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Cats and dogs are calmer at shelters when they are selected online because of the coronavirus pandemic

PoC avatarPosted on November 5, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 5, 2020

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Because of Covid-19, one animal shelter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Assisi Animal Sanctuary, is using the Internet as a means to present their animals to potential adopters in order to comply with social distancing, to minimise … Continue reading →

Posted in animal sanctuary | Tagged animal sanctuary, animal shelter, Belfast, cat sanctuary, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), good cat news, internet, Northern Ireland, online cat adoptions | 1 Reply

Cat ascii meme

PoC avatarPosted on May 3, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 3, 2020

This is a strange world. Even the words are strange. A parallel universe inhabited by people no older than 20 on planet Zog. Perhaps 25. Everyone on the planet never grows old. They spend their time creating Twitter ascii images … Continue reading →

Posted in internet | Tagged ascii, cat images, cats on internet, emoji, internet, internet cat, Michael Broad, pictures of cats | Leave a reply

Internet can discourage cat owners to take their sick cat to the vet

PoC avatarPosted on January 21, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 21, 2020

It is a modern phenomenon. Owning a cat to a good standard costs money and taking your cat to the vet is one of those expenses. Two aspects of modern life encourage cat owners to avoid the veterinarian’s clinic (1) … Continue reading →

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged cat health, cat health diagnosis, cat welfare, internet | Leave a reply

Internet commenters should be required to disclose real name

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

Although a South Korean experiment of forcing people online to use real name appears to have failed to clean up behaviour such as trolling, it is my opinion that forcing online commenters to use their real name would change the … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael Broad | Tagged internet, internet trolls, Michael Broad | 9 Replies

The Definitive Reason Why Cats are so Popular on the Internet and about the “Blep”

PoC avatarPosted on October 26, 2015 by Michael BroadOctober 27, 2015

Why are cats so popular on the internet? The answer to this oft asked question is provided by Alexis Ohanian who is the 32-year-old co-founder of Reddit which is a major social media website receiving over 200 million visits per … Continue reading →

Posted in internet | Tagged internet, internet cat | 22 Replies

‘Halloween Cat Punt’ Event

PoC avatarPosted on October 14, 2015 by Michael BroadOctober 21, 2016

Facebook tells us that on Saturday 31st October at 8 pm (EDT) there is a ‘Halloween Cat Punt’ event. The invitation to it is worldwide and so far 62 people have said that they are going to it. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Cruelty | Tagged cat abuse, cat cruelty, facebook, internet, internet trolls, pets on facebook | 41 Replies

Cat Clickbait

PoC avatarPosted on July 11, 2015 by Michael BroadJuly 11, 2015

Cat clickbait is a title to an article which attracts people to investigate it because it sounds interesting. The title might not properly reflect the true facts of the matter and the article may be short or the title may … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Rescue | Tagged abandoned cats, animal rescue, cat relinquishment, internet | Leave a reply

Two dumb Yahoo Answers cat questions

PoC avatarPosted on March 18, 2015 by Michael BroadMarch 18, 2015

My short commentary on this. Yahoo Answers is not bad. There is some good advice on the site. Both these questions seem to have omitted a reference to the word ‘cat’. It is fun to surmise what was in the … Continue reading →

Posted in internet | Tagged cat facts, internet | 4 Replies

Can cats really be helped in an unfriendly Internet? Always smile from the wrists down.

PoC avatarPosted on January 24, 2015 by Jo SingerAugust 17, 2015

When frustrated cat owners want to know how to deal with their cat’s “bad behavior”, or try to learn more about their kitty’s health; to get their questions answered many people frequently turn to the Internet to take advantage of … Continue reading →

Posted in animal advocate, cat behaviorist, Human to cat relationship | Tagged Bad Cat Behavior, bad cat caretaking, cat behavior, cat punishment, education, internet | 21 Replies

America Dominates Cat Website Visits

PoC avatarPosted on January 11, 2015 by Michael BroadJanuary 11, 2015

People from which country visit PoC? The chart below answers the question and informs us that the USA is completely dominant in respect of the domestic cat “marketplace”. There is far more total interest in the domestic cat in America … Continue reading →

Posted in internet, Michael Broad, PoC | Tagged America, domestic cat, internet | 4 Replies

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