A 10-year-old boy was bullied and teased at school because his lunchbox was decorated with cats. Can you believe it? A classic example of ignorant stereotyping of the men should like dogs and women should like cats model. Boys will be boys and they tend to bully but this should have been cleared up quickly through good, enlightened parenting.
Animal welfare should be part of the school curriculum in the USA and UK. Countless times we are reminded that education is the key to improved animal welfare and in this instance I’m mainly focusing on the welfare of domestic animals and particularly the domestic cat. In many homes, parents of children pass on …
How can people learn to respect the domestic cat when stupid teachers set up this sort of macabre form of entertainment for the camera? This is disgraceful and somebody at the school should get a formal warning for arranging this disturbing performance. This sort of behaviour devalues the cat and indirectly promotes abuse and …
