What affects us affects cats
Daniel Finkelstein in The Times of 17th Sept. 2025 writes: “Everyone in Westminster is talking about the Manchester mayor Andy Burnham as the alternative [to Starmer as PM]…” Yes, which means that very few are talking about anyone in the Labour Party as a suitable alternative to Starmer. Which in turn means that there …
A discussion about the drift towards autocracies and what it signifies. Can it be corrected? Can we change course? The growing trend of rejecting democracy in favor of autocracy signifies several important shifts in global politics, society, and governance. Here are some key factors and implications: 1. Disillusionment with Democratic Institutions Many people feel …
Here is an expansion of the information presented in the infographic in a conversation with AI which nowadays has awesome capabilities which are rapidly growing. We need to employ AI to our benefit and the benefit of animals that rely on us rather than using AI to exploit the vulnerable. Question: When cat rescue …
Initially, this was quite mystifying to me but I finally worked it out 😻. It concerns a place in Minneapolis referred to as the “Wedge”. The name comes from an area of Minneapolis which is wedge-shaped and which is the Lowry Hill East neighbourhood. I believe they have formed a cooperative in that area …
This is a personal, opinion article. What’s it got to do with cats? Everything. What humans do, cats experience because they live in our world. That’s obvious but I’m just touching base because this website is about cats ultimately. I read the newspaper every day from cover to cover. I’ve got the time. When …
China currently has no animal welfare laws. I’ve said it many times and it still shocks me bearing in mind this is the second largest economy in the world. The existence of animal welfare laws is a reflection on the morality of a society. We are compelled to conclude that Chinese society is morally …
This article is indirectly about domestic cat caregiving because if I am correct in saying that British society is gradually crumbling then clearly it affects cat ownership and how cat owners discharge their duty to look after their cats. I was compelled to write the article by a Sky News article about the supermarket …
On the Psychology Today website Dr. Marc Bekoff introduces his article by saying that there are 1 billion dogs on the planet and 25% of them are living in homes with companions. The remaining 75% are free ranging or feral. Simple mathematics tells us that there are 750 million dogs on the planet without …
