Can domestic cats survive outside? Lady Godiva did.
This is a poorly formulated question in my opinion by many people carrying out an Internet search using Google. What they mean is can a domestic cat survive outside without the intervention of a...
Tagged: stray cats
Allegedly Qatar’s stray cats and dogs seized before World Cup
The Sun online newspaper has a story which immediately reminds me of the Beijing Olympics and the Sochi Winter Olympics. It’s this: just before these big events start and in this case I’m referring...
50% of stray cats have ear infections causing great discomfort. Are we happy to accept it?
A study from Italy published in 2013 found a very high prevalence of otitis externa in stray cats. What is this? “Otitis” refers to inflammation of the ear. “Externa” refers to the external apparatus...
Dissecting cats in high school
I was not sure if high schools in America or any other country for that matter still dissect domestic, stray or feral cats. I thought that dissecting the bodies of shelter cats had gradually...
Mars State of Pet Homelessness Index – measuring success and failure in pet domestication
Mars Petcare have created a useful and interesting index which pulls together information about homeless cats and dogs in 9 countries. They used more than 200 global and local sources. They researched attitudes towards...
US troops shoot feral cats with air guns on their South Korea base
NEWS AND COMMENT-OSAN AIR BASE, SOUTH KOREA: The Korea Herald reports that, in December 2021, more than 10 feral cats were shot and killed by US troops with air guns on Osan Air Base....
Are the British to blame for Israel’s stray cat problem?
It’s a well-known fact that there are an inordinate number of feral and stray cats in Israel. They are often semi-domesticated and therefore better described as community cats. Before I answer the question in...
Tips on trapping cats by a ‘cat trapper extraordinaire’
I have to write about Daria Weber because she is the kind of person that I admire more than any other. She quietly gets on with her voluntary work with commitment and persistence, helping...
Stray cats alert authorities to abandoned baby in sewage drain
This is an op-ed about a story from Mumbai, the commercial capital of India. I have visited India so I know the smells and sights of the country. Although it was many years ago....
Woman sees stray kitten in Walmart, buys cat food and a carrier and adopts him on the spot
This is a cool video. So immediate. So instant and so correct. A woman is shopping in a huge Walmart. She spots a crying kitten with a heart-shaped pattern on his back (she named...
Capital of Armenia makes cat and dog registration obligatory
YEREVAN, ARMENIA-NEWS AND COMMENT: The council of elders, the lawmaking assembly of the capital of Armenia have decided to take the bold step of making cat and dog registration mandatory across the entire city....
Stray cat removed from the rafters of Truist Park before the Braves faced the Phillies
ASSOCIATED PAGE: Cat falls from the upper tier of a football stadium. They could have prevented it. This is one of those “stray cat makes a baseball ground their home” stories. We see them...
Dublin: scammers charge for removing ‘nuisance stray cats’ and then abandon them
DUBLIN, IRELAND-NEWS AND COMMENT: The Irish Sun has reported on a scam concerning cats that I have never heard of before. The scammers offer to remove so called ‘stray cats’ from housing estates and...
95% of stray cats have worms and 57% scavenge potentially life-threatening refuse
AUSTRALIA: A study published in 2020 highlights two major health problems concerning stray cats, namely parasites and the quality of the food that they eat. Stray cats are not feral cats. They are domestic...
25-30 cats at US Embassy Kabul have been abandoned
NEWS AND VIEWS: I have discovered that the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan was the home for 25-30 cats. I use the past tense because all embassy staff have reportedly abandoned the station. CNN...
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