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You won’t be able to buy a cat or dog in the UK with cash

PoC avatarPosted on April 15, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 15, 2021

NEWS AND VIEWS: The UK government is planning to introduce legislation which prevents the purchase of companion animals with cash. This means that all purchases of cats and dogs and other animals would have to be through online transfers, debit … Continue reading →

Posted in prosecutions | Tagged animal law, breeders, cat companions, Cat News, cat theft, cats and dogs, pets, uk | Leave a reply

More than one in four cat owners admit overfeeding their cat since March

PoC avatarPosted on January 31, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 31, 2021

Since March of last year more than one in four cat owners in the UK admit overfeeding their cats. One in five cats have put on weight during the pandemic as owners have spoiled them with treats because they’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in diet | Tagged bad cat ownership, cat obesity, cat ownership, cat weight, cat welfare, cats protection, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), diet, fatty liver disease, feline hepatic lipidosis, survey, uk | Leave a reply

Are there big cats in the UK?

PoC avatarPosted on January 10, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 10, 2021

There are quite a lot of people in the UK who think that there are big cats roaming around the countryside. One of these people is an “expert”, Frank Tunbridge. I don’t know what he is an expert in but … Continue reading →

Posted in big cat sightings UK | Tagged animal law, big cat sightings, black panther, cat video, fear of cats, leopard, sightings, uk | Leave a reply

How much for an animal health certificate (AHC)?

PoC avatarPosted on January 2, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 4, 2021

An animal health certificate (AHC) is now required in the UK in place of the pet passport to take cats and dogs to the EU and it costs £93.50p. Now that the United Kingdom has definitively left the European Union, … Continue reading →

Posted in travel | Tagged cat ownership, cat travel, cats in airline travel, Europe, pet travel, uk, uk legislation

Britain’s veterinarians reject the idea of compulsory micro-chipping

PoC avatarPosted on December 24, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 24, 2020

Unsurprisingly and unfortunately British veterinarians, through their spokesperson, have responded negatively to the current news that the UK government plans to introduce compulsory micro-chipping across the nation. The reason why they reject the plan is because they don’t want to … Continue reading →

Posted in mandatory microchipping | Tagged animal law, microchipping, microchipping cats, uk, uk legislation, veterinarians

Cat microchipping to be compulsory in the UK with a fine if you don’t

PoC avatarPosted on December 23, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 24, 2020

It’s reported today that the UK government plans to introduce compulsory micro-chipping for cats from next year with a fine of £500 for non-compliance. This has been planned for a long time and debated a lot. It is said that, … Continue reading →

Posted in microchipping | Tagged animal law, microchipping, microchipping cats, pet microchip, uk, uk legislation

Coronavirus can permanently close cat cafés

PoC avatarPosted on December 17, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 17, 2020

It’s a point worth making: in the UK the coronavirus pandemic may end up permanently closing cat cafés because of the ongoing lockdowns and Tier 3 semi-lockdowns resulting in their temporary closure. Temporary closures for a significant time can lead … Continue reading →

Posted in cat cafe | Tagged business, cat cafe, cat rescue, cats protection, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), rspca, uk, usa | Leave a reply

Former president of Cat Fanciers’ Association says that Persians are overtyped in America

PoC avatarPosted on December 16, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 16, 2020

This is an interesting admission to what is obvious to nearly all observers of the American-bred Persian cat, namely that it is “overtyped”. I’ll explain what that word means in this context and also tell you that the past president … Continue reading →

Posted in Persian cat | Tagged America, breed standard, breeding, CFA, Persian cat, selective breeding, uk

What happens to pet travel after Brexit?

PoC avatarPosted on December 3, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 3, 2020

This article concerns pet travel from the UK to the EU. Right now, at the date of this article, nobody knows what will happen to pet travel after Brexit because there is yet to be an entire agreement between the … Continue reading →

Posted in airline travel | Tagged air travel, european union, pet passport, pet travel, uk, uk legislation

How many cats are there in the UK 2020?

PoC avatarPosted on November 30, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 30, 2020

You have to specify the date in order to accurately state the number of cats there are in the UK because the number is climbing. It is ever-changing. The number is climbing because the human population is climbing in the … Continue reading →

Posted in statistics | Tagged cat and dog statistics, cat ownership, cat population, domestic cats, statistics, uk | Leave a reply

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