Sardinia – Because of the island confinement and minimal animal welfare culture in Sardinia, many of the animal protection associations deal regularly with violence on domestic animals and obviously very few pet “owners” are willing to pay for spay/neuters of their indoor-outdoor pets. More often, cats and dogs aren’t even … Continue reading
They used to be called randagi or stray. Gatti liberi is the proper term today for cats that live outdoors usually in a feline colony. You know, the ones you see sauntering around city streets or hanging out in a public park where they’re allowed to live. Typically these … Continue reading
Volunteering with cats is an amazing experience. I’ve learned about cats, about the people that deal with cats and about how a nonprofit private shelter is run in a country where domestic cats have lived in the culture for a couple of thousand years. Wow. I’ve become a cat lover … Continue reading
Wow. Blogging is real work! It’s more than I thought it was and I’m excited about how much I’m learning about the back-office in blog-world. LUCKILY, I have 3 semi-feral kittens in the guestroom happily learning to socialize with a blog deficient human. ‘Happily learning’ is my interpetation of 3 … Continue reading
This is a quick post but had to put it up. This blogging business is all pretty new to me and am doing my best. But there are moments when I think, ‘Huh? what does SEO mean? Or any other techno-blog-talk, like widget, analytics, etc. Ok, you get the idea. … Continue reading
Part 1: Lost Cat, Help! The Story of Morfeo’s Adventure Martina kindly wrote up her story in Italian which is translated here. “Morfeo is a 6 year old, neutered Persian. An Exotic Shorthair Red Tabby Tiger, to be precise. On July 5, 2012 we arrived in the evening to hilly … Continue reading
I get calls from Italian cat owners or guardians asking for advice for one cat related problem or another. About a month ago, I’m contacted by a gattara friend, Giulia (pronounced Julia), who needed advice for a friend’s pet cat that had been missing a day. Since it seemed apparent that … Continue reading
“Another blog about cats by a volunteer?” Volunteering with cats is an amazing experience. I’ve learned about cats, about the people that deal with cats and about how an animal shelter is run in a country where domestic cats have lived in the culture for a couple of thousand years. … Continue reading
Not only is it St. Patrick’s Day but it’s also St. Gertrude’s Day, the never-before-heard of patron saint of cats! And on this day, an important animal rights demonstration in Trieste took place…probably the first of it’s kind in this city. Unexpected throngs of citizens and animal lovers gathered this … Continue reading