What affects us affects cats
At heart this is really a discussion about cat overpopulation in America and in the UK. Is there a cat overpopulation problem? The simple answer is, yes, because too many cats are killed at shelters because they are unwanted. However, this is a very complicated topic. Some people say that there isn’t a cat …
Cat overpopulation in the United States is entrenched. Resolving it is an elusive task. There have been no major initiatives to the best of my knowledge to resolve cat overpopulation. The major problem is that there are too many people who do not sufficiently value the life of the domestic cat. These people regard …
Bay City, Michigan is debating a new ordinance which will restrict each household to a maximum of three cats. The reason for the possible introduction of this ordinance is to reduce the number of stray cats wandering around Bay City. City councillors say the city is teeming with stray cats and there is a …
Introduction “Euthanasia of convenience” is a quote from an English animal behaviour expert2 who was referring to two dogs that are in the news today (19th Sept 2013). They are Brus and Blade. They were the RAF dogs that guarded Prince William before he quit the service to take a year off. Rus was …
You can find statistics about the United States cat overpopulation crisis, which, incidentally, is not in general seen as a crisis but routinely accepted as ‘just one of things’. However, you’ll normally see statistics scattered throughout an article or over several articles. It can be difficult to pull all the figures together to try …
