A Michael Broad Blog
A Turkish online newspaper, Hurriyet Daily News, reports that toxoplasmosis has caused partial blindness in two Turkish women. Both women come from the Western province of Izmir. One woman loves cats and the other is allergic to them. “A cat-borne parasite has caused two Turkish women to lose their eye sights” One woman is …
This is a super little video. It comes from Turkey. A road sweeper using what appears to be an old-fashioned broom made of selected twigs (or a similar material) starts to gently brush the paws of a street cat. This encourages the cat to request more brushing and then in an act of trust …
This is a little vignette of Turkish street life. There is a cat resting on a mini-blanket in what appears to be a shop front. Firstly a woman in a grey coat comes by and pets the cat. Then the abusive woman comes by. At the moment she approaches, the cat knocks the blanket …
This is the story of Leo, a stray cat living on the streets of Ankara, Turkey who one day decided good food and an excellent caregiver were only part of having a good life. Leo wanted a home to call his very own, and set about to make his dream of a forever family …
This is a trailer for a full-length feature film about the cats of Istanbul called ‘Kedi’. It is made by Termite Films. The director is Ceyda Torun and the star is Bülent Üstün. It gets an 8.4 out of 10 on the imdb.com website. I guess the film is really about seeing the ancient …
This is another good news cat story. We like them because there are too many bad news cat stories. Most cats in Turkey are “free-living”. Another term is “community cats”. They don’t have owners. They share their time between a group of caretakers. Somehow this seems more natural for the domestic cat. It certainly …
A TRAGIC kitten was living a terrible life abandoned on the busy streets of Istanbul, Turkey, with pedestrians ignoring her because of her unpleasant looks. This poor kitten. What a life she had. Lost and almost certain to die young. How superb is the person who saved her. I have immense admiration for her …
