A Michael Broad Blog
This is the end result of a left flank spaying operation which looks very untidy. The incision looks messy and so do the stitches. There are question marks about the quality of the veterinary care in this instance.
In 2012, 86% of cats were spayed and neutered in the UK (RSPCA). In 2017, 90% of cats were spayed and neutered (PDSA). For a stable cat population there needs to be a 92% neutering and spaying rate.
An updating report to one carried out five years ago by the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies tells us that progress has been made in reducing the number of unwanted cats in the country but more work is required. On an upbeat note, however, it is good to see that progress is being made …
I recently wrote about the 20% of American women who want their female cat to experience giving birth before spaying her. A study reveals that the reason behind this important ‘problem’ is attitude not a lack of knowledge about the problems of unwanted cats and full shelters. What is the root of this attitude …
I was browsing the Internet and this photograph caught my eye. My initial thought was that the cats had been killed. This is what it looked like at first glance but then I noticed the tincture of iodine antiseptic on the stomach of one of the females. Spaying came to mind. I then started …
Summary: There are very real ethical and moral issues in spaying pregnant cats at shelters. Are there policies in place to deal with this situation? When a pregnancy is near full-term the kittens are viable and they should be treated as individuals. If they are to be euthanised they should be euthanise properly and …
There is a crisis in animal shelters all over North and South Carolina. Despite local area groups efforts to promote low-cost and free spay/neuter shelters are still overflowing with pregnant or mother cats and their kittens, mother dogs and puppies. This article comes following the intake of 62 cats in two days at a rural …
How do people engaged in trap-neuter-return distinguish between feral cats and scruffy outside cats? A story from Fox 46, an online newspaper, concerning a domestic cat got me thinking about how the good people who are engaged in trap-neuter-release programs distinguish with certainty between feral cats and domestic cats who are wandering around outside. …
