What affects us affects cats
This is a short note demonstrating how prosecuting authorities treat domestic cats and humans differently. The standard of care required is obviously lower for cats than for people. That would not surprise anybody probably but this is quite a nice example which emphasises the fact. A couple lived in a condemned property with 111 …
Knowing that 45 cats out of a total of 63 cats removed from the home were euthanised due to bad health, is this one of the worst cases of cat hoarding that we have read about? You could probably say yes if you also knew that this Newport man faces 41 charges (yes, forty-one!) …
Rage is one of the emotions that people feel when their companion animal is abused. The rage is often compounded by frustration at the failure to achieve justice and retribution. It is rage followed by frustration leading to more anger. In a previous post the topic was guilt emanating from the abuse of the …
The sentence for convicted cat killer Ted Dodenhoff was handed down on Friday, April 8 following the March conviction for first degree animal cruelty and first degree animal neglect. Dodenhoff was told at the end of March to make plans for his son to have a place to stay before the sentencing, This is …
The animal advocacy community has kept their eyes on North Carolina over the summer, as allegations against both the Guilford and Davidson County animal shelter have made national news. This has resulted in an historic fine of $300,000 being issued against the nonprofit United Animal Coalition (UAC) after abuse and neglect allegations came in …
This is simply bizarre and stupid but it probably makes sense to the cat owner concerned. The owner is a 45-year-old Omaha man living in Nebraska, USA. We’re told that the Nebraska Humane Society seized his cat 3 months ago because they found out that he was throwing him/her in the air and letting …
A man, Patryk Ligeza, 24, who was searching for his missing kittens thought he saw them in someone’s house. He reached in through an open window to retrieve them. He was observed by the homeowner and a neighbour. They called the police when he refused to give one of the two cats back. He …
UK — You may remember the RSPCA case of Claude, a long-haired Turkish Angora cat living in Britain who was very old with matted fur. He does look bad in the photo, admittedly, but it was not within the remit of the RSPCA to decide to euthanize him. The RSPCA is a rich animal …
