What affects us affects cats
If you find a cat and the cat is microchip and the microchip contains the name and contact details of the true owner and you cannot claim that cat as your own no matter how long you care for the cat, be it two weeks or 20 years. The rightful owner will always be …
It is possible for a cat to end up being mistakenly re-homed even when microchipped. The microchip is the best identification method we have but it is not foolproof. An example proves the point, although in the story below the cat’s owner made some poor decisions which exacerbated the situation and enhanced the chance …
This is another brilliant example of the benefits of micro-chipping cats. Is also a little tale which highlights the mentality of the domestic cat because sometimes even in the best homes domestic cats who are allowed outside go wandering and don’t come back. This puzzles people. It is often not because of the cat’s …
This is an astonishing story of a geriatric cat of 18-years-of-age going on a 128 mile walkabout from his home in North Wales to a town near Leeds in the North of England. His name is George and he is a tabby-and-white cat. In between his home in Llanrwst and Brighouse (where he turned …
The RSPCA and Catch Protection, the two most respected rescue organizations in the UK are urging the government to make it compulsory for cat owners to microchip their cats. Compulsory microchipping is being introduced for dogs in April 2016. They say it should also apply to the 10.5m cats in the country. I know …
At one time there were rumors that President Obama’s health reforms required that all Americans be microchipped to store personal data. I presume this also meant medical data. I am not sure. There were protests, understandably. We have barely got into the habit of microchipping domestic cats yet today we are seriously discussing microchipping …
We can see the gradual trend towards domestic cat confinement inside people’s homes and backyards in Australia. In support of that trend and in further encouragement of it, RSPCA Australia has provided information entitled ‘cat containment tips’ within a document prepared by the government of Australian Capital Territory. This is what they recommend, in …
The registration of domestic cats with the local authority is quite widely discussed as a way of reducing the number of stray and therefore, ultimately, feral cats. In short, cat registration is a way of improving the standard of cat ownership. However, many see it as too intrusive on a person’s freedoms. It is a …
