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Tag Archives: horses

Can cats help with PTSD?

PoC avatarPosted on November 10, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 10, 2020

The question is asking whether domestic cats can help a person get over PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). And the answer is going to be a qualified yes. The reason why I have introduced the word “qualified” into the last sentence … Continue reading →

Posted in Therapy cats | Tagged benefits of animal assisted therapy, cats and dogs, horses, human to cat relationship, PTSD, scientific studies, study, therapy animals, Therapy cat, therapy cats | Leave a reply

Kansas: Who can you call when state and local authorities don’t do their job properly investigating animal neglect?

PoC avatarPosted on January 31, 2020 by Elisa Black-TaylorJanuary 31, 2020

This is the story of a group of animal advocates who have been trying for a long time to find help for several horses owned by a woman they don’t believe is caring for them properly. I wanted to write … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Cruelty | Tagged animal law, animal neglect, horses, humane society, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | Leave a reply

Greenville County approves special investigator position that will enable officer to file animal cruelty charges

PoC avatarPosted on December 4, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorDecember 5, 2019

Greenville County, South Carolina Sheriff’s office has created a new position which will investigate animal cruelty and allow the special officer to file charges on the spot. The position is desperately needed following the mutilation or death of several horses … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat News | Tagged animal control, animal control officer, felony animal cruelty, good cat news, horses, police, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | 1 Reply

Morris (cat) and Champy (horse) have made each other happy for 6 years

PoC avatarPosted on September 7, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 7, 2019

Morris was born at an animal shelter and was adopted at 9 months of age. Champy who was 12 months old when Morris came into his life had an immediate connection with Morris who took a little while to get … Continue reading →

Posted in interspecies relationships | Tagged horses, interspecies friendships, pictures of cats | Leave a reply

Cat and horse form unusual “friendship” when the opportunity for a catnap arose

PoC avatarPosted on April 14, 2018 by Elisa Black-TaylorApril 15, 2018

This is the happy ending story of a cat who recently made a friend who just happens to be a horse. The video was presumably made in a barn in the U.S. and shows how two animals who formed an … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat News | Tagged barn cats, happy ending story, horses, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | Leave a reply

Cribbing in horses: A surgical approach to treatment. Sounds like declawing

PoC avatarPosted on October 28, 2016 by Michael BroadOctober 28, 2016

Here’s a veterinary treatment for horses which in concept and principle has similarities to cat declawing. Both these procedures shed light on the darky side of our relationship with animals. We know what declawing is. It is the partial amputation … Continue reading →

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged Cat Declawing, declawing cats, horses, veterinarians | 3 Replies

In the Olympics Horses Should Get a Medal As Well As the Rider

PoC avatarPosted on August 17, 2016 by Michael BroadAugust 17, 2016

I’m going to be politically correct. I’m going to write about animals generally which I think I’m allowed to do on a cat website. You may be watching the Olympics. You may like horses. I don’t particularly like horses but … Continue reading →

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged animal welfare, horses | 8 Replies

Children should grow up with animals

PoC avatarPosted on May 12, 2015 by Michael BroadMay 13, 2015

Children should grow up with animals as the relationship brings many rewards such as coping with feelings, managing oneself better and learning about responsibility. Phillippa Denney, the head teacher at Kilby St Mary’s CofE Primary school near Leicester, UK believes … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat News | Tagged animals are non-human animals, Cat News, horses, therapy animals | 3 Replies

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