What affects us affects cats
This is the most outrageous example of what I’ll term ‘cat extortion’ that I have encountered. We know criminals steal cats and extort money for their return but in this instance an acquaintance allegedly demanded $10,000 for the return of a cat belonging to a 70-year-old Floridian. The victim was staying at a motel …
WARNING: HARD TO WATCH VIDEO. This is an difficult to watch video if you are a cat lover but the strong of heart will steel themselves. It is, however, a reminder of the dangers to house cats from predators in parts of America. Attacks from predators is not something that concerns the cat owners …
The photographs graphically tell us how hard life can be for a stray cat living outside all the time picking up illnesses and injuries. It just wears them down and shortens life considerable. You can see this in his eyes. He has had enough. Ted is beat up. He has been out in the …
Very rarely, foxes do attack cats. Cats are far more likely to be in a fight with another cat or hurt in a road traffic accident. But, although foxes and cats normally coexist without bothering each other, there are occasions when foxes do attack cats. It is perhaps more likely to occur during the …
Web surfers want to know whether cats and raccoons can coexist peaceably. Also they want to know whether a raccoon can kill a cat or vice versa. Not having the benefit of seeing raccoons and cats together, I embarked on some research. The conclusion is that raccoons and cats normally coexist fairly peaceably. I …
Yes, coyotes do eat cats. Although, there appears to have been very few studies about the interaction between coyotes and cats, one took place in Tuscan, Arizona in 2009. It was conducted by three scientists: Grubs, Shannon E. and Paul R Krausman and it is called Observations of Coyote-Cat Interactions. The study was published …
Bear was a handsome classic tabby cat. His brother was Teddy. They look very alike and were inseparable. They liked to explore the neighbourhood together. Bear died last month and his owners were heartbroken. Teddy carried on exploring. One day he came back with a note attached to his collar and one of his …
Cats owners are quite laissez-faire about their outdoor cat coming into conflict with other cats. That certainly applies in England. Cat owners move to a new area and let their cat go outside perhaps after a period inside to acclimatise. For the cat this is a source of conflict and stress. A cat in …
