It’s a well-known fact that there are an inordinate number of feral and stray cats in Israel. They are often semi-domesticated and therefore better described as community cats. Before I answer the question in the title, I have to touch on the question as to whether they are a genuine problem. In my view, it …
Are the British to blame for Israel’s stray cat problem? Read More »
This unusual photograph of feral and stray cats supplied and posted by Purrfect Hearts Cat Rescue on Facebook caught my eye. Purrfect Hearts is a cat rescue and adoption group in Wilson, NC run entirely by volunteers. They rely solely on donations from the community. You can see the family connections in the cats with …
KOTA KINABALU, SABAH, EAST MALAYSIA-NEWS AND COMMENT: This extraordinary man, who might be educated but who has been homeless for a long time, cannot bear to let homeless and vulnerable cats suffer and so despite being in dire straits himself he helps them out. He lives near a dump site and because he helps stray …
NEWS AND VIEWS: I have discovered that the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan was the home for 25-30 cats. I use the past tense because all embassy staff have reportedly abandoned the station. CNN reports that the embassy is empty except for, I suspect, the 25-30 cats who depended upon the staff for sustenance. They …
25-30 cats at US Embassy Kabul have been abandoned Read More »
Brazil’s Island of the Cats is Brazil’s dirty feline secret but it is a secret no more because is a catastrophe in terms of animal welfare which need to be addressed urgently but decisions about this island, chock-a-block with unwanted cats, are constantly put back as people scratch their heads as to what to do …
Stop dumping cats on Brazil’s ‘Island of the Cats’ and practice TNR Read More »
Yes, there are stray cats in Japan just like nearly any other place on the planet. In Japan they seem to concentrate around green spaces like parks. They appear to be largely in reasonable health. The interesting aspect of stray and feral cats in Japan is how the Japanese relate to them. If you are …
The cats of Brazil’s Cat Island need help because the coronavirus pandemic has left them supported to a much lower level than before. Tourists who fed the cats don’t travel to the island anymore due to coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions. It is believed that the colony of semi-domesticated stray cats on this small island was …
This is an extraordinary development as far as I am concerned. Councils in the UK are using a little-known power to impose restrictions on certain kinds of behaviour which the council deems “capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to others”. To international readers, in the UK “councils” are local authorities. Research carried out by the …
People prevented from feeding stray cats in the UK Read More »
ANALYSIS: Dubai is in the UAE. There is a very beautiful and very large luxury development in Dubai which, as I understand it, has been built by Emmar and is managed by Emirates Living. It is luxury living for expats and other international purchasers. The development has everything that a resident needs. But the management …
Fines for tenants in luxury Dubai development if they feed stray cats Read More »
Today, Google tells me that divorce can be over such things as Covid-19, cheating, coffee, cats, cigarettes, chores, chewing tobacco, clutter, child discipline and credit card debt. Quite a list and these are just the “Cs”! And within the list is “cats”, which is timely because you may have bumped into a story on the …
NEWS/VIEWS-SAUDI ARABIA: in accordance with the teachings of the Islamic faith, animal advocates and caring residents in the city of Jeddah, have come up with an innovative method to feed hungry, stray cats which is needed because of rigid restrictions on movement introduced to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus which has prevented visitors …
Islamic faith drives concern for stray cats of Jeddah during coronavirus pandemic Read More »
INDIA: I have written about this before but I have conveniently bumped into a security camera video, which I think is interesting so I am revisiting the story. In summary, the basic story is that some residents of a block of apartments in Mumbai were unhappy with the presence of stray cats, one of whom …
Pregnant cat bundled into sack by watchmen and taken away (video) Read More »
A Bangladeshi man who looked after 12 cats in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was stabbed to death in front of the house where he lived. The violent incident was kicked off when the Bangladeshi man accidentally sprayed the person who killed him with water from what I understand to be a cat’s bowl. …
Accidentally spraying a cat’s drinking water on a man lead to fatal stabbing Read More »
“Robin Stevens (a commenter on Facebook) said: Oh I bet that judge knew what kind of acid rain would fall if there was no compromise.” He is correct. The situation demanded compromise and a sensibe and pragmatic approach as Nancy is essential doing good things and helping the community. I don’t have access to this …
Champion, Ohio woman Nancy Mccauley can continue to feed stray cats under an agreement Read More »
Nancy Segula’s 10-day jail term handed down by a magistrate for contempt of court by persisting in feeding stray cats in violation of a court order has been overturned by Garfield Heights Municipal Court Judge Jennifer Weiler. However, the judge said that Nancy will have to serve the jail term if she feeds the cats. …
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