cat ladies – Michael Broad

Two Alabama cat ladies sue the police and the mayor for compensation over their unlawful arrest doing TNR

February 7, 2024 by Michael Broad

Beverly Roberts shortly before her arrest. The police officer in the picture is one of those being sued for compensation. I bet he did not foresee that development. Good for Roberts. The power of women particularly elderly women. This is a body cam image from another police officer who was there.

Back in the middle of November 2022 I wrote about the shocking news of two elderly ladies arrested for carrying out TNR on public land (link to that article). They were doing the community a service. But two police officers wearing body cams handcuffed and arrested them and took them to the police station …

In which American city are there the most cat ladies?

December 6, 2015 by Michael Broad

Answer: Portland, Oregon. In second place is Seattle. By ‘cat lady’ we mean single ladies with their cat(s). Here is the top 10 list: 1. Portland, Oregon (9.9%) – this means that almost one in ten women (or ten in one hundred) in Portland live alone with a cat or cats. 2. Seattle (9.3%) …

Did you know Diana Ketcham?

November 1, 2016December 7, 2013 by Michael Broad

Diana Ketcham was a determined cat rescuer: The Catnip House, Cat Rescue. She lived in Arkansas. She was on disability and funded her cat rescue with donations. I am sure it was a struggle. She had a 2 acre place that seems to have been very suitable for cats. A safe place. She died …

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