Responsible Ownership - Treating Cats as Family Members
It can't be stressed too often that cats are sentient creatures, and as such, should not be treated as "disposable goods." Learn how to become a responsible cat caregiver, and how to help others give cats the respect they deserve.
Cats as College Roommates - Cats at College
Should you have a cat for a college roommate? The answer is a qualified 'maybe' depending on your degree of responsibility and other factors. Please read this article before rushing into adopting a cat at college.
Should you have a cat for a college roommate? The answer is a qualified 'maybe' depending on your degree of responsibility and other factors. Please read this article before rushing into adopting a cat at college.
Cats - The Costs of Responsible Ownership
Being a responsible owner of a cat comes with certain financial obligations. If you are not prepared to meet these costs, it is better to not adopt a cat at all. Irresponsibility carries its own costs, in terms of sacrifices to a cat's health and well-being, along with the potential heartbreak of the loss of the cat.
Being a responsible owner of a cat comes with certain financial obligations. If you are not prepared to meet these costs, it is better to not adopt a cat at all. Irresponsibility carries its own costs, in terms of sacrifices to a cat's health and well-being, along with the potential heartbreak of the loss of the cat.
How Could You? - Reprinted with permission of Jim Willis
This essay has been translated into 25 languages and has been called the most published animal-related essay in the world. Although the main character is a dog, the lives of countless cats have also undoubtedly been saved because of this piece.
This essay has been translated into 25 languages and has been called the most published animal-related essay in the world. Although the main character is a dog, the lives of countless cats have also undoubtedly been saved because of this piece.
R is for Responsibility in Cat Ownership
The shelters are full of them, these throwaway cats and dogs, whose only crimes were having the misfortune of being the pets of people who considered them "property" rather than "family."
The shelters are full of them, these throwaway cats and dogs, whose only crimes were having the misfortune of being the pets of people who considered them "property" rather than "family."
National Pet Peeve Week
These are my pet peeves about cats, but numbers one through six really have to do with responsible "ownership" of cats.
These are my pet peeves about cats, but numbers one through six really have to do with responsible "ownership" of cats.