What affects us affects cats
I’d like to provide my input first and secondly I have added the experiences of others with their thoughts and advice. Whether leash training and taking your cat for a walk in a public place is good or bad depends on a variety of factors, the most important of which is the character of …
The New York Post reports on a North Carolina town called Cary where the administrators have imposed a cat leash law for more than 50 years, which may surprise many people. Even today, it is highly unusual for a local authority to impose a cat leash law on its residents. But in Cary it …
Very few cat owners take their cat outside on a leash. Surprisingly, those that do take the time and trouble to lease train their cat and take him outside to the beach, a local park or perhaps a beautiful forest, enthusiastically recommend it. They really are genuine believers in taking their cat on exploratory …
This may not be a worldwide first but there aren’t many places on the planet, even a relatively small area like the suburb of Muirhead in Darwin, Australia where domestic cats are only allowed outside if they are on a leash. Daily Mail Australia reports that domestic cats are banned from being outside alone …
There’s a disturbing situation happening in once peaceful neighborhoods on a global level. Dogs are being allowed to run loose by irresponsible owners who either don’t know or don’t care how much damage their pet can do when their pet attacks without provocation. I won’t go in depth in this case but you’re welcome …
There may be a bit of a trend developing amongst cat owners (cat guardians) regarding walking your cat on a leash. The Times newspaper says that the champion of a growing American movement with the hashtag #catwalking has called on cat owners to treat their pets more like dogs. This person, the champion of …
Are the leash laws of Springfield, Illinois the future of cat ownership in America? As I understand it, these laws mean that cat owners can only allow their cats outside if they are on a leash. There appears to be an absolute restriction on free-roaming cats and it is ‘strict liability’. This means there …
TNR (trap, neuter, return) is a proven community program that cuts down on cat overpopulation while allowing a feral cat to live out the remainder of its life without adding to the number of cats in the respective colony. One animal shelter in Tennessee is learning just how much higher euthanasia rates can be when a …
