Category: Animal ethics

  • UK cat cafe closes & makes cats redundant

    UK cat cafe closes & makes cats redundant

    The interests of the cats can be lost sight of particularly when things go wrong. A UK cat café in Manchester, where customers pay £12 ($15) to spend an hour in the company of cats with a cup of coffee provided, is closing after nearly five years due to the economic situation. Their self proclaimed…

  • Did Flagler Humane Society encourage dressing up animals

    Did Flagler Humane Society encourage dressing up animals

    Should animal welfare condone the dressing up of animals. The Flagler Humane Society in Florida USA received worldwide coverage of their recent “creative” and “ingenious” scheme to find homes for three of their left behind elderly dogs by dressing them up as old people. Such an action raises the question of whether animal welfare organisations…