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Rescue cats enjoy their personal space at Ernesto's Sanctuary in Syria

Rescue and domestic cats need their personal space (peripersonal space) like humans

Rescue cats and domestic cats and indeed feral cats in colonies, all need their personal space just like humans. These photographs clearly illustrate this aspect of their character. When food arrives, they prioritise getting the food over the need for personal space and come together. Immediately I saw these photographs of rescue cats at Ernesto’s …

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Assisi kitten

Cats and dogs are calmer at shelters when they are selected online because of the coronavirus pandemic

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Because of Covid-19, one animal shelter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Assisi Animal Sanctuary, is using the Internet as a means to present their animals to potential adopters in order to comply with social distancing, to minimise the spread of the virus. In doing this they then allow an applicant to come …

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First cat brought in to the clinic for spaying

Ernesto’s Sanctuary for Syrian Cats‏ – First ‘external’ cat is spayed for free

I am reporting on Syrian cats in Syria. The pictures and words come from Ernesto’s Sanctuary for Syrian Cats on Twitter. It is nice to see this for 2 reasons. The cats, like the humans, in Syria have gone through hard times and sometimes hellish times. Secondly, Syria is where it is believed the first …

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Pamela Howard and Muse

Cat sanctuary sues for return of cat because client took cat out on leash

Don’t worry, I am not going to discuss legal stuff in this article. The Odd Cat Sanctuary of Salem, USA, owned and managed by Tara Kawczynski decided to sue Pamela Howard for the return of a cat that she had adopted from the sanctuary. It should not have come to this. This is my version …

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Lynea. The greatest cat lady on the planet

It Costs $1.6 Million a Year to Run The Cat House on the Kings

I was unsurprised to learn that it costs $1.6 million to run The Cat House on the Kings but it is an extraordinarily large figure. It covers all the expenses such as food, maintenance, staffing, litter, veterinary expenses et cetera. They have seven veterinary technicians on the staff! Lynea, who owns the sanctuary, is also …

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Aleppo's animal rescuer moved out of the city and restarted

Aleppo’s heroic cat rescuer rebuilds his sanctuary in the countryside to the west

I wrote about Mohammed Aljaleel on November 30 last year after his sanctuary, Ernesto’s House, had been bombed by Assad’s regime or the Russians. At that time he was probably the only cat and dog rescuer in the city and he was fairly famous internationally. He had heroically rescued the cats of fleeing families who …

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