This is a first in the history of animal shelter adoption. The RSPCA, at various facilities in the southeast of England, were holding 55 Siamese cats for adoption. They were rescued from a single home in Croydon. Breeding by an individual had got out of control. Indeed around 55 Siamese cats were rescued but …
Willow looks out expectantly and longingly from behind stainless steel bars. She’s been living behind bars for two years because she has special needs. She is fit and healthy but her special needs relate to her behaviour which is “strictly hands-off”. She is not feral and is described as very friendly. In fact, she …
Druids Heath, Birmingham, UK: The RSPCA investigated the death of two cats at the base of a tower block. They were lying there having supposedly fallen from the 13th floor. They initially believed that the cats had been thrown out of the apartment either, I presume, by the owner or somebody living with the …
In 2012, 86% of cats were spayed and neutered in the UK (RSPCA). In 2017, 90% of cats were spayed and neutered (PDSA). For a stable cat population there needs to be a 92% neutering and spaying rate.
Firefighters went to considerable effort to save the life of a cat who had fallen into a canal and was stuck. The RSPCA took charge after the successful rescue. They determined that as the cat had FIV he was not fit for returning to where he was found or rehoming. The cat seems to have been domesticated. They made a poor judgement in my view.
Rachel and her son were living outside in a garden. Rachel is blind. She’s a tortoiseshell-and-white cat. She is about 13 years old. Her son, Ross, has lost his ears. He is five years old and white. His ear flaps were removed due to ‘skin damage’. This must refer to damage through either sunburn …
Stoke-on-Trent, UK: This cat story describes such evil and nastiness that it makes me angry. Who is this evil woman? The authorities should find out. Minnie (named by the RSPCA), an elderly cat is still alive and being looked after by the RSPCA together with a local veterinarian but she is in a bad …
Dumping cats in any shape or form is ethically a very bad thing but I think that this former cat owner has hit new heights by dumping 12 cats and kittens in a makeshift cage made from a chest of drawers in a hedge on the edge of a field in a town called …
