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Tsai Ing-Wen and her two cats

Tsai Ing-wen is a cat lover (ailurophile)

PoC avatarPosted on August 10, 2022 by Michael BroadAugust 10, 2022

It is nice to know that the first female president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, is a cat lover, a democracy campaigner and a gay-rights champion. Those three topics go together quite nicely, don’t they? I think you will find that … continue reading…

Posted in celebrities and cats | Tagged ailurophile, cat lover, celebrities and their cats, China, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen | Leave a reply
164 smuggled purebred cats euthanised for biosecurity reasons

154 purebred cats smuggled from China to Taiwan by sea have been put down

PoC avatarPosted on August 23, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 24, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENT – TAIWAN: I wrote about this earlier. It concerns a smuggling operation when purebred cats of great value are smuggled from mainland China to Taiwan using the sea route. The smugglers have been intercepted and the cats … continue reading…

Posted in Euthanasia | Tagged cat euthanasia, Cat News, China, crime, euthanasia, euthanized, purebred cats, Taiwan, world cat news | Leave a reply
Houtong Taiwan's 'cat village'

Taiwanese town where tourists abandon and steal cats on a whim

PoC avatarPosted on December 6, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 6, 2020

NEWS AND COMMENT: Taiwan’s ‘cat village’ is the town of Houtong in the north. It is referred to as a ‘cat village’ because there are hundreds of cats while the population of humans is smaller. And it has become a … continue reading…

Posted in stolen cats | Tagged abandoned cats, adoption, cat vaccinations, colony of cats, contagious diseases, stealing cats, stolen cats, Taiwan, tourists | Leave a reply

Heart-rending photograph of Asiatic leopard cat and her kitten lying next to each other, killed on road

PoC avatarPosted on August 27, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 27, 2019

This is a heart-rending photograph of a mother Asiatic leopard cat and her cub lying next to each other on the roadside having been hit together by a vehicle. It is believed that the mother had her kitten in her … continue reading…

Posted in Leopard cat | Tagged asiatic leopard cat, roadkill, Taiwan | Leave a reply
Vet and dog

Taiwanese veterinarian overwhelmed with concern for stray animals euthanized herself

PoC avatarPosted on February 2, 2017 by Michael BroadFebruary 3, 2017

Her name is Chien Chih-cheng. She was a very bright woman who graduated from Taiwan’s top university. She had the highest mark in the civil service exam. She could have worked anywhere but chose an animal shelter where she showed … continue reading…

Posted in Veterinarians | Tagged animal shelters, euthanasia, good veterinarians, Taiwan, veterinarian | 5 Replies
Chan attacked by mob

Student murdered a well-known cat so he could feel better he said

PoC avatarPosted on August 20, 2016 by Michael BroadNovember 29, 2018

They say that gross animal cruelty is a precursor to violence against people. I think it applies very strongly in this instance. A 24-year-old student from Macau living in Taipei, Taiwan brutally killed a tabby cat belonging to a vegetarian … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Cruelty | Tagged animal cruelty, cat abuse, cat cruelty, cat killer, killing cats, Taiwan | 12 Replies

Leopard Cat In Taiwan Under Threat from Habitat Loss

PoC avatarPosted on April 29, 2014 by Michael BroadApril 29, 2014

Once again concerned people are presented with another example of the destruction of the habitat of a wild cat. This time it is the leopard cat in Taiwan. The leopard cat is also called the Asian leopard cat and people … continue reading…

Posted in Leopard cat, Wild Cat Species | Tagged asian leopard cat, Taiwan, wild cat conservation | 5 Replies

Taiwan: Strange Cat Abuse Story

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2013 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2013

The pictures sums it up. A woman studying English at a Taiwan University makes a big mistake when she posts, on Facebook, a photo of her cat that she had stuffed into a large plastic jar with the caption that … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal laws | Tagged cat abuse, Taiwan | 8 Replies
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