What affects us affects cats
Here are some photographs of the gathering of more than 150 people at a park in Clearfield on Sunday in memory of Sage, the beloved cat who was tortured to death, and in an expression of sympathy and grief. If you want to see this photos in a much larger format please click on …
He actually stole several cats one of which was from a local church. You can see this in the photo. He is the first person in Columbia to be jailed for animal abuse. This tells us a bit about (a) the gravity and depravity of his crimes and (b) the lack of commitment to …
This is a story that will absolutely infuriate anyone who has a heart and soul. It involves three dogs and a cat who were starved to death, purposely, by their owner, who resides in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Yes, the state has some of the least enforced and worst judges in the country. This …
Frank Ancona worked as a courier and in his spare time was the imperial wizard of the Traditional American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. His wife, Malissa Ancona, is a cat hoarder. She is also, allegedly, a fraudster in that she used cat rescue as a means to con money out of people. …
If you want to start a cat rescue shelter in Maryland, USA, there is no evaluation process. You simply fill in a form. No one checks your history and whether you have a track record in the cat rescue business which might warn the authorities that you are unsuited to the task of running …
In most cases, I don’t believe that it is a good idea for a judge to order convicted animal abusers to work 200 hours in an animal shelter as part of their punishment. The idea is to rehabilitate these criminals, to make them respect animals so that they won’t reoffend. I am afraid I …
The cat cruelty cases of Terry Ray Beasley and Tamara Perezlazaro, and that of Julianne Westberry, to name two, are good examples of why it is sensible to be cautious before donating to people involved in cat rescue who you only know from Facebook. I know that Facebook is very useful for networking and …
Animal advocates are beyond enraged after the body of Sugar, one of the Garner, North Carolina cats who was dumped Thanksgiving weekend, was found dead the morning of February 2 by Kathy Kamins and Karen Thompson, who have been involved in the search since the beginning. Sugar was taken in a pink carrier to …
