#Act4 Pets New York might become the first US state to ban cat declawing. Cat declawing: Should it be banned, and why does it happen in the US? 6 June 2019
#Act4 Pets A rise in flat-faced pedigree cats facing painful medical issues including suffocation and blindness has been fueled by a trend set by celebrities such as Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has said. Celebrity trend for flat-faced felines leads to more pets with medical problems 4 June 2019
#Act4 Pets “Puppy farms” represent a major target of the animal welfare activists. The Czech Government moves against puppy farms 29 May 2019
#Act4 Pets As is the case with dogs since 2008, in 2021 the electronic identification of cats through a microchip will be mandatory in Portugal. Mandatory microchip identification for cats in Portugal by 2021 26 May 2019
#Act4 Pets Pet shops and boarding kennels will be licensed and all pets recognised as "sentient beings with intrinsic value" under major amendments to animal welfare legislation tabled in the ACT Assembly this week. Do let the dogs out: Huge fines for pet confinement part of ACT animal welfare overhaul in Australia 15 May 2019
#Act4 Pets Can trap-neuter-vaccinate-return be a viable solution to the animal shelter crisis in the U.S.? This study finds success at six municipal shelters. Three years, six shelters, 72,970 cats: The "Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return" impact in the US 14 May 2019
#Act4 Pets Carl the cat was born to beat the odds. Cats rival dogs on many tests of social smarts. But is anyone brave enough to study them? 9 May 2019
#Act4 Pets Hundreds of Cubans have marched through Havana calling for an end to animal cruelty, in what organizers believe was the first independent march authorized by the one-party state. Hundreds of activists and pets march in Cuba against animal abuse 8 May 2019
#Act4 Pets People who use homemade cat food—based on recipes from books and the internet—to feed their precious felines may be inadvertently harming them, suggests a new study out this week. Stop trying to make your own cat food 8 May 2019
#Act4 Pets From now on, it is compulsory in Belgium to have your cat sterilized. The measure aims to solve the problem of overpopulation of stray cats. Campaign to lower VAT rate for the sterilization of cats 15 April 2019 GAIA
#Act4 Pets We’ve all come across stray cats in European holiday destinations. Why luxury resorts in Cyprus are installing ‘cat hotels’ for strays 11 April 2019
#Act4 Pets There’s been another cabinet reshuffle. Cat-inet reshuffles: the long history of felines in politics 8 April 2019