A Michael Broad Blog
Therapy cats speed up the recovery of ill people and comfort those who cannot get better. Therapy cats help to heal sick people by their presence. It works because it has been scientifically proven that the presence of a cat is beneficial to a person’s general welfare. Because a therapy cat is called upon …
A cat walks into a hospital and stays – for 19 years. His name was Alfie and the hospital is the Burwood Spinal Unit in Christchurch. He was recently euthanized because he had kidney failure. He must have been about 21 years old because he was about 2 years old when he arrived. Alfie …
This is one of those tender, straightforward, soldier stories that reminds me how beneficial the domestic cat is to many millions of people. Perhaps we forget it sometimes. This photo was on Pinterest and embedded here but has been removed from Pinterest. Surprised? Sorry A decorated American soldier, Staff Sargeant Jesse Knott lost two …
By Elisa Black-Taylor Should cats be allowed to live in nursing homes? I wrote an article on a cat named Oscar awhile back (that article is located here), and this topic has once again been laid on my lap. It concerns the Burquitlam Lions Care Centre (BLCC) located in Coquitlam, British Columbia. THE SITUATION …
By Elisa Black-Taylor My friend, Robin Olson lives in Newtown, Connecticut. For those of you who don’t know, this is the small town that lost 20 precious first and second graders as well as six brave adults who tried to protect them against a gunman who came into Sandy Hook Elementary School on December …
Cats helping people to manage PTSD My cat reminds me of rescue cat Patch I began wondering why service cats are never mentioned as there have been so many articles making the news this month about service dogs for returning soldiers suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Why are dogs getting all the …
by Deborah-Ann Milette (Oklahoma) Motzie Doing His Job as My Service Animal Motzie, Peanut and myself are safe, doing well and settled in Oklahoma. We already made quite the appearance at the OKC Capital and visited with many legislative officials concerning breeding laws and the possible violations of our Constitutional Rights as Americans. Two …
