What affects us affects cats
I have just written an article about catnip and whether it is ethical for cat guardians to give it to their cat and then laugh at them as they become high on it. It is a philosophical question. I believe that you can extend the same sort of philosophical points and discussion to giving …
It really doesn’t surprise me that allegedly (and I use the word “allegedly” simply to protect myself from a possible lawsuit) some employees at the Mars Petcare plant in Joplin Minnesota were poisoned by phosphine, a pesticide commonly used to kill insects and rodents on grains and meat meal ingredients of pet food. And …
Here are some examples of social irresponsibility by companies or industries. Microsoft: The recent worldwide viral malware infecting millions of computers using Windows operating systems, mainly XP, can in part be blamed on Microsoft’s desire to constantly ‘upgrade’ their operating systems to force people to buy more but the downside is that they make …
Potentially, there are some ethical dilemmas for the cat caretaker/guardian. I am referring to cat owners who think but of course whether these are dilemmas or certainties depends on the thinker. Let’s start with the “problem” of neighbours and people you know. Sometimes their standard of cat caretaking is not that great. It may …
I might give the impression that I dislike veterinarians. That would be wrong. I like veterinarians and we need veterinarians. I just wish they would be a little more honest when it comes to pet food and the declawing of cats in America. The title to this post are the words of a Canadian …
In the USA, in 2016, a new USFDA policy will ensure that veterinarians play a key role with respect to the use of antibiotics by farmers. Whereas people doctors prescribe antibiotics, in the farming industry and in food companies they can buy very similar antibiotic drugs over the counter and add them to feed. …
For me, the AU$140,000 dollar Australian cat story is not all that it seems. You may have read about the AU$140,000 rescue cat who was sold with a large 5 bedroom house as part of the fixtures and fittings! All the newspapers say that the buyer bought the sellers’ cat, whose name is Tiffany, …
