What affects us affects cats
I think this picture is worth publishing on this site. It is intruiging. It poses questions like is this a good idea!? On the positive side the guy is with his cat more often. That’s good. On the negative side, the cat is in a harness going up a mountain! The cat did not …
I am thinking mainly about feral cats. The dispossessed cats of the world. They don’t deserve their plight. We are to blame and the better off amongst us have a moral duty to do something about it and I am talking about humane action funded by the wealthy. In general, it could be argued …
A famous DJ crashed his Mercedes to avoid a cat on the road. Would you? This is nice – for the cat and cat lovers. I guess the DJ concerned – Nick Grimshaw who was an X Factor judge until recently – is at least sensitive towards animal welfare. Great. He had only just …
This is a short note demonstrating how prosecuting authorities treat domestic cats and humans differently. The standard of care required is obviously lower for cats than for people. That would not surprise anybody probably but this is quite a nice example which emphasises the fact. A couple lived in a condemned property with 111 …
A cat died after becoming trapped in the mechanism of a reclining chair. Apparently, the cat’s owner was adjusting the chair while watching television. Kent Fire and Rescue were called out to Vincent Gardens, Sheerness, and around 6:30 pm on Sunday. The cat’s owner found her beloved cat trapped in the chair’s mechanism. She …
I have a terribly biased attitude about the Chinese and animal welfare. I am almost ashamed of it but then I tell myself that until now all the evidence that I have seen supports my attitude. I have said it before many times: there are no animal welfare laws in China and there’s a …
Lisa Keefe appears to me to be a very good cat guardian/caretaker. She looks after her crossbreed Bengal cat whose name is Bobby. Bobby liked to sleep in the washing machine. Lisa knew it and checked. On this occasion she had taken him out of the washing machine before turning the machine on. But …
Brynnan Grimes was a new student at a school in Virginia, USA. She was pleased to find out that she could attend an anatomy class but then quickly discovered that she had to skin and cut up a cat. So strongly did she object to this that she left the school, started a petition …
