Tom O’Connor writing on the stuff.co.nz website has got it entirely wrong. He’s criticising the content of an article about the exhumation of a cat that was shot in order to find out whether the cat had been killed humanely. … Continue reading →
Every cat in the world deserves a name, even if they are not anticipated to make it through the night. Even the ones who are only with us a day or week teach us a lesson, even if that lesson … Continue reading →
This is a difficult topic but questions are asked and I will try and answer them. Associated questions might be: Why do cats die with their tongue out? Why do cats die with their mouth open? The reason why cats … Continue reading →
Spring, Texas, USA (Houston area): ABC13 reports a terrible animal hospital accident which is heartbreaking for the cat’s guardian and difficult to read for a cat lover. Michelle Olson and her husband had picked up their cat Sophie from the … Continue reading →
It depends on you, the cat owner, as to what happens when your cat is put to sleep. You decide when your cat is put to sleep. And you decide what happens after that. You select the veterinarian. It is … Continue reading →
The residents of the City of Rochelle have educated the city’s management and changed their attitude to feral cats. The initial Facebook post setting out their plan asking residents to trap cats and deliver them for euthanasia backfired horrible and … Continue reading →
Paul Zhang is notorious. I wrote about him on August 3. He was going around trapping and ‘euthanizing’ (actually killing often in my view) stray or outside cats in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. He managed to get away with it … Continue reading →
I just discovered that last September a federal law came into force in Portugal which prohibits the euthanasia of companion animals at shelters. I can’t find the law on the Internet. It would appear to be an attempt to instantly … Continue reading →
“These animals have sacrificed so much to make the world a better place and they’re just discarded.” – Patrice Pandeleos, who was fortunate enough to adopt from a rescue organisation a dog who was born and used at a testing … Continue reading →
It has been decided that in Delaware, as a whole, their animal shelters meet the standard of no-kill. In order to achieve this there must be at least a 90% save rate for all cats and dogs entering the shelters. … Continue reading →
