What affects us affects cats
I admit that I criticise some people. I believe that you have to if you want to adopt an honest approach to the subject of cats. I normally criticize people who are obviously open to criticism such as the cat shooters, breeders who breed to extremes and the people who run the AVMA (American …
Animal Shelters are for the benefit of animals, stupid..what else? I don’t think it is that straight forward. Note: This is not a shelter bashing exercise. It is about cat welfare. I am taking a deliberately tough and provocative stance on this. And there is a general downward trend in animal killing at shelters …
Note: this is about people. For that reason I have decided to publish it. People dictate the lives of cats – domestic and wild. I believe we can do better; including me. We need a rethink because, in general, we are not discharging our obligations in the human/domestic cat relationship. I have deliberately used …
by Kyle Smith (Saratoga Springs, NY) Required Materials Shelter filled with stray – No lids. Feral cats are very resourceful at surviving most things but winter takes a harsh toll on their well-being. Cold temperatures and wind can create frostbitten ears, noses and paws. What can you do to help the feral cat population …
by Finn Frode (Copenhagen, Denmark) Picture from ‘Illustreret Tidende’ c. 1860 (WikiMedia Commons) Now is the season of Fastelavn in Denmark and traditionally a very sad time for the black cats. In Roman Catholic countries the days leading up to Ash Wednesday and Lent is usually the time for carnival. Denmark went protestant in …
Stray cat Portugal photo by starrynight1 (having problems with PC) Comment — Portugal Cat Animal Welfare Protection Portugal is a member of the European Union. The ideal is that member states have the same law as near as is practicable. There are even rules as to the shape of a tomato. Yet on fundamental issues …
House plants safe for cats is the opposite to house plants toxic to cats, obviously. I have built a page about plants poisonous to cats in general. Today, 17th Nov. 2010, I thought that it would be easier for visitors if I simply listed a short selection of popular house plants that we know …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Scooter in a K-9 cat cart, cat wheelchair Good morning readers. Today I’d like to talk about a service we all hope we never need for our cats: the cat wheelchair or cart for disabled cats. The wheelchair carts are also known as “cat carts” and several companies that offer …
