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Homeless cat’s long journey to ‘furever’ happiness

PoC avatarPosted on December 10, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 10, 2020

This is the story of Bubby, a three legged, ginger tabby-and-white male cat with sad eyes and a charming character. He lives in Canada. Going back about eight years, he was a street cat enduring a difficult life. He showed … Continue reading →

Posted in rescue cat | Tagged canada, cat rescue, cat shelter, foster cat, homeless cat, spca, stray cat, three legged cat, volunteers

Stray went from the saddest cat to the happiest cat in a couple of hours

PoC avatarPosted on September 1, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 1, 2020

You may have heard of him; his name is Mister Bruce Willis. I’m told that he spent six years as an unloved, lonely stray cat on the streets during which he acquired significant health issues which is unsurprising bearing in … Continue reading →

Posted in stray cat | Tagged adoption, cat caregiver, cat shelter, cat welfare, FIV, FIV cat adoption, FIV cats, humane society, stray cat | Leave a reply

Factors affecting the success rate of shelter cat adoptions

PoC avatarPosted on July 11, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 11, 2020

Not all cat adoptions from animal shelters are successful. They don’t lead to a relationship for the lifespan of the cat. A study in 1992 by Kidd et al. tells us what sort of factors can influence the success or … Continue reading →

Posted in adoption | Tagged animal shelter, cat adoptions, cat relinquishment, cat rescue adoptions, cat shelter, relinquishing cats, USA veterinarians, veterinarians | Leave a reply

Salmiati rescues cats in Indonesia

PoC avatarPosted on June 13, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 13, 2020

I don’t know much about this saint-like woman in Indonesia. She deserves a medal and recognition for her voluntary struggles in rescuing homeless cats from huge mounds of garbage in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province which is why I am writing … Continue reading →

Posted in cat rescuer | Tagged Cat News, cat rescuer, cat shelter, good cat news, Indonesia, voluntary work, volunteers, world cat news | Leave a reply

Is the typical North American animal rescue in hock to their vets for thousands of dollars?

PoC avatarPosted on May 23, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 23, 2020

A sadly typical case of unwanted domestic cat abandonment shines a light on the debt that some animal rescues owe to the veterinary clinic which provides a service to them. It triggered a question in my mind. Are many animal … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged abandoned cats, animal rescue, animal shelter, canada, cat rescue, cat shelter, charitable donations, good cat news, veterinarians | Leave a reply

Beat-up love bug stray cat has human expression

PoC avatarPosted on May 13, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 13, 2020

I am a sucker for domestic cats with human faces. On 23rd April, Big Gray was listed as adoptable from Westfield Homeless Cat Project Adoptions. That’s a while ago at the date of this post so he may have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged cat rescue, cat shelter, facebook, rescue cat | Leave a reply

Special measures taken to keep Houdini shelter cat in his room

PoC avatarPosted on November 6, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 6, 2019

Quilty is a tabby-and-white rescue cat currently residing at the Friends For Life Animal Rescue and Adoption Organisation’s facility at Houston. I think he is one of those cats who (1) hates to be confined and (2) is smart enough … Continue reading →

Posted in cat rescue | Tagged cat intelligence, cat shelter, shelter cat | 2 Replies

Coyotes eat shelter cats

PoC avatarPosted on October 4, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 4, 2019

At what stage does a shelter disallow a person from adopting cats from them? And how commonplace is it for the same person to return to a cat shelter and ask for another cat as the previous one was killed, … Continue reading →

Posted in preying on cats | Tagged cat shelter, coyote attacks | Leave a reply

Sweet cats held in ‘death box’ about to be drowned. Picture captures it.

PoC avatarPosted on September 10, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 10, 2019

The husband wanted to drown them. The wife didn’t like the idea. The couples’ cats were placed in a heavy, large white box, zipped tied shut and placed in the back of their car. That’s the picture. A good picture … Continue reading →

Posted in cats in emergencies | Tagged animal shelter, cat rescue, cat shelter | Leave a reply

Stealing vulnerable, living creatures from a charity is despicable

PoC avatarPosted on August 26, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2019

But this exactly what happened when a family of seven entered a cat shelter in Scotland, the Lothian Cat Rescue, on August 24. The story indicates that they entered the building with the intention of stealing cats. “An incident occurred … Continue reading →

Posted in good cat news | Tagged Cat News, cat shelter, cat theft, good cat news, theft | Leave a reply

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