Clannies monthly stats (Jun 07)

In accordance with Tracking – TNRM Reimbursement from CWS:

 
No.
Remarks

Total number of cats
22

6 in Area 3: Marty, Hannah, Martin, Macy, Marcus, Mary
9 in Area 2: Sasha, Benji, Benny, Sally, Kenji, Stanley (formerly Silver tabby male), Senji, Scottie (formerly Friendly silver tabby male), Saba (formerly Tabby-white female with collar. also free-ranging pet cat)
7 in Area 1: Ian, [...]

Australian 20070625: Chimpanzees share humans’ unselfish genes

Interesting read: Chimpanzees share humans’ unselfish genes
I had barely put aside my lamentation on altruism: ALAS, when I was clued on to this revelation by a LiveScience blog.com blog alert in my mailbox. This article on the Australian seems all warm-fuzzy – Altruism is alive and well.
Or is it?
The LiveScience blog.com blog entry contains  the epilogue for [...]

Their unbearable future – can we make it better?

(If you find this post informative, you might like to check out these.)
I had asked you to remember the bears. But a lot of the info and the happenings may understanding seem far and remote, of no concern to us here in Singapore. But budak, with 2 posts about bears and their wild brethren, show [...]

Singapore rarity-car dismantled to save kitten

Well, well, what a surprise, given Singaporeans’ general apathy, if not downright hostility towards animals. This two week old kitt is lucky!

Click to read whole story: STOMPer dismantles part of car to save kitten
Nice mental entree to start the weekend.

SOS: Help plug EU cat, dog fur import loophole

If you feel and are outraged by the fact that cats and dogs are being killed for humanity’s fur fetish, dont be surprised to know that the EU ban may have loopholes. To help plug the loopholes, read this and sign:
Online protest for a loophole-free import prohibition for dog and cat fur

Remember the bears: Documentary tonight

(If you find this post informative, you might like to check out these.)

Bears have a special soft spot on my heart (yes, another soft spot among many) . Especially what they go through to provide Traditional Chinese Medicine with what is easily available in pill form that does not involve such cruelty, among assorted cruelties [...]

Reuters 20070618: Geese get revenge: Pate may cause rare disease

(If you find this post informative, you might like to check out these.)
Call it one of the ultimate come-uppence. Humans put geese through immeasureable suffering to get that most cruel of gourmet cruelty, foie gras.
You see this sometimes

But are you aware of see this?

Foie Gras – it is nothing more than diseased goose liver. And [...]

Bait and Switch: Packaged ‘Health’ Food Not So Healthy

From the LiveScience blog: “Bait and Switch: Packaged ‘Health’ Food Not So Healthy” tells us
“The announcement by Kellogg today that it will improve the nutritional value of cereals marketed to kids is long overdue and should be celebrated. But there is a long way to go.
Packaged American food is mostly crap nowadays. And the good [...]

BBC 20070618: EU moves to ban cat and dog fur

The fur trade is, like all luxury/fashion industries, a bona fide trade in cruelty.
Most people don’t seem to care. Whether raised specifically for fur or trapped in the wild, fur animals do suffer horribly when the human skinners yank their fur off their backs!
While this article brings some good news to cats and dogs, [...]

Prevalance of Fur in Singapore

(If you find this post informative, you might like to check out these.)

(Companion entry to BBC 20070618: EU moves to ban cat and dog fur).
This is a letter I wrote to the Singapore Fashion Festival 2005 after reading about the lambskin shawl on one Ponz Goo, co-founder of a beauty centre/brand here. Yes, fur cruelty [...]

Why Is the Pet Food Industry Killing Our Pets?

Commentary about the pet food fiasco. From the author of Food Pets Die For (ref tec page “Hey, what’s that in my food dish??“)

Why Is the Pet Food Industry Killing Our Pets?
By Ann Martin, Earth Island Journal
Posted on June 15, 2007, Printed on June 18, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/story/54236/
The commercial pet foods industry rakes in billions of dollars [...]

Minion Mewings: Altruism

Just thought to share this unpublished commentary I wrote late last year, especially in light of recent phenomenon like the Town Councils’ brilliant spark – ZERO Stray policy.

Altruism 
Altruism. These days, it’s a theme that seems to run through topics of current discussion.

Volunteerism, as Mdm Francis Ong notes (“‘Volunteering’ with an agenda”, Nov 8), should be guided by [...]

ST 20070612: Animal carers given short shrift over cats’ fate by RC

Question: are surveys reduced to being mere grimoire guises for unsavoury intents by Singapore authorities unsympathetic to non-human aka voiceless-voteless lives? 
Heads up from Dawn’s blog, specifically this entry. Check out the comments there. This goes hand in hand with the Town Councils’ brilliant spark – ZERO Stray policy.
Meantime, here’s the letter, I don’t think much needs to [...]

Scrawny cats should not be operated on

From Dawn’s blog, I quote this post dated 7 Jun 07:

This cat could not be sterilised because the vet thought she was too skinny and a bit too young. The vet thought the cats looked a bit skinny on the whole and told E_Cat and the caregiver that they need to get the owner [...]

Scrawny Lizzy got herself a home!

Lizzy did it! On Saturday morning, Foster Mum called to say there was a family visiting the cattery who were interested to take Lizzy home right away. We were a bit cautious-happy since she’s still scrawny and needs fattening up. However, after speaking to the father, btmao and I decided they would be a good [...]