Vigilantes taking the law into their own hands on domestic cats killing wildlife

Vigilante letter demanding that residents of a Canberra street lock up their cats or else

AUSTRALIA NEWS AND VIEWS: In certain parts of Canberra, there are cat containment ordinances which makes it compulsory to keep cats inside but in other parts they are allowed outside. In one of these districts there is an individual who is acting as a vigilante in delivering threatening letters to their neighbours. A vigilante …

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Coronavirus can permanently close cat cafés

Cosy Cat Cafe may have to close

It’s a point worth making: in the UK the coronavirus pandemic may end up permanently closing cat cafés because of the ongoing lockdowns and Tier 3 semi-lockdowns resulting in their temporary closure. Temporary closures for a significant time can lead to permanent closures for obvious reasons. One possible victim of the coronavirus pandemic is …

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Hooligans direct fireworks at police car outside animal hospital frightening the animals

Fireworks set off outside Harmsworth Animal Hospital in North London

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): As an insider I can see a gradual breakdown in society in the UK. People disrespect the country’s institutions including the police. The police have lost the respect of the people as have the politicians and the elite generally. It feels like we are heading for a slow burning revolution. …

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Veterinary clinic turns away woman who brings in a dead cat

Anton Vets

ANDOVER, UK – NEWS AND OPINION: an employee at the counter at a well-regarded veterinary clinic in Andover, Anton Vets, made a serious mistake when she turned away a woman who had come into the surgery with a dead cat. The woman was doing what she was advised to do. In the UK, when …

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RSPCA to close top hospitals to raise millions

RSPCA staffer with dog

ANALYSIS: The RSPCA, UK’s most prominent animal welfare organisation, is to close some of its top hospitals to raise £18 million because they are running at an annual deficit (the four: Putney Hospital, Southall Cattery and Clinic, Lockwood Equine Centre and South Godstone Animal Centre). In 2018 the charity had a deficit of £6.9 …

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How did two cats end up in a deep gully in front of a building with no escape?

How did these cats end up in this hole?

Two cute cats, Barney and Bradley have been rescued. They were spotted in a deep, dead space with no way out in front of a building in Burnley, Lancashire, UK as you can see from the picture. The RSCPA are unsure how they got there. Burnley is a town ‘up north’ with a population …

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An elderly woman with cats is dependent on the executors or her will to be kind to her cats on her passing

Three abandoned cats

Here is a cat story which exposes a weakness in ensuring continuity of care for domestic cat companions after the passing of the cat’s human guardian. In Northwich, England, UK, three well cared for adult cats, aged about five, were abandoned in two cat carriers in an alleyway. They were two females and one …

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