OPINION and comment on the latest news. Background: we know that in the United States there are many property owners who hate domestic and stray cats wandering onto their property. Cats can wander as they wish and there is no concept of trespassing for the humble domestic cat. This irritates a lot of people. Cat …
‘Any cat that goes on my property, I trap it and it disappears’ – Florida man Read More »
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a good law. It is a law that was required in Manatee County and which arguably is required anywhere. Community cats or cats without a home but which are cared for by volunteers can, in some people’s eyes, be regarded as pests. And the law sometimes regards them as pests. …
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 the community, not seeking reward except the knowledge that she is improving animal welfare. She deserves recognition. Daria Weber has correctly …
Tips on trapping cats by a ‘cat trapper extraordinaire’ Read More »
I think the first thing that you should do is to make sure that they are feral cats. They might not be. You can normally tell by their behaviour (or ear tipping – see below). True feral cats are not socialised to people. They will be frightened and possibly defensively aggressive towards strangers as will …
What should you do if you have feral cats at the bottom of your garden? Read More »
This is a news/opinion story, please note. It comes from Dilworth in the USA. In that town in Minnesota the police have been responding positively to residents who have been trapping cats (domestic? Feral?). The police have been taking the cats to the pound were of course they can end up being euthanised. From now …
Police have been taking cats trapped by residents to the pound Read More »
Feral colony cats may be outsmarted by the new Tomahawk live trap. Those involved in trap-neuter-return (TNR) know what I’m talking about as we often deal with the frustration of colony cats being trap shy. Back when I was active in TNR I had several cats who wouldn’t get within 30 feet of a regular …
Feral cats may be ‘outsmarted’ by the new Tomahawk “Roundhouse” live trap Read More »
The residents of the City of Rochelle have educated the city’s management and changed their attitude to feral cats. The initial Facebook post setting out their plan asking residents to trap cats and deliver them for euthanasia backfired horrible and caused outrage (see Elisa’s earlier article by clicking on this link). Even the designated veterinarian …
Drop traps catch more cats! That’s the motto. Is it true? I am asking TNR volunteers to tell me which kind of trap they use. I am sure there are many variations of animal trap. In this article I’d like to hear on the success rate of drop traps compared to standard traps. The Rupert …
Drop traps are more effective in trapping feral cats. True/False? Read More »
The story concerns the area of Southland in New Zealand. This is an area at the southernmost tip of the southern island of New Zealand. I recently wrote about the councilors in that area discussing whether they should ban all cats entirely in order to preserve wildlife. Anger against outside cats This story also supports …
New Zealand man boasts he’s buried 170 cats under his vegetable garden Read More »
The shooting of a domestic cat by a chapel maintenance worker exposed many ungodly wrongs. The Bitterroot Valley Calvary Chapel Church declare on Facebook that “we believe that God’s rule and reign came to earth expressed in the life and ministry of his son…”. This is a Christian church doing their best to live by …
Cat shooting at Christian chapel exposes ungodly behavior Read More »
Jennifer Petruska calls them “fire cats”. She is very concerned for them. She is an insomniac. She spends her nights searching for them, trapping them, struggling to reunite them with their owners. She entices them out of the Californian ashes with their singed whiskers and sore paws. She is successful. I’m referring to the fire …
Quick introduction by Admin for those new to this story: This account has not been verified but it is a first hand account by a person living in the area concerned. It has veracity therefore. Oliver was an elderly cat who lived a lot outside. His owners were careless and neglectful towards him it seems. …
Kaitlin Neal lied to Oliver’s owners by pretending he was still alive Read More »
Is it illegal to trap cats? Answer: it depends on: Who is giving the advice! Cat haters, ornithologists or people who apply the law. Where you live. Is the cat genuinely stray or feral or is the cat someone’s domestic cat going for a stroll? You had better be sure he is a stray cat. …
This is a surprising story because it concerns nuns who are trapping and relocating cats without permission. They have made the presumption that the cats are strays by which they seem to mean that they think that the cats do not have an owner. They make this judgement because the cats do not wear collars. …
Nuns trap and relocate cats that they thought were strays Read More »
Yep, the hunters and vile trappers of Illinois have been itching to persecute bobcats for what seems like ages and now the legislators have allowed it because this beautiful wild cat has made a comeback from decades of persecution because they were listed as a threatened species in 1977. As soon as this wild cat …
Illinois reopens its first bobcat hunt in more than 40 years Read More »
