This is a great picture of a cat; a pet tiger. People are involved. There is tension. It is newsworthy. The photo was captured by an unknown member of the public on their smartphone I suspect. It is the cat … Continue reading →
HOUSTON, TEXAS USA – NEWS AND VIEWS: It appears that a Houston resident kept a tiger as a pet and the tiger escaped leading to sightings of it wandering around the suburbs of Houston looking in, my opinion, nervous and … Continue reading →
Normally, yes, if it is someone’s pet. To answer the question in the title you have to ask yourself what kind of cat is being killed and how and why it is being killed. Euthanising a cat if the cat … Continue reading →
$20 billion of taxpayers money is spent on animal testing in the US annually. It is (1) a wasteful use of precious tax-payers’ money and (2) it is damned cruel and (3) many animal experiments can’t translate to human benefit. … Continue reading →
It is important in terms of how the citizens of New York State relate to feral cats to realise (if they don’t already) that feral cats are considered as companion animals under section 350 of the New York State Agriculture … Continue reading →
The answer to the question in the title can be found in a Texas statute called: HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE – TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS – CHAPTER 822. REGULATION OF ANIMALS – SUBCHAPTER E. DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS … Continue reading →
The answer depends upon which legal entity has custody of, or owns the lion or lions. There are different rules for individual people and organisations either for profit or non-profit. I would recommend that you read the law on this … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS: CATS Act is an acronym for Cat Abuse in Testing Stops Act. It’s nice to know that the members of Congress who came together to introduce this proposed law thought about naming it in such a way … Continue reading →
NEWS AND COMMENT: The Big Cat Public Safety Act is federal draft legislation which “prohibits the private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers and curbs the exploitative industry of cub-petting” in America. One of the driving forces behind … Continue reading →
Hal Herzog PhD writing for the website Psychology Today questions whether Americans really are animal lovers despite 65 percent of households having a companion animal. He argues that you should follow the money to decide whether pet loving Americans are … Continue reading →
