Australia is rapidly becoming the global test case for intensive cat management. While debates about how best to manage pet and outdoor cats continue in many parts of the world, Australia is actively researching and implementing management strategies at both national and local levels. Increasingly,...
Cat management in the United States often sparks intense debates among animal protection advocates. One notable example occurred at a conference on outdoor cat management held in a hotel near Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., toward the end of the 20th century. The discussions among...
Declawing pet cats, or onychectomy, is a surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia that permanently removes a cat's claws. This procedure entails amputating the last bone in each toe and is analogous to removing the last joint of a human finger. The procedure is reported...
About fifty years ago, a research study found that men with dogs were more successful in persuading women to go on dates than men without dogs. The presence of a dog seemed to signal good character. Thirty years later, another study concluded that pets act...
The International Fund for Animal Welfare established August 8th as International Cat Day in 2002. Eighteen years later, the British NGO, International Cat Care, took over the custodianship of the day. This August, WellBeing International suggests celebrating the day by reading one of Rudyard Kipling’s...
Book Review Jonathan Losos is an evolutionary biologist who has reached the pinnacle of achievement for a US research scientist, election to the US National Academy of Sciences. He is best known for his work on lizard adaptations and evolution – specifically the anole lizards of...
In 2015, the Australian government pledged to reduce the feral cat population in the country by one-third (about 2 million cats) by 2020. Reportedly, just over 200,000 feral cats were killed in the first year after the plan was announced, mostly poisoned with 1080 in...
International Cat Day is celebrated every year on August 8. The day was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, but the current custodian is the UK-based International Cat Care. WellBeing International (WBI) has published several newsletter articles about cat management. WBI will...
Meeting Mary Harris after I retired and moved to Colorado changed my life. She's the chair of Roaring Fork Audubon and became my mentor for all things bird. Although I was a birdwatcher back in Maryland, I was not a birder. I enjoyed sitting on...
Michael & Dwight's arrival Two orange tabbies arrived at Wallis Annenberg PetSpace in November 2019 as a bonded pair. The Animal Care team quickly decided to name the duo Michael & Dwight, after another bonded pair from the staff-favorite TV show, The Office. The two companions...
