What affects us affects cats
Micro-chipping your cat is considered to be the default situation in developed countries in 2023. It’s a necessity. It’ll become a legal obligation in the UK. That’s all well and good. But micro-chipping doesn’t always end with the happy reunion of lost cat and owner even when the cat has been found. Fred’s story …
I can think of four (but there will be more) situations if travelling when it might be prudent to take a little bit of time to check that your cat is about and not trapped and about to be transported away. All four situations described and illustrated in the infographic have occurred and some …
This joyous photo sparkles with energy and excitement because the woman has just found her cat among the rubble of her home which was destroyed by a hurricane 16 days earlier. She found her cat after more than a fortnight of searching and it is no surprise that she is incredibly excited and pleased. …
The information comes from a study in which 1,210 cats were assessed. As I understand it, the study looked at lost cats in America and Australia. The summary opens up with the words: “At least 15% of cat owners lose their pet in a five-year period and some are never found”. Only 61% were …
Here are 10 tips to help find your lost cat. For most people, it is traumatic to lose a cat companion. You can feel helpless. It grates on your mind, day in and day out, that your cat is out there somewhere, struggling to survive, under-eating, becoming thinner by the day and living dangerously …
We are in the era of GPS cat and dog trackers. There is no need for a cat or dog to be lost. Relative to the monthly expenses of a typical family either in the UK or USA, the expense of running a cat GPS tracker system is low. Think about it: according to …
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): I’ve always felt that the slightly utopian lifestyle painted by hikers and trekkers who go into the wild with their domestic cat on a leash is not all that it looks. I admire them tremendously and I am very happy for the cat because it looks like great fun. Personally, …
SALISBURY, UK: This is a special lost cat story. Frankie was missing for 2 weeks when his owners, Mr and Mrs Clarke, saw him in the window of a locked up Cancer Research charity shop. It seems that he had been trapped in the shop for the entire time. The shop was closed during …
