What affects us affects cats
Intro: recently a kitten was killed in full view of restaurant clientele in Nicosia, the Greek part of Cyprus. The kitten was first bludgeoned with a stick and then kicked into the road. This is the story (opens new window). It has provoked outrage by many local people and the internet community of people …
The title is correct. A kitten jumped onto a table at the Aglantzia taverna in Nicosia, South Cyprus, the Greek governed part of the country. The table was unoccupied and was close to another table where customers were sitting eating their Greek Cypriot food. There were other clients present. The restaurant owner was nearby. …
Background: this is a follow up to the article about the Hartford Humane Society who assessed a cat brought in as feral and killed her almost immediately when in fact the cat was Mistoffelees, a long term cat companion to Robert Brooks. Mistoffelees was declawed and totally domesticated. It is quite possible that the …
What would the haters do if there were no cats to hate? This is a good question. It is an excellent question. Marc asked it. It implies that the people who hate cats use the cat as some sort of receptacle or target for their hate and anger. The cat is an easy, ready-made target …
From Barbara Who on Earth voted for this ignorant manshead to be mayor? The mucky, puny looking apology for a human being should be sent to work in the sewers where he belongs. One cat has more integrity in a single whisker than this creep has in his entire ugly body, he’s a premeditated …
Canadian Stephane Gendron, the mayor of Huntingdon, Quebec, deliberately, and with joy in his heart, drives his pickup truck over cats and kittens whenever he sees them on the road. He openly admits to speeding up to get to them before they can get out of the way. Charming man. How in heavens name …
If an Arizona Humane Society had had a better or more flexible credit card payment policy a cherished cat would not have been euthanized (actually killed) by the Society. This mini-tragedy comes down to facilities to pay for treatment and the attitude of staff to demonstrate some flexibility, compassion and common sense. It is a reflection on society and it is a harsh and unforgiving one sometimes.
A Swiss woman who has lost two cats on a local road (an autobahn) is calling for a law that fines and imprisons drivers who fail to stop and notify the police or who fail to stop and take action when they run over a cat on the road. It makes no difference if it is an accident.
Picture above: I presume Andrea is carrying an urn with the ashes of one of her cats or both of them.
