PETA’s open letter criticising Lily Allen is about wider issues of ‘pet ownership’

Lily Allen relinquished her rescue dog Mary and has received widespread criticism from all quarters

You may know that Lily Allen relinquished her rescue puppy ‘Mary’ (said to be a Maltipoo but I am not sure about that) to the shelter from where she adopted the dog because Mary destroyed her passport and the passports of her children because she was left alone and suffers from separation anxiety causing …

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True or false? Cat owners are more neurotic than ‘resilient’ dog owners?

Is this study inadvertently misogynistic by inference?

Another study, this time from Australia (the country where they hate feral cats), concluded that dog owners have a personality which allows them to better bounce back from stressful situations i.e. they are more resilient than cat owners who they conclude are more likely to be neurotic (‘demonstrating higher levels of neuroticism’). Let’s have …

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Is PETA against owning pets?

The cute world of pet ownership is not always as cute as it seems. PETA demands improvements or no pets at all.

First, I would like to disclose the fact that I am a great supporter of PETA. Not everyone is, though as I would expect as PETA has to take a strong position in support of animal welfare. The world needs this organisation. Many people dislike it. There is a substantial group of vocal people …

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Completely crackers to suggest cats should be kept indoors

Completely crackers to suggest cats should be kept indoors

The headline comes from the Yorkshire Post in an article written by Sarah Todd but as I can’t access the article as it is only available to subscribers, I have decided to nick the title and write it myself. I can actually guess where she is coming from: domestic cat welfare. Whether it is …

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Considering getting a cat as a university student

University student with her cat companion at university

Considering getting a cat as a university student is a big decision. There are probably four negatives to the desire to get a cat when a university student: money, time, accommodation and landlords. The positives are very apparent: emotional support and an improved feeling of wellbeing. I am told that 75% of students who …

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23 facts about domestic and stray cats in Portugal

Stray cats of Portugal

Comment: the stray cat problem is as usual down to irresponsible cat caregiving in failing to spay and neuter their animals. The solution as always is education. A lot of the problems concerning the human-to-cat relationship is down to a lack of education. It leads to animal cruelty. Not deliberately but as a consequence …

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