Maryland, USA: pet stores complain unsuccessfully about ban on selling cats and dogs

New law Maryland to encourage adoption of rescue companion animals

MARYLAND, USA – OPINION AND NEWS: There is a sensible trend in the USA which might snowball. State legislatures have decided that it is time to stop unethical cat and dog breeders (unlicensed puppy and kitten mills) supplying pet stores and to encourage the adoption of rescued animals instead. The objective could not be …

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Pregnant cat bundled into sack by watchmen and taken away (video)

Pregnant cat bundled into sack in Mumbai, India

INDIA: I have written about this before but I have conveniently bumped into a security camera video, which I think is interesting so I am revisiting the story. In summary, the basic story is that some residents of a block of apartments in Mumbai were unhappy with the presence of stray cats, one of …

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For indoor cats, energy efficient homes may have a health drawback

Indoor home air pollution?

Energy efficient homes tend to be built airtight to save energy which may trap polluted air inside risking the health of children and pets. The warning comes from two medical colleges in the UK. Modern energy efficient homes are increasingly popular and there is a drive to build many more in the USA. The …

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Turkish butcher becomes tourist attraction as he feeds cats and dogs

Ikram Korkmazer's butcher's shop

Turgutlu, Turkey – news/opinion article: Ikram Korkmazer’s butcher’s shop has become a tourist attraction after three years of feeding stray cats and dogs and recording it all on video and publishing it on social media, specifically his Instagram page. I guess this has brought in more business. It is an example of positive karma. …

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Police rescue two house cats because they weren’t fed for 24 hours

Two cats rescued by police because they were unfed for at least 24 hours

Cambridgeshire Constabulary (law enforcement) in the UK have posted on Facebook the story that their officers took on the task of rescuing ‘these beautiful felines from a house after they haven’t been fed for at least 24 hours’. Comment The cats are what I’d describe as Turkish Van type cats based on their head …

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An elderly woman with cats is dependent on the executors or her will to be kind to her cats on her passing

Three abandoned cats

Here is a cat story which exposes a weakness in ensuring continuity of care for domestic cat companions after the passing of the cat’s human guardian. In Northwich, England, UK, three well cared for adult cats, aged about five, were abandoned in two cat carriers in an alleyway. They were two females and one …

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