Percentage of Stray to Feral Cats
Do we know the percentage of stray to feral cats? I don’t think we do and we should. I have searched for the figures without success. I can tell when the internet cannot provide me with the information...
View ArticleCompulsory dog microchipping in UK precursor for cats?
It was announced on television this evening, 6th February 2013, that all dogs in the UK must be microchipped by April 2016. Many dog owners already do it voluntarily and it has been obligatory in...
View ArticleKind British Cop and Vet save French Cat
This is a story of kindness from a British police officer and a British veterinarian who together managed to reunite a French tabby cat with his French owners in Le Havre after he had taken a cross...
View ArticleAustralian Woman Reunited With Cat After 2 1/2 Years
By Elisa Black-Taylor Judith White is a very happy woman this week, as she’s been reunited with the cat she lost during a flood in January 2011. This tale began in Booval, Queensland when her gold...
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It’s a Cat’s Life
This British cat story sums up the good and the bad, the misfortune and good luck that a cat can experience during her/his life. All the events are fairly typically, except one. The end is good and it...
View ArticleTime to register, microchip and neuter your cat under the law?
by Michael (London, UK) There are two news stories, side by side, from different parts of the globe, one in Australia, the other America. In fact there is a third and that concerns America too. The...
View ArticleInsertion of Cat Microchip Carries Risks
The act of insertion of a microchip into a cat carries a risk. I’ve noticed two stories on the Internet that indicate to me that the insertion of a microchip into a cat, a routine procedure, can carry...
View ArticleImportant Micro-chipping Information
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) I'm scared. Please help me get home. O'Malley's Flyer Magic-a happy ending Good morning readers. You're going on a roller coaster ride with me today. You will need a box of...
View ArticleDoes the city of Waco have the answer to pet overpopulation?
Does the City of Waco have the answer to pet overpopulation? Read on, and then decide for yourself. Waco, Texas city government have enacted new ordinances concerning dog and cat ownership that just...
View ArticleWould You Hand Your Cat Over To A Pet Shop Employee?
The answer to the question in the title depends on the circumstances but I would never hand my cat over to a pet shop employee when the employee says to you that they have to take your cat around to …...
View ArticleEffect of Cat Registration Tested in Australia
The registration of domestic cats with the local authority is quite widely discussed as a way of reducing the number of stray and therefore, ultimately, feral cats. In short, cat registration is a way...
View ArticleCat Containment Tips
We can see the gradual trend towards domestic cat confinement inside people’s homes and backyards in Australia. In support of that trend and in further encouragement of it, RSPCA Australia has...
View ArticleMicrochipping People
At one time there were rumors that President Obama’s health reforms required that all Americans be microchipped to store personal data. I presume this also meant medical data. I am not sure. There were...
View ArticleCat Owners Should Be Forced To Have Their Pets Microchipped
The RSPCA and Catch Protection, the two most respected rescue organizations in the UK are urging the government to make it compulsory for cat owners to microchip their cats. Compulsory microchipping is...
View Article18-year-old cat does 128 mile walkabout
This is an astonishing story of a geriatric cat of 18-years-of-age going on a 128 mile walkabout from his home in North Wales to a town near Leeds in the North of England. His name is George and he is...
View ArticleLost Cat Returns at Christmas 7 Years Later Thanks to Microchip
This is another brilliant example of the benefits of micro-chipping cats. Is also a little tale which highlights the mentality of the domestic cat because sometimes even in the best homes domestic cats...
View ArticleMistake Reading Cat Microchip
It is possible for a cat to end up being mistakenly re-homed even when microchipped. The microchip is the best identification method we have but it is not foolproof. An example proves the point,...
View ArticleIf You Find a Lost Microchipped Cat You Cannot Claim Him As Your Own
If you find a cat and the cat is microchip and the microchip contains the name and contact details of the true owner and you cannot claim that cat as your own no matter how long you care for the …...
View ArticleCompulsory Microchipping of Dogs in the UK Starts 6 April 2016
This is a quick note to say that on 6 April 2016 microchipping of dogs will become compulsory under the Microchipping of Dogs (2015) Regulations. This law came into force on 24 February 2015 but it...
View ArticleWhy Compulsory Sterilisation, Microchipping and Registration of Cats Might...
In order to reduce the number of unwanted cats in various countries, the lawmakers are considering compulsory registration, micro-chipping and sterilisation. Will these laws work? To me, there seems to...
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