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Theory as to why animal abuse is so normalised in China

May 23, 2024 by Michael Broad

Poverty leading to a lack of education resulted in a long, generalised history of animal abuse

It seems that there is a general consensus that animal abuse is almost normalised in China. That’s probably an unfair assessment because there are many people very sensitive to animal welfare in China but in generalising China has a very poor reputation regarding animal welfare reflected in the fact that there are no umbrella …

25 million Americans will be more than $2,000 poorer each month. Will this affect cat ownership?

July 20, 2020 by Michael Broad

Photographs of old ladies and their cats

This is about the coronavirus pandemic in America. I’m told that almost half of all American adults are without a job according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics. Before the virus hit the figure was 38.8%. 25 million Americans will be more than $2,000 poorer each month after the withdrawal of the flat-rate boost …