What affects us affects cats
Mr Watson’s cat Frodo loved to visit a nearby Tesco supermarket so much so that he more or less lived in the supermarket or its car park. He was sleeping in the car park. Frodo visited all the year round. He was well-known to Tesco regulars and they fed him against Watson’s wishes. Although …
A photograph of a queue of people outside a Texas animal shelter, BARC, published on Facebook went viral. On 27th June 2017, an organisation, Special Needs Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation (SNARR), said that it showed a line of people surrendering their pets and that the all animals would be put down. The description was …
Many rescue organisations have a clause in the adoption contract which states that the adopter(s) must bring the animal back if they want to get rid of him/her. This is sensible as it helps to protect the lives of these animals. It prevents rescue animal adopters being careless with the welfare of the animal …
Adopting a domestic cat is a serious step. It is something that needs to be considered very carefully over a reasonable period of time – let’s say about 6 months to a year. The consideration should include budgetary requirements. It is not cheap to look after a domestic cat properly. There have been many …
BARC is Houston’s Animal Shelter and Adoption Facility. They have just opened a brand new facility and low and behold at about the same time (July 31st) someone turns up with 60 cats to abandon to the shelter. Perhaps the timing was deliberate. BARC think that the number is a record. I hope they …
This is a poll created specially for PoC by Meetville, a dating site. The questions where mine. It was held from 10/20/14 to 11/13/14 among 9,454 people from the following countries: USA – 49% Canada – 6% Britain – 15% Australia – 6% Other countries – 24%. It is a large poll which makes …
Certain risk factors can be identified which if present are likely to lead to a failed relationship between domestic cat and person. A study conducted in 1996, published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, involved interviewing cat owners who had a happy and stable relationship with their cats. The study also …
Here is a live and current example of how, if we are honest, the wrong people can end up looking after domestic cats. Quality of cat care really depends of the quality of the person. Three years ago, a woman split up with her husband. An ordinary day-to-day occurrence. As is typical in divorces, …
