UK – NEWS AND COMMENT: The Daily Mail is reporting on a story which I find a bit extreme. They say that the Blue Cross charity are reminding dog owners (we have to include cat owners as well) that if … Continue reading →
The answer to the question will depend on where you live because each country has their own animal and general criminal laws. However, I would expect that what I say here will apply to all developed countries. In developing countries, … Continue reading →
NEWS AND COMMENT: The story comes from Kirchseeon, Upper Bavaria, Germany. In the grand scheme of things, it’s a minor story in terms of the amount of animal abuse that is meted out to companion animals on the planet. However, … Continue reading →
GAINSBOROUGH, LINCOLNSHIRE, UK – NEWS AND COMMENT: This article is about the culmination of a huge struggle by animal rescuer, Michelle Page, of Page’s Pet Rescue, and her colleagues in trying both to save the lives of cats hoarded by … Continue reading →
Halloween is on the horizon and as usual cat welfare advocates have to try and encourage people to remember the dangers and protect their cats against mad people who think that Halloween is a good time to be violent against … Continue reading →
FLORIDA – NEWS AND VIEWS: This is the story of a volunteer cat rescue worker who rescued cats from cat hoarders while at the same time being a cat hoarder herself. It is highly unusual in that respect. It is … Continue reading →
DUBLIN, IRELAND-NEWS AND COMMENT: The Irish Sun has reported on a scam concerning cats that I have never heard of before. The scammers offer to remove so called ‘stray cats’ from housing estates and even apparently back gardens. They charge … Continue reading →
It is said that airbags deploy with such force that they can damage a dog cage. I presume that means a metal one. What about the soft cat carriers which are popular? It seems certain that an airbag could seriously … Continue reading →
NEWS AND COMMENT-VIRGINIA, USA: A couple living in Virginia, USA, have been charged with the murder of their three-week-old baby but they blamed their cat for their daughter’s death. Matthew and Elizabeth Sebolka have been charged with their daughter’s homicide … Continue reading →
NEWS AND COMMENT – TAIWAN: I wrote about this earlier. It concerns a smuggling operation when purebred cats of great value are smuggled from mainland China to Taiwan using the sea route. The smugglers have been intercepted and the cats … Continue reading →
