Conclusion: I’ll refer to the USA as I believe that they have the most domestic and feral cats of all the countries. We don’t know the percentage of feral cats because we don’t know the number of feral cats. However, … Continue reading →
OPINION/NEWS – U.N. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: The 2020 Human Development Perspectives report makes dire reading for women. Although the statistics, due to poor presentation, are unclear to me, the general conclusion is clear: across 75 countries surveyed, 90% of people are … Continue reading →
Rank Country Number of cats in millions 1 Germany 14.5 2 France 13.5 3 United Kingdom 7.5 4 Italy 7.3 5 Poland 6.4 6 Romania 4.3 7 Spain 3.145 8 Netherlands 2.640 9 Belgium 2.050 10 Austria 2.034 Source: … Continue reading →
An article in the Financial Times written by Patti Waldmeir is interesting to me. She writes about America’s millennials who are delaying having children or even avoiding it altogether and instead adopting a companion animal. She refers to a lady … Continue reading →
On International Cat Day, the RSPCA in Great Britain have disclosed that they receive more telephone calls about cats than any other animal. This does not necessarily mean that domestic cats are abused more than other animals because some of … Continue reading →
It is estimated that between 20 and 30% of domestic cats in America and Canada are declawed but things are changing. For example the province of Nova Scotia, Canada banned declawing very recently. The attitude in Canada is changing. Regrettably around 60% of Americans still favor declawing perhaps through lack of awareness of its true nature. Veterinarians don’t do enough to educate.
Continue reading →This is an embedded Google map showing various regions and the level of interest in cats (concerning information and stories etc.) online associated with that region. “Values are calculated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 is the … Continue reading →
The number of overweight cats in America has risen by 169% in the past 10 years. By way of comparison, there’s been an equivalent 158% increase in overweight dogs over the same period. Thirty-three percent of cats and dogs are … Continue reading →
America likes cats the most. The next country that likes cats the most is Latvia. In third place is Canada and in fourth place is Lithuania. America leads by quite a large margin, incidentally. The UK is quite a long … Continue reading →
At council hearings where the subject of banning declawing has been debated, veterinarians represented by the AVMA, have insisted that they declaw cats because it prevents owners abandoning their cats. The argument is that owners have problems with their cats’ … Continue reading →
