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Li glued to his computer screen in Italy

Cat loving Twitterer is the scourge of the Chinese Communist Party

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2022

Mr Li, 30, spends most of his waking hours in front of his computer. When he takes a break, it is to feed his four cats! Great. He is a cat lover and the reason why he spends all his … continue reading…

Posted in China | Tagged cat lover, China, Covid-19, Twitter | Leave a reply

More than one third of a million domestic cats got Covid-19 in Britain

PoC avatarPosted on November 22, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 22, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT: There is a rather startling news media story circulating on the Internet at the moment stating that “more than 350,000 pet cats” have been infected by Covid in Britain. And I think that story should carry with … continue reading…

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged Cat News, cat study, Covid-19, zoonosis, zoonotic diseases | 1 Reply
Dogs Trust rescue dog

42,000 people asked the Dogs Trust to rehome their pets (UK 2022)

PoC avatarPosted on November 18, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 18, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT: Apparently, British owners can no longer feed their dogs because they are giving them up to shelters at a record rate. According to research for the ITV programme Tonight, as reported in The Times newspaper, about 42,000 … continue reading…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cost of cat caretaking, cost of dog caretaking, Covid-19, dog ownership, dog surrenders, pandemic, relinquishing cats, relinquishing dogs | Leave a reply
Shanghai citizens screaming from their apartments in protest at the Covid lockdown

Chilling video of locked-down Shanghai residents screaming from their windows

PoC avatarPosted on April 11, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 12, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT – SHANGHAI, CHINA: This story is as much about pets as it is about people. In this chilling video we can hear the plaintiff screams and cries of Shanghai residents bellowing out their frustration to the world … continue reading…

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged Animal laws, Animals of China, China, China animal abuse, Covid-19, Shanghai, zoonotic diseases
The killer of a pet corgi immediately after he killed the dog on street with a shovel

Shanghai residents fight back against state-sanctioned Covid-related animal cruelty

PoC avatarPosted on April 11, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 11, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT-SHANGHAI, CHINA: A surge in Omicron Covid-19 infections in Shanghai has resulted in a zero-tolerance lockdown across the entire city. This is the policy that the authorities in China impose on their citizens when Covid infections increase. It … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal cruelty, animal welfare laws, Cat News, cats and dogs, China, China animal abuse, Covid-19, dog abuse, dog news, pets, Shanghai | 9 Replies
Empty shelters thanks to Covid and increased adoptions

It is wrong that Covid lockdowns led people to adopt cats and dogs

PoC avatarPosted on March 17, 2022 by Michael BroadMarch 17, 2022

Remember Covid? It has been shunted to the back of the news thanks to the possibility of World War 3. But there is a legacy in terms of cat adoptions. To take two countries, Japan and the UK, cat and … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged adoption, cat adoption, Covid-19
Cat alleviates the unease of getting vaccinated against Covid in Manila, the capital of the Philippines

How do I know if my cat has Covid?

PoC avatarPosted on January 14, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 14, 2022

This page is in two parts. The first part was written and published on January 14, 2022. An update was needed because Covid is an evolving story. Also, the Omicron variant has different symptoms. The second part was written in … continue reading…

Posted in viruses | Tagged coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, home treatment for sick cats, home treatments for cats | Leave a reply
Cat alleviates the unease of getting vaccinated against Covid in Manila, the capital of the Philippines

Calico cat alleviates the unease of being Covid vaccinated in Manila

PoC avatarPosted on December 3, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 3, 2021

I know that not everybody is anxious about being vaccinated. However, there will be a general sense of unease in facilities where Covid vaccinations are being administered. This is why it is so pleasant to see a calico (tortoiseshell-and-white) cat … continue reading…

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged Covid-19, Philippines, pictures of cats | Leave a reply
3 snow leopards die of Covid at Lincoln Children's Zoo

Tragedy: 3 snow leopards die of Covid

PoC avatarPosted on November 15, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 15, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENT: Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska have announced on their Facebook page at November 12, 2021 that three snow leopards passed away due to complications of Covid-19. They name the leopards as: Ranney, Everest, and Makalu. In contrast, … continue reading…

Posted in Snow leopard | Tagged Cat News, cat vaccinations, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, snow leopard, snow leopard conservation, vaccines | Leave a reply
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
Get vaccinated to protect your pet

Cat owners should get vaccinated to protect their cat. Boring for some, but true.

PoC avatarPosted on November 5, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 5, 2021

Cat owners should get Covid vaccinated to protect their cat. I don’t think I have heard that before. There’s been lots of promotion of the need to get vaccinated to protect other people. It is known that when you are … continue reading…

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged Covid-19, vaccines, zoonotic diseases | 1 Reply
Amusing mockup of a book cover

Don’t F***k**g Breathe on My Kitten you unvaxxed selfish POS

PoC avatarPosted on October 30, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 4, 2022

I just got this book from the library 😉. Judging by the response to this tweet, this mockup of a book is very popular (see it below). It’s been done very well. It amused me. Like 90% of people in … continue reading…

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged book, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, cute kitten, vaccines, zoonotic diseases | 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
Claire Brummell

Pet and house sitters who can work away from the office travel internationally

PoC avatarPosted on October 4, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 4, 2021

There is a breed of person who are in employment (employee or self-employed) and their work does not require that they attend the office; they can work at home and home can be anywhere on the planet because these people … continue reading…

Posted in cat sitter | Tagged cat ownership, cat sitter, cat sitters, cat sitting, Covid-19, dog ownership | Leave a reply
Blake Bargatze, 24, contracted Covid-19 at an indoor concert prior to receiving a vaccine

Anti-vaxxers endanger domestic cat companions and others

PoC avatarPosted on October 3, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 3, 2021

Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool FC manager, has been brave enough to make his feelings known about the anti-vax movement. He has compared people who refuse the Covid vaccination to drink-drivers. He blames them for transmitting the disease to others. And … continue reading…

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged bad cat ownership, cat ownership, Covid-19, pet owners, zoonotic diseases

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