What affects us affects cats
This, for me, is a huge success story and it needs to be told as much as possible! It’s a story which promotes the feral and domestic cat. It improves their public profile which, for me, can lead to better cat welfare and less abuse. In short, the Tree House Humane Society’s “Cats at …
NEWS AND OPINION: Having read about cat news for getting on for two decades, I can say with some confidence that it is not unusual for new management to decide to get rid of a domestic cat that is set up home in some commercial environment or in this case a London ambulance service …
There have been various stories about “working cats” in the work environment including corner shops, book shops and in this instance a public house in the UK. I’ve read many of them and there’s a distinct thread running through them: the vast majority of people like to see cats in shops and public houses …
The Times has a small article today about the “First among felines”, which naturally caught my eye. It’s about the Cats Protection National Cat Awards 2024. The newspaper says that “A cat who helped trafficked women and a stray who calms pupils before exams are among the finalists…..”. Cats Protection National Cat Awards 2024. …
Peter III, also known as the ‘third Peter’, holds the record as the longest-serving chief mouser at Downing Street. He served for an impressive 17 years under five different prime ministers: Clement Attlee, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, and Alec Douglas-Home. Peter III became the successor to Peter II, who tragically died after …
This is a nice – better than nice – video of a pair of handsome Ukrainian warriors; one a cat and the other a human. This has been set up for the camera and it works nicely. I am impressed by the sophisticated kit: the gear and the uniform. It shows us that the …
It is astonishing to see a blue Scottish Fold as part of the Ukrainian army at the front line but Herych (Herald) is acquitting himself extraordinarily well. He is unfazed by the shelling. He turns his head towards the explosions in mild curiosity 😉 according to his human companion. Perhaps he has got used …
NEWS/COMMENT: It appears, as reported by the Mirror newspaper, that troops on both sides in the Ukraine war are suffering from pests such as snakes, mice and rats attracted to their trenches where there’s food. The mice are attracted and then the snakes which prey on the mice. There are nine species of snake …
