Olivia Holland-Rose, an actress who recently played a role in the Phantom of the Opera it is reported that she adopted a Somali purebred cat last Christmas and named him D’Artagnan. Sadly, he was run over by a car and killed. He was a gift from her husband. Looking at the photo of her with …
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I can’t show the photograph of this injured goat because some advertisers won’t like it. It is here simply to illustrate the page. You can click on the link to see the photograph if you wish. Clearly it does not illustrate the page any more ? but that is because the policy regarding putting pictures …
Cons Of Animal Testing by Michael The cons of animal testing could be summarised as: 1. It is an inefficient use of funds because only in 10% of published reviews of animal experimentation did the authors of the reviews say that animal testing had led to clinical procedures that were beneficial to people. In other …
Duchess a stray cat who was unowned – now cared for by Martha Kane in Malta. Photo: Michael @ PoC The answer to this question is simple. With respect to “ownership”, there are four types of cat in the UK. The domestic cat is “owned” by his or her human caretaker. That is a state …
The Rights of Cats Cat cleared up from street in Israel 2004, to be killed – photo by ofer k Does an improvement in animal rights means a deterioration in human rights? It actually means a deterioration in profits. The rights of cats in the United States (and maybe the world) are about to improve …
The government are the biggest abusers of animals by Judy Duston (Mass.USA) I cannot understand how or why there was a law passed on animal abuse? Why would the government agree to such a law when in fact they too are the biggest abusers of animals creating diseases and re-creating these diseases in experiments? The …
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by Michael (London, UK) Grey Squirrel – photo by Simon (Flickr) In the UK we have the very effective Animal Welfare Act 2006. This is a beautifully drafted, precise but wide ranging act. If all the nations of the world simply copied it and placed it in their statute books, the world would be an …
by Chris H. (Ontario, Canada) Stop Animal Abuse Canada Canadian sow in gestation crate, factory farming, from www.weanimals.org Canadian pigs, poor animal welfare with factory farming, from www.weanimals.org Raising awareness of cat issues in Canada, www.careforcats.ca National effort by the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies: Stop Animal Abuse in Canada! Please help spread the word …
People Should be Fined for Abandoning a Cat by Michael (London, UK) Abandoned cat – photo by Eirik Newth (Flickr) People are fined in the USA for chucking litter on the ground in public places yet I see very little in the way of fines being dished out to people who abandon their cats. Which …
by Michael (Ponca City, OK) I thought that no kill animal shelters were as described. But I am not sure that is true and I don’t know how many there are. I also don’t understand how a “shelter” can be anything but what it says it is. The word shelter brings visions of a refuge …
No Law in China Saying Cats Cannot be Eaten by Michael Cats being shipped to market in a cage on a truck. Yes, there is no law in China saying cats cannot be eaten. In fact the no law scenario goes further. Animal protection laws are non-existent in China. These statements come from the reports …
My Voice on Animal rights by Nora (Toccoa, GA) Animal rights covers a lot of issues. First there is the inhumane cruel acts that humans do to animals. Some of the horrible things animals endure at the hands of the humans they only want to love. This can be from hording, bodily harm, chaining the …
by Anonymous (PoC Admin removed the name for his or her protection) (Riverton, Wyoming) In Wyoming, USA, it is legal to shoot all feral cats, and according to the sheriff in our county does not think it is a problem, even if the cat is belonging to someone. The owners fault because the cat left …
Early Animal Rights Legislation by Michael (London, UK) Despite fundamental protection being granted to animals in The Massachusetts Body of Liberties of 1641, animal welfare is still a major concern today in America, 370 years later. Every day animal cruelty comes to light. The development of animal rights across the world is patchy. Some countries …
by Keith Balderson (Sevenoaks, UK) I have an issue. Cats in the UK have more rights than humans. They also have more rights than wild animals or dogs. Why is that? If they cause a problem, why as a land owner can I not do something about it, and why does the ‘owner’ not have …
