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Cats in German town under strict lockdown to save crested larks

PoC avatarPosted on May 20, 2022 by Michael BroadMay 20, 2022

COMMENT AND NEWS-WALLDORF, SOUTHWESTERN, GERMANY: The environmental officers of this German town have banned domestic cats from roaming free in an effort to stop them preying upon and eating crested larks during their breeding season. They said that their order … Continue reading →

Posted in cat ownership restrictions | Tagged Animal laws, bird conservation, bird conservationists, cat confinement, Cat News, cat predation, cats killing birds, cats preying on birds, Germany, restraining cats, restrictions on cat ownership

Bavaria: attack on indoor-outdoor cat with green gluey chemical

PoC avatarPosted on September 26, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 26, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENT: The story comes from Kirchseeon, Upper Bavaria, Germany. In the grand scheme of things, it’s a minor story in terms of the amount of animal abuse that is meted out to companion animals on the planet. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged cat abuse, Cat News, crime, Germany | Leave a reply

University is offering free coronavirus tests for household cats

PoC avatarPosted on April 7, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 7, 2020

NEWS: The reason why Germany is ahead of the game in terms of minimising deaths because of the coronavirus pandemic is because they have a more widespread testing regime using, as they do, a network of hospitals, clinics and laboratories … Continue reading →

Posted in good cat news | Tagged Cat News, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Germany, good cat news | Leave a reply

Use feral cats to mitigate the damage done by a plague of mice in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany

PoC avatarPosted on March 11, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 11, 2020

The Times newspaper informs me that more than 300,000 acres of German farmland have been stripped of their grass and the landscape reduced to a lunar vision by a plague of mice. It is believed that the cause of the … Continue reading →

Posted in barn cats | Tagged barn cats, cat catching mice, Cat News, farm feral cats, feral cats, Germany, working cats | Leave a reply

Cat stares at fridge, what his owner found shocked him

PoC avatarPosted on July 7, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 28, 2021

Kleve, Germany near the Dutch border: The local firefighting service reported on Facebook that a man’s cat discovered an orange snake behind the fridge. He called the local firefighters for assistance and they took the snake to a veterinarian. Pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in stare | Tagged cat senses, firefighters, Germany, stare | 3 Replies

Germany bans animal shelter adoptions in the run-up to Christmas

PoC avatarPosted on December 11, 2018 by Michael BroadDecember 11, 2018

Arguably other countries should follow Germany’s example in banning adoptions from animal shelters in the run-up to Christmas to stop unwanted dogs and cats being dumped after the holidays. Is this a good idea? I think it is but others … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged abandoned cats, animal abandonment, animal shelters, cat adoptions, cat relinquishment, cats and dogs, christmas, Germany | 6 Replies

Lost Cat Returns at Christmas 7 Years Later Thanks to Microchip

PoC avatarPosted on December 28, 2015 by Elisa Black-TaylorMay 31, 2016

This is another brilliant example of the benefits of micro-chipping cats. Is also a little tale which highlights the mentality of the domestic cat because sometimes even in the best homes domestic cats who are allowed outside go wandering and … Continue reading →

Posted in microchipping | Tagged cat rescue, Germany, microchipping cats, pet microchip | 1 Reply

In Germany Un-neutered Tomcats Will No Longer be Allowed to Roam Free

PoC avatarPosted on November 20, 2015 by Michael BroadAugust 6, 2018

The agriculture minister of Germany, Christian Schmidt, has declared that male cats who have not been neutered will not be allowed to leave the family home and roam free. What about unspayed females? I suppose the same rule applies. It … Continue reading →

Posted in neutering | Tagged animal law, Cat News, feral cats, Germany, killing cats, Neutering cats, spaying cats, stray cats, trap neuter return

German Court Orders Whiskerless Cat to be Castrated

PoC avatarPosted on September 24, 2015 by Michael BroadSeptember 24, 2015

A short note to illustrate Germany’s attitude to the creation of cat breeds which they consider to be inherently unhealthy. They call it torture breeding or “Qualzucht”. The Associated Press very recently reported the case of a German court ordering … Continue reading →

Posted in good cat news | Tagged cat breeder, cat breeds, Cat News, cat whiskers, Germany, Qualzucht - Torture Breeding | 3 Replies

Cat hunting banned in German region

PoC avatarPosted on May 5, 2015 by Michael BroadMay 5, 2015

Taz.de a German newspaper reports a snippet of cat news which surprised me. I have been unable to verify it on the Taz.de online newspaper because it’s in German, Google translation isn’t that good and I can’t find their article. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat News | Tagged cat hunting, Cat News, Germany, killing cats | 2 Replies
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