NEWS AND COMMENT: You may remember the story of Buddy. He’s a little black cat who was minding his own business on a porch in Philadelphia. He preferred to live outside but was cared for by his owner. A couple … continue reading…
An organiser of the Offaly SPCA Facebook page lost their cool after nobody came forward in response to an urgent request for volunteers to help a colony of community cats. I have published screenshots of the Facebook post requesting help … continue reading…
This is the story of Bubby, a three legged, ginger tabby-and-white male cat with sad eyes and a charming character. He lives in Canada. Going back about eight years, he was a street cat enduring a difficult life. He showed … continue reading…
This is not hot off the press news (11th March 2020) but it is interesting and sad from a number of perspectives. The story comes from Singapore. In very general terms, a couple owned a ginger tabby cat1. It appears … continue reading…
We hear a lot about positive reinforcement in socialising feral and stray cats. Positive reinforcement is a way of training cats and it can be used to train a cat to trust a human and people in general at which … continue reading…
NOTIFICATIONS: (1) the cat is okay. I very reluctantly read this news item but fortunately discovered that the cat is okay and (2) the reporting is skimpy so I don’t have a lot of detail. Two teenagers in Dunkirk, France … continue reading…
This cat, who has been appropriately named Journey by her carers, must have been completely feral when she tiptoed into a shipping container in Shenzhen China. She spent a least 3 weeks inside it. There was no food. There may … continue reading…
This is unprecedented. I have never read about a cat breeder surrendering all of their cats. In this case Ragdoll cats, which are particularly popular at the moment, have been surrendered to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty … continue reading…
Outer Banks SPCA is just north of Ocracoke Island which has been devastated by Hurricane Dorian with extensive and deep flooding. There have been massive floods on this thin sliver of land off the North Carolina coast. “Pray they all … continue reading…
It is ironic, very ironic that this classic looking purebred hairless cat, a Sphynx called ‘Sassy Pants’, has been relinquished to a animal shelter, adopted twice and returned twice. It appears that she is unpopular, almost unwanted and yet breeders … continue reading…
In San Francisco there has been a change in policy on how to manage feral cat moms and their kittens which has lead to disagreement and discussion.
continue reading...Kristin Valnicek is not a well established entrepreneurial multi-millionaire; the kind of rich person we regularly read about. She plays a video game called Fortnight for a living. It’s a game that has been in the news recently for being … continue reading…
The amount raised went up $300 during the time it took me to write this post. The target was $100,000. This is awesome and demonstrates the generosity of kind hearted people concerned with the welfare of companion animals lost and … continue reading…
Kerrin Conklin was the Executive Director for the Central New York SPCA. She was fired summarily (without notice for what must have been gross misconduct) after five months in the job because she decided to authorise the euthanasia of 14 … continue reading…
By Jeanne Below is a photo of a kitty we rescued through our local SPCA. She was 8 months old when we got her a couple of years ago, and has grown into a real beauty. We think she looks … continue reading…
