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China is killing pets unnecessarily when they contract Covid

China: when pets get Covid they are killed. When people get Covid they are treated. Unfair and immoral.

PoC avatarPosted on November 13, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 13, 2021

China is engaged in Draconian anti-Covid measures which are cruel and bewildering to outsiders and animal advocates. They have a zero-tolerance strategy but that zero tolerance applies to cats and dogs but not people. The ‘zero’ means zero life if … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged cats and pandemics, China animal abuse, China Cat Animal Welfare Protection, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19 | 3 Replies
Julia Bramble and Smudge

Infecting your cat with stress through pandemic upheaval

PoC avatarPosted on October 8, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 8, 2021

The Covid pandemic caused upheaval in the lives of cat caregivers; both at the beginning, during it and at the transition coming out of it. Each stage of the pandemic resulted in change to the lifestyles of cat owners. And … continue reading…

Posted in stress | Tagged cat emotions, cat overgrooming, cat pheromone, cat stress, cats and pandemics, Covid-19, Feliway, human emotions, routines, stressed cat | Leave a reply
Miss Liu's Exotic Shorthair one of three cats owned by her that were euthanised

CHINA: Harbin authorities euthanized three domestic cats who contracted Covid

PoC avatarPosted on September 30, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 30, 2021

HARBIN, CHINA – NEWS AND COMMENT: This story is all over the Internet and I have written about it before. It is the first time that I have read a report online or in the printed news media of domestic … continue reading…

Posted in coronavirus pandemic | Tagged cat euthanasia, cats and pandemics, China, China animals, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, killing cats, zoonotic diseases | Leave a reply
Empty shelters thanks to Covid and increased adoptions

Covid saved the lives of 4 million companion animals in the USA

PoC avatarPosted on September 22, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 22, 2021

It’s an extraordinary twist of fate; Covid has saved the lives of about 4 million companion animals in the USA. This is because of soaring adoptions during the pandemic. The information relates to 2020 so it’s a bit out of … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged animal rescue statistics, animal shelters, cat adoption, cat adoptions, cat and dog statistics, cat relinquishment, cats and pandemics, Covid-19, dog adoption
Dog on lead meets cat on lead outside see what happens

Pet theft is not trivial – on a par, say, with shoplifting

PoC avatarPosted on May 3, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 3, 2021

Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, has usefully written about pet theft in the UK for the Mail on Sunday. His article is published on the Mail Online website. Observers will have read the stories about the surge in pet … continue reading…

Posted in crime | Tagged bond, cat owners, cat theft, cats and dogs, cats and pandemics, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), crime, dog ownership, theft | Leave a reply

Ragdoll kitten gets Covid-19 from owner and is euthanized

PoC avatarPosted on April 23, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 21, 2021

NEWS AND VIEWS: Scientists from the University of Glasgow have been researching Covid-19 in companion animals, specifically cats, and the prevalence of transmission of the disease from their owners. Two cases had been reported in the news media: one concerns … continue reading…

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged cat euthanasia, Cat News, cats and pandemics, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, ragdoll cat, science, study, veterinarian, zoonotic diseases
Virtual court hearing in America included the image of a cat respresenting one of the lawyers

Lawyer seen by judge as a talking kitten in virtual court hearing

PoC avatarPosted on February 10, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 14, 2021

There has been a million virtual court hearings in America since the pandemic struck the nation and the rest of the world. The US court system use the well-known Zoom technology. In this instance, it was first reported that the … continue reading…

Posted in good cat news | Tagged Cat News, cats and pandemics, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), funny cat video, Twitter, Twitter viral, weird news | Leave a reply

Pet insurance in the UK is becoming unaffordable

PoC avatarPosted on December 21, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 21, 2020

There was already a resistance to taking out cat and dog health insurance because it is not perceived as being good value for money by a significant section of British society, but it’s getting worse because the insurance companies are … continue reading…

Posted in insurance | Tagged cats and pandemics, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), dog abandonment, dog adoption, dogs abandoned, pet insurance | 2 Replies
Man with cat snuggling up

Guy says: “This year has been rough so I adopted this cat and things have been better”.

PoC avatarPosted on September 23, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 23, 2020

The statement sums up the benefits that living with a domestic cat companion can bring you. “Snuggle cats” is a nice phrase which conjures up the sweet, tender moments that you spend with your cat when he or she is … continue reading…

Posted in benefits to cat owners | Tagged benefits to cat owners, cat environment, cat separation anxiety, cats and pandemics, contented cat, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), human to cat relationship | 2 Replies
Does neutering cats stunt growth?

Has coronavirus slowed down the spaying and neutering of feral cats in America?

PoC avatarPosted on July 10, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 10, 2020

I guess were not going to know the true effect that the coronavirus pandemic has had on feral cat population numbers until well into the future but the story from South Texas hints at a possible problem. We know that … continue reading…

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged animal rescue, cat neutering, Cat News, cat rescue, cat spaying, cats and pandemics, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), TNR, volunteers | Leave a reply
Coronavirus illustration

Why a pandemic like Covid-19 is more likely to occur today

PoC avatarPosted on April 6, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 6, 2020

This is my infographic explaining why I believe the current pandemic which started as an animal virus is more likely to happen now, in the 21st century than say 50 years ago. It turns on bushmeat, zoonosis and a rapidly … continue reading…

Posted in animal welfare and nature | Tagged cats and pandemics, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), infographic | Leave a reply

Cats and Pandemics

PoC avatarPosted on April 19, 2013 by Michael BroadFebruary 25, 2015

By Elisa-Black Taylor This is a page about the cat’s involvement in pandemics. I’d like to caution the readers that this article is going to be one of my longest in awhile. It’s long because it’s important information we may … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Facts | Tagged cats and pandemics, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | 33 Replies
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