A Michael Broad Blog
There has been a rise in interspecies families and in parallel a decline in marriage. In the UK, for instance, there are 1.2 million more people in the age brackets 25-35 unmarried in 2021 compared to 10 years earlier. The decline in marriage opens a door to a rise in a different kind of …
Yes and No is the answer. I am, conveniently, going to answer the question as best I can with reference to a currently popular Amazon Prime film called ‘Wildcat’. It tells the story of a young British military veteran who was medically discharged with PTSD. He was depressed and couldn’t shake it off. I’ve …
The Times newspaper has a full report on what is a worrying development in the UK and perhaps in other countries. Although it must be said, in my opinion, Britain has become “Scammers’ Treasure Island”. Scammers, fraudsters and extorters of all persuasions are running amok in the UK, doing whatever they want because the …
The question in the title is pretty blunt and generalized. The answer depends upon your point of view. For me the answer is, no. But I’m a grumpy old man and I know the downsides. The Sphynx cat is popular because of their appearance which is arresting, as it would be, because we are …
Introduction: this page was first written and published in 2007. It has an archival interest and in updating it, the information can be compared with 2022. The graph below goes from 2011 to the present day. As is clear, there has been a notable surge in pet ownership during Covid i.e. 2020-2022. Pet ownership …
NEWS AND COMMENT-SHANGHAI, CHINA: A surge in Omicron Covid-19 infections in Shanghai has resulted in a zero-tolerance lockdown across the entire city. This is the policy that the authorities in China impose on their citizens when Covid infections increase. It is a very severe reaction particularly as the Omicron variant of Covid is treated …
We must not forget the animals in this unnecessary war caused by the blatant and wanton invasion of a democratic country by that madman Putin. He is determined to turn the clock back to the old USSR. And he knows that he had to take Ukraine before they joined NATO. If a NATO country …
NEWS AND VIEWS: The UK government is planning to introduce legislation which prevents the purchase of companion animals with cash. This means that all purchases of cats and dogs and other animals would have to be through online transfers, debit or credit cards or cheques, as I understand it. The government is building on …
