A Michael Broad Blog
There is a question on the internet: “is it good to keep a cat in islam?”. This is a badly formed question but I believe that it means if it is a good thing for a Muslim to keep a cat. An article on the Islamic faith and cats. Well, the answer is in …
The rich of Pakistan, apparently, like to possess exotic creatures such as white lions. The laws of Pakistan allows them to import these animals but there are no laws regulating how they are to look after them once they enter their private zoos. This is a recipe for animal abuse. It’s a recipe for …
‘It’s mostly the uneducated that praise me but all the educated people hate me.’ – says Karachi’s cat woman who has been feeding homeless, hungry kittens and cats, daily, for 17 years. On the one occasion she was too ill to feed them she made arrangements for someone else to do it. She says …
This is veterinary malpractice Pakistan-style. It is interesting for the insight it provides into life in Pakistan for cat owners. Dr Atia Masood is an assistant professor at Punjab University. Her regular vet was Dr Awais Anees. She used to pay her vet’s bills in an interesting way for Westerners. “I used to take …
A few days ago I was observing a male cat sleeping on my motor cycles seat. I cover my motor cycle seat with a blanket. When ever I lift the blanket, he just jumps down on the floor slowly and walks 10 feet from me. I saw him very carefully, he looked to me …
Many cat owners are sensitive people but every cat owner is not a sensitive person. I have observed that there are so many cat owners in the world who only need a cat because they have no cat at home. And I am typically talking about this issue in my essays regarding Pakistan’s cat …
Good day Michael. Here is the video of LAILA’s cage. The work is still in progress. I am making the cage with the art of DANMARK handicraft style, which is making the furniture in parts instead of in single pieces. The cage will surely go up to 8 feet high, with every necessity which …
Here is a video made by Ahsan of his cats 50/50 and Laila playing on what appears to be the roof terrace of his home. I have been to Pakistan and India so I can almost smell and sense the place. There is a distinctly different sensory experience in Pakistan or India compared to …
