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Prue Leith

Dame Prue Leith admits to drowning newborn kittens when she was a child

PoC avatarPosted on October 2, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 2, 2022

NEWS AND OPINION/COMMENT: In her memoir, “I’ll Try Anything Once”, Dame Prue Leith has admitted that her mother, Margaret Inglis, an actress, told her to drown newborn kittens because they were unwanted. Leith states: “My mother and I, then 11, … continue reading…

Posted in celebrities and cats | Tagged Cat News, celebrities, celebrities and their cats, news, south africa | Leave a reply
Black-footed cat great hunter

Black-footed cat distribution 2022

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2021

This page was first written in 2009. I have decided to update it. It is now upgraded to the current date at the time of writing this namely 2022 (I have projected forward several days 😉). As the years roll … continue reading…

Posted in Black-footed cat | Tagged africa, black-footed cat, Fierce Black-footed cat, small wild cat species, south africa, wild cat | Leave a reply
Siberian tiger at South African wildlife park kills keeper and another male Siberian tiger to mate with female Siberian tiger

Male Siberian tiger kills another male Siberian tiger and his keeper to be with a female

PoC avatarPosted on June 18, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 18, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENTS-SOUTH AFRICA: A big cat keeper has been killed by a Siberian tiger at a wildlife park in South Africa. The Siberian tiger, Jasper, also killed another Siberian tiger and his objective was to be with a female. … continue reading…

Posted in tiger attack | Tagged Big Cat Attack, captive tigers, cat attack!, cat behavior, cats mating, south africa, Tiger Attack, tigers fight, zoos | Leave a reply
Mathewson and white lioness

Playful, pet white lioness kills her owner accidentally

PoC avatarPosted on August 27, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 27, 2020

NEWS AND OPINION – SOUTH AFRICA: While playing with his pet, white female lions who he had raised from newborn kittens, West Mathewson, 68, was killed by one of them because “instincts got the better of one of them”. He … continue reading…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged african lion, captive wild cats, Cat News, lioness, south africa, white lion | Leave a reply
Captive lion being abused in SA

Trophy hunters can select the lion that they want to kill from a brochure

PoC avatarPosted on August 13, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 13, 2020

Wealthy clients who take pleasure in shooting lions for entertainment are sent brochures with photographs of captive male lions via the WhatsApp smartphone application. This allows them to choose which particular individual they want to shoot. The price for doing … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Cruelty | Tagged animal abuse, animal welfare, big cats, canned lion hunting, canned lion hunting in south africa, captive lions, cat abuse, south africa | Leave a reply
Trannquillised (sedated) lions ready for relocation to a new area in a conservation program

Picture of 10 sedated lions

PoC avatarPosted on May 27, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 28, 2020

This picture of 10 sedated lions was taken by a drone in my opinion. They are ten of twenty-four selected from around South Africa in 2018 and moved to a part of the Zambezi Delta where they had been wiped … continue reading…

Posted in Lion | Tagged african lion, lion conservation, south africa | Leave a reply
Starving lions in private zoo in Limpopo

Lions fled a Limpopo private zoo because they were starving

PoC avatarPosted on May 15, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 15, 2020

NEWS/VIEWS – SOUTH AFRICA: The captive lion breeding in South Africa is out of control. It is an abusive process. They are bred to be hunted in canned hunts. A private zoo owned and managed by Mr Slippers contained 72 … continue reading…

Posted in canned hunting | Tagged canned lion hunting, canned lion hunting in south africa, captive lions, south africa | Leave a reply
Dean Schneider and lion

Social media star punches lion cub prompting animal welfare investigation

PoC avatarPosted on May 1, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 1, 2020

NEWS/VIEWS – SOUTH AFRICA – PRIVATE ZOO: Dean Schneider is being investigated for alleged animal cruelty after being filmed punching one of his lion cubs. This video was or still is on his Instagram page but I can’t find it. … continue reading…

Posted in lion | Tagged animal welfare, Cat News, celebrities and their cats, private zoo, social media, south africa | Leave a reply
Lions including 2 white lions, asleep on the road in Kruger NP.

Picture of two white lions snoozing on the road

PoC avatarPosted on April 18, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 18, 2020

Lion pride, including 2 white lions, asleep on the road in Kruger NP.

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Posted in Lion | Tagged coronavirus (2019-nCoV), facts about lions, lion prey kruger np, lions, south africa, white cat | Leave a reply
Spar supermarket mistake in poster on Covid-19

Supermarket chain in South Africa donates 400,000 rand to animal rescue after mistake on Covid-19

PoC avatarPosted on March 30, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 30, 2020

NEWS/OPINION ARTICLE: A SPAR (supermarket) poster in South Africa carried misleading information about the transmission of the coronavirus from companion animal to human. The amended poster is now crossed out with the sign ‘Incorrect Information’ emblazoned across it as it … continue reading…

Posted in Cat News | Tagged coronavirus (2019-nCoV), south africa
Lykoi and Sphynx. They are Lobo and Dobby.

Pictures of Lykoi and Sphynx cats

PoC avatarPosted on February 23, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 23, 2020

This is 2-year-old Lobo a Lykoi cat, commonly called the werewolf cat, and his buddy, Dobby, who is a Sphynx. The latter is hairless and the former is half-hairless. You have to like hairlessness to like the appearance of these … continue reading…

Posted in Lykoi Cat | Tagged cat breeders, instagram, Lykoi Cat, pictures of cats, south africa, sphynx cat | 2 Replies
Southern African wildcat

TNR on African stray cats to save African wildcat

PoC avatarPosted on December 7, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 7, 2019

The African wildcat is suffering the same barrier to survival as the Scottish wildcat. This small wild cat species has a tendency to mate with wandering domestic and feral cats. The offspring are hybrids, neither pure domestic cat nor pure … continue reading…

Posted in African wildcat | Tagged african wildcat, south africa | Leave a reply
Canned lion hunting

Lions and cheetahs classified as farm animals in South Africa

PoC avatarPosted on October 18, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 18, 2019

The Animal Improvement Act of South Africa has been changed to include lions and cheetahs and other wild animals as farm animals. The request came from breeders through their associations. There’s been an immediate backlash from all sides including, surprisingly … continue reading…

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, breeders, canned lion hunting in south africa, conservation, south africa | Leave a reply
Cheetah loving behavior is scaled up domestic cat behavior

Cheetah love is scaled up domestic cat love and it can hurt

PoC avatarPosted on August 28, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 28, 2019

Dolph Volker has a cheetah friend who behaves just like a domestic cat when it comes to loving behavior. And cheetahs can be like this: very domesticated and friendly. It is one of their endearing characteristics. There is a long … continue reading…

Posted in Cheetah | Tagged allogrooming, cheetah, cheetah behavior, loving a cat, south africa | Leave a reply
Exploitation of lions in SA

From birth to death lions are completely exploited in South Africa

PoC avatarPosted on August 18, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 18, 2019

Bloodlions.org in their infographic sum up the complete exploitation of lions from controlled birth (i.e. they are bred) to death by shooting in South Africa. It is an horrendous example of how humankind (the male of the species) has allowed … continue reading…

Posted in canned hunting | Tagged canned lion hunting, canned lion hunting in south africa, lion cubs, south africa, sport hunting, trophy hunting | Leave a reply

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