NEWS AND COMMENT: In Britain, there is a vociferous group of people who like to participate in countryside pursuits which includes hunting foxes and shooting birds. They defend their right to kill animals for pleasure at every opportunity (fox hunting … Continue reading →
I’m referring to the UK but this argument may well apply to many other countries. Depending on the circumstances, in the UK, it is better for the prosecuting authorities to charge a person with criminal damage and not animal cruelty … Continue reading →
Are feral cats protected under the law? The critical factor is that it depends where you live. There is a huge variation geographically. For instance, in some countries feral cats will have no protection under the law. They can be … Continue reading →
I am seeing too many stories of rescue cats dying in fires in the US. These are cats housed in someone’s home and the home is doubling up as a rescue facility. And I ask if under these circumstances the … Continue reading →
Veterinarians are called doctors. You can sue a doctor for wrong diagnosis but the whole process is usually highly problematic. You know that something went wrong and you know that your cat received poor treatment by your veterinarian and as … Continue reading →
Joe Biden and his family live with a couple of German shepherds, Champ and Major. So there will be a dog in the White House again which is obviously a good thing. Trump was the first president in a 100 … Continue reading →
The coronavirus pandemic is escalating rapidly in the United States, as at the date of this post. There were 121,888 new cases of Covid-19 in the US according to data from John Hopkins University. Over the past seven days there … Continue reading →
Carole Baskin, the owner and CEO of Big Cat Rescue (BCR) in Florida, who has been in the news a lot recently because of the Netflix documentary about Joe Exotic A.K.A. the “Tiger King” has criticised Cardi B, an American … Continue reading →
The home was standing on the 300 block of Greenwood Street in the West Side of Youngstown, Ohio, USA. It was the home of a cat hoarder in which almost a hundred cats lived together with a large population of … Continue reading →
The quality of a person’s cat caretaking depends upon whether the person regards themselves as an owner of cats or in a relationship with cats. Ownership Cat lovers (ailurophiles) always try and get away from the concept of cat ownership. … Continue reading →
