A Michael Broad Blog
BEWARE OF CONMEN SELLING PETS. There is a lot of news of people who would not normally adopt a cat or dog deciding to take the plunge because they are confined during the coronavirus lockdowns which are typical of most countries. Scammers are taking advantage of this heightened desire to adopt a cat or …
I recommend that people keep their pants on about this story! And they shouldn’t get their knickers in a twist! There’s an amusing side to it but also a potentially serious aspect. The Jakarta Post tells me that Covid-19 might be transmitted through farts – the passing of wind to put it more politely. …
Buying pet food is considered essential in any country during the coronavirus crisis and rightly so because governments can’t starve millions of cats and dogs to death. It is a surprise therefore to read that N Prakash living in Kochi, Kerala, India was told by police that he could not leave his home to …
Time and again, we are told by scientists and experts that “as far as we know” companion animals do not transmit Covid-19 to their human caretakers or other family members. We also see the phrase “there is no evidence to support” the fact that cats can transmit the virus to people. I’m going to …
CALIFORNIA, USA: Last Thursday, Riverside County Department of Animal Services in Southern California shared an extraordinary video showing an entirely empty shelter. They said that they had cleared it. Yes, all the animals have been adopted and they thanked everyone who had adopted and fostered an animal. The sudden surge in adoptions had come …
Digging around the Internet, as I do, I bumped into some acts of kindness which don’t necessarily surprise me but which greatly impress me. It is a time during which people are pulling together. There is a comaraderie which is not present in normal times. It’s a bit like the war and I suppose …
This is all over Twitter and some people believed it. I use the past tense because I would doubt if anyone believes it now. Was it ever believable? Apparently yes. Even Lord Sugar in the UK asked if it was a joke. He shared the fake news on social media that 500 lions had …
It is reported by nature.com that China has plans to build a network of between five and seven biosafety level 4 laboratories across China by 2025. They will be the same sort of laboratory as the one in Wuhan which the American government believes is the likely source of the catastrophic Covid-19 pandemic which …
