What affects us affects cats
Trump needs his brain to be reset! And the way to reset it is to take him to the Moon and to look back at our glorious but fragile blue planet. This invariably puts all human pettiness and stupidities – including the reason for devastating wars – into stark perspective. This is a known …
Note: this is an op-ed which endeavours to find an underlying story from four different stories in The Times of 28th August 2025. The development described has both an indirect and on occasions direct impact on domestic cat caregiving. Substituting a child for a cat!? Being unable to afford to look after a cat? …
In a world where elite athletes seek every psychological edge—mind coaches, performance consultants, breathwork, biofeedback—it’s almost shocking to see a figure like Scottie Scheffler, the calm, smiling, world-dominating golfer, walk into major championships with a different kind of toolkit: unshakeable Christian faith. But to those who’ve watched him, listened to him, or even stood …
In a striking recent statement, the UK government warned that Britain must begin actively preparing for a “wartime scenario” — on British soil. “The UK must actively prepare for a ‘wartime scenario’ on British soil “for the first time in many years”, the Government has warned” – Evening Standard. The phrase, shocking in its …
When Rory McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam, he joined one of the rarest fraternities in sport. It should have been a liberating milestone—pressure released, history made, legacy secured. Yet, in the weeks since, McIlroy has looked anything but rejuvenated. His body language at the Canadian Open, where he missed the cut, was striking: …
The war in Ukraine has laid bare more than just the brutality of Russian imperialism. It has also exposed something deeper and more unsettling: the West’s shrinking moral courage. While aid, weapons, and words have been sent, they have often arrived late, with caveats and fears, wrapped in half-measures. And behind this cautious support …
The news media have consistently mispresented the 6 all-female passengers on the Blue Origin spacecraft that went into space and returned in 11 minutes as ‘crew’. This is simply untrue and a form of wokeism and diversity signalling. Please can we have more plain-speaking truth? The word ‘crew’ means people operating and piloting the …
The philosophy of not shouting when your cat bites you. Infographic. by Michael Broad In an ever more competitive and sometimes crazy world it is very easy for even the best cat caregivers to lose their cool and shout in exasperation. Sometimes the shouting may be directed at their cat because inadvertently the cat’s …
