Is abandoning a cat illegal? Abandoning a cat is a form of cat abuse and it is being cruel to a cat both physically and quite possibly psychologically. Animal welfare laws protect cats from cruelty by people. Sometimes they specify abandonment as a cruel act and a crime. Therefore it is normally illegal to abandon a cat. please continue reading
I think it might be useful if the New Zealand and the Australian authorities did a study on the number of abandoned cats in their countries as a means to assess whether they need to take proactive steps to prevent the creation of feral cats rather than just focusing on eliminating them. please continue reading
Mr Watson’s cat Frodo loved to visit a nearby Tesco supermarket so much so that he more or less lived in the supermarket or its car park. He was sleeping in the car park. Frodo visited all the year round. … please continue reading
This roommate is an Academy award-winning actor! I’m joking but his acting performance deserves an Academy award. The story comes from Laura Morrison on Facebook. I think she works at PetSmart in the cat rescue section. A guy came in … please continue reading
Update July 14 6 p.m. Samson came through surgery and is responding well to medication and treatment. He’s expected to return to his foster mom within a few days and his vet is confident he’ll make a complete recovery. Please … please continue reading
Update: Court date for Raymond is the AM session on August 24, 2017 in Union County, NC. This is an update on the case of the Monroe, North Carolina cat abandoned by his owner June 22 and written about in … please continue reading
Making a complaint to the Munroe Police Department in North Carolina is reasonable in this instance….Let’s do it… You may have read Elisa’s article about the abandonment of a cat called Samson. The woman who abandoned the cat made an … please continue reading
UPDATE: Information has come in that both were arrested on May 10. I’ve added a snapshot of Tamara to this article. The word going viral via Facebook today is the arrest of a North Carolina man accused of dumping 15+ … please continue reading
Cat inbreeding causes what is described as “inbreeding depression” which is another term for general weakness. Robinson’s Genetics for Breeders and Veterinarians provides a list of signs of inbreeding depression which are as follows: There may be a decline in … please continue reading
Mr Chen, 72, lives in a block of flats in Xi’an, China. In China people go away during Chinese New Year to see relatives. Sometimes they go away for some time. Downstairs he heard the sound of a cat crying. … please continue reading
