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Can zoo animals get Covid?

PoC avatarPosted on December 12, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 12, 2020

Yes, zoo animals can get Covid from zookeepers, the people who look after the animals. The virus travels through a circuitous route. It seems that humans contracted the virus from an animal in a wet market in Wuhan, China, initially, … Continue reading →

Posted in Snow leopard | Tagged captive cats, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), snow leopard, zoonotic diseases, zoos

Brexit forces rushed export of three lionesses from England to Germany

PoC avatarPosted on December 6, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 6, 2020

London Zoo is exporting three lionesses to Schwerin Zoo in Germany in a rush to avoid what will probably be far more stringent export regulations after 1 January 2021 when the UK finally leaves the European Union. The zoo is … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation | Tagged asiatic lion, Brexit, captive cats, captive lions, Cat News, lion conservation, lion mating, relocation, zoos

Pallas’s cats at zoos infected with Toxoplasma gondii

PoC avatarPosted on November 11, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 11, 2020

Pallas’s cat is sometimes referred to as ‘Pallas cat’. The former name is the accurate one together with Manul. The status of this small wild cat species in captivity was and probably remains precarious. They are considered to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Manul | Tagged captive cats, cat illnesses, manul, pallas cat, pallas's cat, small wild cats, Toxoplasma gondii, zoos | Leave a reply

4 ‘Tiger Kings’ in America have now been charged with animal cruelty

PoC avatarPosted on October 10, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 10, 2020

NEWS AND COMMENT: A fourth “Tiger King” has now been charged with animal cruelty. His name is Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, the owner of Myrtle Beach Safari featured in the Netflix docu-series. The previous three were Jo Exotic (the original Tiger … Continue reading →

Posted in good cat news | Tagged animal abuse, captive lions, captive tigers, celebrities and their cats, crime, lion cubs, private zoos of america, tiger cubs, Tiger King, zoos | Leave a reply

Shraddha Kapoor is an animal lover

PoC avatarPosted on August 1, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 1, 2020

I am an instant fan of Shraddha Kapoor. I had no idea who she was until about five minutes ago when I discovered some nice things about her. She posted to her Instagram account a very short video of a … Continue reading →

Posted in celebrities and cats | Tagged animal charities, animal lover, animal lovers, animal welfare, captive animals, captive cats, cat rescue, celebrities, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), feral cats, india, indian stray cat, Mumbai, zoos | Leave a reply

Suicide by tiger

PoC avatarPosted on July 24, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 24, 2020

The title really should read “suicide by big cat”. I’ve chosen the tiger because this is the big cat chosen most often by men (yes, it appears always to be men) who want to end their life by jumping into … Continue reading →

Posted in captive tigers | Tagged bengal tiger, big cat, Big Cat Attack, captive cats, captive lions, captive tigers, suicide, zoos | Leave a reply

Bald female tiger at Waccatee Zoo, USA in urgent need of help

PoC avatarPosted on July 15, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 15, 2020

This really is a very distressing story. It hurts to read about it. It makes me sick to the stomach to be perfectly honest. It’s the kind of story which makes you wonder what the hell the human race is … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoos | Tagged captive wild cats, carole baskin, cat stress, cat welfare, distress, OCD, PETA, tiger, tiger rescue, zoos | 2 Replies

Coronavirus is an opportunity to close zoos

PoC avatarPosted on June 10, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 10, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in lockdowns which are being lifted at various paces in various places. Many zoos face bankruptcy with the risk of thousands of animals having to be put down if they are not allowed to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoos | Tagged Cat News, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), zoos | 1 Reply

Should tigers be housed together?

PoC avatarPosted on June 7, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 7, 2020

People are using Google’s search engine to find out if tigers should be housed together when in captivity. And the answer is no because tigers are solitary animals. A zoo needs to replicate, as best they can, what happens in … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoos | Tagged captive wild cat species, captive wild cats, cat behavior, private zoos of america, solitary, tiger behavior, zoos | Leave a reply

New South Wales: two lions maul female zookeeper. Fate of lions to be decided.

PoC avatarPosted on June 3, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 4, 2020

This is another story of a zookeeper being attacked by a lion or lions and suffering severe injuries. In this instance it took place at Shoalhaven Zoo in New South Wales, Australia. Jennifer Brown, 35, was cleaning the lions’ cage … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoos | Tagged african lion, Big Cat Attack, captive lions, cat attacks, Cat News, lion attack, zoos | Leave a reply

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