A Michael Broad Blog
You may have seen these extraordinary cat ladders before. I have and I’d like to revisit the topic. The photo on this page by Brigitte Schuster is perhaps a classic of the cat apartment block cat ladder. It was taken in Bern, Switzerland. Schuster is a German photographer and an architecture aficionado. But I …
The decision as to whether you should let your cat go outside is entirely based in practicalities and the answer is NO unless they are leash trained and on a lead or inside a custom built enclosure or catio. The reason is pretty obvious and simple: the well-bred Bengal cat is a stunning looking …
For a lot of cat guardians, the choice as to whether you let your cat go outside or keep them inside all the time is binary. You let them out or you don’t. However, there is a third way which is to let your cat go outside in a responsible manner. I know that …
It’s all over the internet at present; research indicating that outside cats are three times more likely to pick up a parasitic infection than indoor cats. But Brits will totally ignore this. It will have no impact on their decision making about whether to allow their cat outside or not. Cat owners did not …
Although I live in a distinctly urban environment, last night my cat brought to my attention the presence of two badgers in my small back garden. I was surprised. In fact I was very surprised. It is the first time that I’ve seen badgers in my garden although I routinely see foxes using a …
This is another useful ‘map’ showing the movements of a domestic cat fitted with a GPS transmitter. I don’t know where it is. It’s clearly a suburb and the houses are detached and they appear to be single story (bungalows). There is therefore quite a lot of space so it’s possibly the US. That’s …
Bear was a handsome classic tabby cat. His brother was Teddy. They look very alike and were inseparable. They liked to explore the neighbourhood together. Bear died last month and his owners were heartbroken. Teddy carried on exploring. One day he came back with a note attached to his collar and one of his …
In a town at the center of England, Tamworth, cats represent over 50% of all animals killed on the roads. I would argue that this is quite possibly typical of many towns in the UK. The Tamworth Herald requested information from the Tamorth Borough Council about the number of times they were called out …
