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Another nail in the coffin of free-roaming domestic cats?

PoC avatarPosted on September 19, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 19, 2020

NEWS AND ANALYSIS: if you read the online news media on the subject of cats as I have over more than a decade you have to notice a very gradual trend towards domestic cat confinement to protect wildlife. Attitudes are … Continue reading →

Posted in restrictions on cat ownership | Tagged animal law, cat confinement, Cat News, cat ownership, free-roaming cats, holland, Netherlands | Leave a reply

Pictorial history of De Poezenboot (the Catboat)

PoC avatarPosted on April 3, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 4, 2020

The Catboat of Amsterdam – De Poezenboot – is world famous. It might be the best known cat rescue anywhere. The setting is magical and it quickly became a tourist attraction which helped to bring in much needed funds. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged animal rescue, cat rescue, holland, Netherlands, pictures of cats | Leave a reply

The Dutch have become cruel to cats

PoC avatarPosted on August 12, 2018 by Michael BroadAugust 12, 2018

The headline is “1,000 feral cats shot in the Netherlands as more provinces consider a cull”. Over three and a half years about 1,000 feral cats have been shot in the provinces of Utrecht and Friesland in the Netherlands. These … Continue reading →

Posted in Killing feral cats | Tagged holland, Netherlands, shooting feral cats | 3 Replies

Train Stopped For Cat On Tracks

PoC avatarPosted on June 24, 2018 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2018

Netherlands (Mid May, 2015): A train travelling from Utrecht to The Hague made an emergency stop for a cat on the tracks. The passengers had no idea what was going on until the conductor returned from collecting a kitten from … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Rescue | Tagged cat rescue, holland | Leave a reply

Three Dutch tabby kittens travel to the UK in the engine compartment of a car

PoC avatarPosted on September 16, 2017 by Michael BroadSeptember 16, 2017

This must be the ultimate cat-trapped-in-car-engine-compartment story. You know how cats like to crawl into the engine compartment of a car to keep warm and sometimes they are injured. Well, in this instance three tabby kittens living in Holland climbed … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Rescue | Tagged car engines, cat rescue, holland, kitten rescue | 1 Reply

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