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Dilution

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Theory for the reason why grey cats are ‘blue’ (infographic)

You know that in the cat fancy grey cats are called blue cats. The best known is the 'Blue British ...
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Dilute tortoiseshell Maine Coon photo by Robert Sijka

Why are tortoiseshell cats nearly always female?

As you might well imagine, the reason why tortoiseshell cats are nearly always female is to do with the genetics ...
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Dilution in cats - chart by Sarah Hartwell

‘Blue’ is the dilution of a black cat coat

Dilution refers to making a colour lighter as if mixing it with white. When black is made lighter is becomes ...
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Russian Blue

Russian Blue is a black Russian moggy from the north of the country

In truth, the glamorous, pedigree, purebred Russian Blue is a black moggy from Russia. I am referring to the original ...
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Tawny a dilute torbie cat

What is a dilute coat color in cats?

The term 'dilute' refers to the weakening of the colours of a cat's coat as if watered down. The colours ...
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Tricolor cat

What is a tricolor cat?

What is a tricolor cat? Tricolor means three colours. The use of 'tricolour' is used in relation to the Japanese ...
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Dilute tortoiseshell cat with wild face and broken ears

Picture of dilute tortoiseshell cat with fierce human expression and broken ears

This is a photograph of a cat which caught my eye. When a cat picture catches my eye I like ...
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Animal Laws

No-Kill

Bowie's law - this is Bowie who was unnecessarily killed at a pound

Bowie’s law AB 595 California is an animal life saver

Bowie's law is a significant advance in the humane treatment of animals in California according to Nathan Winograd. And it ...
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Richard Avanzino, with Sido, in 1979

Can you request in your will that your companion animal must be killed on your death?

It is a peculiar question to me but some people do request in their will that the executor of their ...
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PETA's killing room

Does PETA kill thousands of animals annually and if so, why?

I support both PETA and Nathan Winograd. But these two entities are at each other's throats. Winograd hates PETA. He ...
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Nathan Winograd and rescue cat

6 reasons for the 90% drop in pound killings of US dogs and cats since the 1970s

Despite the fact that the number of domestic cats and dogs in America has doubled since the 1970s, the number ...
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Shelter cat

Substantial drop in shelter animal euthanasia in the USA

Best Friends Animal Society reported a 44.5% drop between 2019 and 2020 of euthanized shelter cats and dogs from 625,000 ...
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Picture of cat in shelter like being in prison

Can animal shelters refuse animals?

Somebody asked the question whether animal shelters can refuse animals. The answer must depend on the type of animal shelter ...
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Calif going no-kill

Governor wants California to be a no-kill animal shelter state

Governor Gavin Newsom has dedicated $50 million to the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program to give California's animal shelters ...
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