The cats destined for dinner plates
By Chelsea Girl in China Last week 68 cats were saved from ending up in restaurants in Guangdong province. But is this the answer to stopping the trade in cat meat in China? And what measures can cat...
View ArticleNew York is barking mad (and how expats can be dog-owners too)
I preface this article with an admission: I am a “cat-person.” I like how aloof cats are, that they are self-cleaning, and that you have to earn their respect to get affection. Dogs seem like hard work...
View ArticleIt’s time to let the cat out of the bag
To the side of my front door there’s a handsome wooden sign depicting a comical stripy black and white cat below which reads: Amis des chats- Bienvenue. Naturally that’s asking for trouble which is why...
View ArticleFirst feline café in Spain proves the cat’s whiskers
When a Spanish friend told me that she’d visited the country’s first dedicated cat café in Madrid, I assumed she was pulling my paw, but not so. Gatoteca, which serves as the headquarters for the...
View ArticleShould my Spanish town give its poor animals rights?
Some years ago, perhaps unwisely, I bought a distressed wooden sign that in the French language offered cats a warm welcome. No sooner had I hung it up by the front door than matted and forlorn moggies...
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