Love us, not hurt us!

Mama Piggy, one half of the KMM Crew ’s foodbringer pair, shared a lovely article about the stray animal situation, abandonment and rescue here.
It’s in Chinese, but the key points, while nothing epiphanous to anyone familiar with the situation, are hard to miss. Hopefully, more of the general public read it and become aware of [...]

Recycled Pets

This is a beautiful article, please share it with everybody you know who may be thinking of getting a pet:
Recycled pets
By Green Living Tips | Published 05/18/2008 | pets
Looking for an animal companion? Consider a recycled pet
Recycling pets doesn’t mean turning your cat into a bird or your dog into [...]

Japan: The horrors behind your made-to-order best friend

(Source article, Japan, Home of the Cute and Inbred Dog, filched from Dawn’s blog)
What do these read like to you?
… the real problem is what often arrives in the same litter: genetically defective sister and brother puppies born with missing paws or faces lacking eyes and a nose.
There have been dogs with brain disorders so [...]

20080127: Animal advocates in Puerto Rico complain of slow progress since pet massacre

Which is worse? Living a tormenting paradox or facing unbridled and inhumane animal removal methods of population control, which have consistently proven uneffective?? Bottomline, it’s still sterilisation and responsible ownership, coupled with societal compassion on which we pin hopes of ending such madness.
(emphasis mine)
Animal advocates in Puerto Rico complain of slow progress since pet massacre [...]

Pets are less important than cigarettes in eyes of Singapore authorities

The pet rules debate rages. Rather than repeat ad-nausem my take on it, I am putting the latest round that took place on the Today tabloid here in chronological order. While it is good to see readers on the side of the doggies, I am even more happy to see that someone else is [...]

Kitty garb

Just can’t resist a little advocacy. Are these CUTE or are these CUTE? Click on them to see merchandise info and buying info.
These are by the . Check them out.

More here ->

A tormenting paradox (An animal lover’s MUST read)

A tormenting paradox
“It is work created by society but stigmatized by society,” said Rogelberg, who has studied the effects of the job on those who do it. “Society has created a need for euthanasia because they don’t adopt pets or spay and neuter them.”
- Dr. Steven Rogelberg, a psychology professor at the University of North [...]

Cat Dumper on the prowl

A friend who lives nearby sent me this email.
She witnessed the same dumper twice. The first time, this dumper had two kittens who he “left near the ground floor unit of one of the neighbours who has her colony of cats“. This is as good a reason why pet cats should be kept indoors - to [...]

TODAY 20080121: Valentine heartbreak

A follow-up to Carmen’s feature.
This story was printed from TODAYonline
Valentine heartbreak
Doesn’t this rabbit deserve our love and care, too?
Monday • January 21, 2008
Letter from BETTY TAN

IT’S always refreshing to read Tabitha Wang’s Friday column and last week’s “When Carmen lost her hair” (Jan 18) was both heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.
As an animal [...]

TODAY 20080118: When Carmen lost her hair …

Yes! History in the making… as far as this minion is concerned. A local columnist writing about animal welfare, purely from the standpoint of animal welfare, and not thr run-of-mill “My pet XXX died”-but-does-nothing-for-the-cause whinge. If you feel a tug on your heartstrings at this article, please also read this - take action, do some [...]

Freddy, nose kissing purr machine

This morning, before we escort the new conscript for his pre-mojo-rob in-camp program, the HQ personnel could not resist one good look at the boy.

Ragdoll. Completely boneless, and purring at 100%
He’s still as fearless, or probably clueless, about his situation. Still as trusting and affectionate, he tried to climb on everybody’s laps and get [...]

Area1 cat: Iggy

Meet Iggy, who first appeared in Area 1 in July.
He was elusive at first, and we, or rather btmao, only saw him in the distance. Then as time went by, he became more settled in, and wasn’t so difficult to sight. But I caught my first glimpse of him only on Sep 1. I managed [...]

Growing up Kitty

Remember the songkok kitten?
Grown from this

to this

See all the vids in between (filched urls from here)

Dot Marble Rascal

Aren’t these pretty kittens?

Dot

Marble

Rascal
The weekend before, we met Dot and Marble at the cattery.
Dot is part of a litter of 4, and 2 of her littermates have been adopted out. Her mother, who was pregnant when rescued, will be adopted by the family who took her in. However, they are not able to keep all [...]

BBC 20071119: Kittens ‘adopted’ by pet rabbit

Rabbits seem to have a knack for getting along with non-rabbits. This news brings back memories as we’ve had rabbits as young kids before, b bringing them downstairs to graze and get a bit of sun.
At that time, there was a super friendly large female ginger tabby community cat (unsterilised of course) whom we would [...]