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Unwanted kittens rescued

Unplanned kittens: the scourge of the cat ownership world

PoC avatarPosted on January 9, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 9, 2022

There is no doubt in my mind that the scourge of the cat ownership world is unplanned kittens. However, sometimes they are planned by which I mean the owner allows a female cat to become pregnant and have kittens because … continue reading…

Posted in irresponsible cat ownership, ownership | Tagged abandoned cats, cats dumped, New Zealand, pregnant cat, sterilising cats, unwanted cats | Leave a reply
Lack of volunteers to help out Offaly County SPCA

Nobody volunteered to help feral cats in Offaly, Republic of Ireland

PoC avatarPosted on July 11, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 11, 2021

An organiser of the Offaly SPCA Facebook page lost their cool after nobody came forward in response to an urgent request for volunteers to help a colony of community cats. I have published screenshots of the Facebook post requesting help … continue reading…

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged animal rescue ireland, cat foster care, Community Cats, feral cats, spca, unwanted cats, volunteers | Leave a reply
Cat in shelter

Factors affecting choice of cats adopted at shelters

PoC avatarPosted on March 9, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 9, 2021

At heart this is really a discussion about cat overpopulation in America and in the UK. Is there a cat overpopulation problem? The simple answer is, yes, because too many cats are killed at shelters because they are unwanted. However, … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged animal shelters, cat adoption, cat overpopulation, cat overpopulation usa, cat rescue adoptions, cat shelters, cat shelters usa, cat study, statistics, unwanted cats | Leave a reply
Shelter cats are the best and there are many to choose from

We need to interview people who fail to sterilise their cats

PoC avatarPosted on June 19, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 19, 2020

Pretty well daily we read stories of people who have gotten in over their heads in caring for cats because of one simple, glaring error: they failed to sterilise (spay or neuter) their cat or cats as soon as medically … continue reading…

Posted in rescuing cats | Tagged cat neutering, cat spaying, education, spaying and neutering, sterilising cats, unwanted cats | 1 Reply
Sasy Pants

Rare Sphynx cat up for adoption at animal shelter but is unwanted

PoC avatarPosted on August 26, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2019

It is ironic, very ironic that this classic looking purebred hairless cat, a Sphynx called ‘Sassy Pants’, has been relinquished to a animal shelter, adopted twice and returned twice. It appears that she is unpopular, almost unwanted and yet breeders … continue reading…

Posted in rescue cat | Tagged adoption, cat relinquishment, cat rescue, shelter cat, spca, sphynx cat, unwanted cats | 4 Replies
Suggestion for reducing unwanted cats

Three ways to reduce the number of unwanted cats

PoC avatarPosted on June 24, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2019

When is society going to walk the walk and take bold action through law to force a different approach to cat ownership?

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Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, breeding cats, unwanted cats, USA animal laws
Cat hoarder's kitten

Let’s get real. If there were no unwanted cats, there would be no cat hoarders

PoC avatarPosted on June 8, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 8, 2019

Let’s be real and stop reacting. Cat hoarders depend upon a surplus of domestic and stray cats for their existence. If there were no unwanted cats there would be no cat hoarders. Let’s change things at the bottom.

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Posted in hoarders | Tagged Cat Hoarding, unwanted cats | 1 Reply
Cat shelter with no cats

Extraordinary photograph of cat shelter with no cats – success!

PoC avatarPosted on February 20, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 20, 2019

CBC reports that Lincoln County Humane Society has nothing but empty cages at it shelter on Fourth Avenue in St Catherines. They say that usually the shelter is close to capacity or overcapacity. The executive director Kevin Strooband agreed that … continue reading…

Posted in neutering | Tagged cat shelter, spaying and neutering, unwanted cats | Leave a reply
Unwanted cat mailed to shelter

Unwanted cat mailed in parcel to animal shelter

PoC avatarPosted on January 11, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 11, 2019

Mr Yang, 33, posted his Scottish Fold cat in a sealed cardboard box to an animal shelter because he wanted to get rid of ‘it’. It’s the first time, perhaps in the history of this planet, that somebody has sent … continue reading…

Posted in abandoned cat | Tagged animal shelter, unwanted cats | 10 Replies
Three unwanted cats from the south ending up north

Mississippi transports away to the north-east irresponsible pet ownership

PoC avatarPosted on December 4, 2018 by Michael BroadDecember 4, 2018

Annually, Mississippi exports, by transporting them away, hundreds of unwanted cats and dogs to the north-east were there is a higher demand because of low supply. There is a low supply in the north-east because the area has a more … continue reading…

Posted in transportation | Tagged cat transportation, unwanted cats, unwanted pet | Leave a reply
The vulnerability of kittens born outside and uncared for

Sweet yet sad photo of kittens curled up together outside

PoC avatarPosted on May 27, 2018 by Michael BroadJuly 18, 2021

This photograph is heartbreaking: a sweet yet sad photo of kittens curled up together outside awaiting their fate. It sums up the vulnerability of kittens born outside without human care and without their mother. I don’t know where their mother … continue reading…

Posted in Stray Cats | Tagged cat health, cat ownership, cat welfare, kittens, stray cats, unwanted cats | 9 Replies
Canada is reducing the population of unwanted cats in and humane way

Canada Is Reducing Cat Overpopulation the Humane Way

PoC avatarPosted on December 30, 2017 by Michael BroadDecember 30, 2017

An updating report to one carried out five years ago by the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies tells us that progress has been made in reducing the number of unwanted cats in the country but more work is required. On … continue reading…

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged cat neutering, cat overpopulation, cat spaying, human to cat relationship, TNR, unwanted cats | Leave a reply
Woman and kittens

Women’s ‘Biological Urge’ is behind the 20% of US women who don’t spay their female cat

PoC avatarPosted on November 26, 2017 by Michael BroadNovember 26, 2017

I recently wrote about the 20% of American women who want their female cat to experience giving birth before spaying her. A study reveals that the reason behind this important ‘problem’ is attitude not a lack of knowledge about the … continue reading…

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged cat owner, cat spaying, cat welfare, unwanted cats | 4 Replies

Global Warming Causing Surge in Feral Cats in Australia

PoC avatarPosted on February 10, 2016 by Michael BroadFebruary 10, 2016

There are claims that global warming will result in more unwanted cats. It looks like humankind has screwed up again and it is ironic that one negative impact of manmade global warming is an increase in feral cats in a … continue reading…

Posted in feral cats | Tagged australia, australia feral cat, breeding, Cat News, feral cats, global warming, kittens, TNR, unwanted cats | 4 Replies

Lima, Peru, S.America: Mother Theresa of the Cat World

PoC avatarPosted on August 21, 2014 by Michael BroadAugust 21, 2014

She says these magical lines: “My best gift of love and respect I give them in life,” Although Maria Torero cares for 175 sick cats in her large, 8-roomed apartment, her greatest gift, she believes, is giving them her love … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Rescue | Tagged Cat Hoarding, Cat Parasites, cat rescue, feline leukemia virus, South America, street cats, unwanted cats | 2 Replies

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