Coronavirus tells us that Americans love their freedoms

Feral cats in Asia

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 have been more confirmed cases in the US than all of the cases in …

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City demolishes cat hoarder’s home with some cats inside

Cat house demolished

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 rats apparently. It has been demolished because it became uninhabitable and I presume had …

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Domestic cats: relationship versus ownership

Relationship versus ownership re: domestic cat

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. It is hard for two main reasons. Firstly the law persists in treating domestic …

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Check if you need planning permission for your catio

The catio that breached planning regulations

Catios are a very good idea because they are an excellent compromise between providing an enriched environment for your cat and safety. In my opinion, many more people should build one or even better a full-blown enclosure in their backyard. However, as is highlighted by this story, you need to make sure that either …

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Advice to countries without animal cruelty laws: cut and paste the UK’s version

Animal welfare law

There are still some countries which do not have any animal cruelty laws. In the 21st century that’s a disgrace. The country with the world’s second largest economy, China, is one of those countries which are a disgrace in terms of its failure to enact animal welfare laws. Other countries with no laws against …

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Albuquerque woman sues the city for compensation over TNR saying her house value has dropped

Woman sues the city over TNR

Marcy Britton, described as an ‘animal welfare activist’ says that TNR (trap-neuter-release of feral cats) has turned her property into a feral cat colony. She says that it does more harm than good and her home has lost value. “It’s a gruesome, inhumane, illegal, thing to do to any animal…” The city of Albuquerque …

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