RSPCA Barrow paints a picture of a broken human-to-cat relationship

Can you afford to care for your cat to a high standard? Are you pressed financially to do it?

I’ve just been surfing the Internet and bumped into a story about the RSPCA in Barrow, UK. This is Barrow-in-Furness which is just south of the Lake District National Park. It’s in the north of England and there is a slightly different culture in the north compared to the south in general and it …

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UK’s private landlords threaten to increase rents if they can’t ban pet owners

Landlords have warned that they will increase rental prices if they are forced to accept tenants with pets under a new bill going through Parliament called the Renters' Reform Bill.

The UK’s private landlords have threatened to increase their rents or even quit the renting business if they are not allowed to ban tenants from owning cats and dogs (and other pets). This is a story about the UK’s Renters’ Reform Bill. It’s currently going through Parliament and will receive its second reading in …

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American cities where you will find the most pet friendly apartments (2023)

Renters with pets are fine in Austin, Texas

NEWS AND COMMENT: As I understand it, it is expensive to purchase property in Austin, Texas because of the success of big businesses in that city followed by an influx of people and therefore greater demand for properties. So, the prices go up but the good news is that out of a hundred cities …

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Woman forced to sleep rough with her soulmate cat for about three years

Home for a homeless lady who refused to be separated from her cat

NEWS AND COMMENT-CHESTER, UK: Gareth Olsen, a tree surgeon, was clearing a field near Chester for a landlord. He stumbled upon a woman in her 50s and her soulmate cat when she waved her hand and said: “I live here”. The area where she lived had been undisturbed for a long time. News media …

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5 things that can happen to improve rentals to pet owners

Landlords letting out to renters with pets

In some Australian jurisdictions families are being forced to give up dogs and cat when they go into rental accommodation because landlords ban pets. Australia is not alone. There is a dearth of rental accommodation allowing pets. Or if pets are allowed the conditions are too tight. This can lead to tenants with pets …

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‘Nice’ older couple gave up their rescue cat because they chose an apartment with better amenities

Cat 'Murdock' returned to shelter as owner wants to rent apartment that bans pets

A ‘nice’ older couple adopted a nice looking former feral cat from a rescue centre. The rescue centre was very pleased and described them as a “really sweet older couple”. That’s the impression they gave and the shelter staff were very happy that Murdock had a new home. And then it went pear-shaped because …

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