and moved to the mainland a while ago. The island is uninhabited but they left behind a few colonies of feral … Continue reading →
The policy of conservation officerso in the area of Penticton1, British Columbia, Canada, is to shoot dead a cougar (even a young one2) if it mauls someone’s dog and kills a cat. Conservation officers do this because it indicates a … Continue reading →
It seems extraordinary to me and very insensitive to wildlife conservation and downright unfair that when a mountain lion exhibits behaviour which indicates that it is not fearful of humans (desensitised to the presence of people) the default reaction of … Continue reading →
An entire Newfoundland community is preparing to relocate because of a generally dwindling population. Over the years members of that community have adopted cats and it appears that some of have been left to breed and then abandoned creating a … Continue reading →
To all those sceptics and cat haters who say that TNR does not work, I would invite you to read this article because it is fairly conclusive evidence that when TNR is managed properly and on a wide scale, it … Continue reading →
The problem referred to in the title is the problem of unwanted cats who end up at animal shelters where too many are euthanized. “If we can control the population, then overpopulation is not a concern. Then overcrowding in the … Continue reading →
“Sad Sad Day! She helped so many cats and kittens, sad day for the rescue world. What a lovely compassionate person. She was a cat angel.” – Sue Clark of White Lake who runs Free Spirit Cat Rescue. “I’m pretty … Continue reading →
Lynne Marie Newman lives in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada. She loves cats so much that she has turned her home into a glitzy, chintzy celebration of the domestic cat. It is wall-to-wall cat stuff. I am sure that all … Continue reading →
