Topic: cats

It was Mother’s Day last Sunday. How do I know? Well, for starters, the ad on evening TV that suggested a new car would be the only gift you should consider (doesn’t Mom deserve the best?) dropped a fairly large hint.

The Department of Agriculture is urging all pet owners, farmers and backyard flock keepers across Cayman to closely monitor their animals for signs of illness, following the confirmation of avian flu in West Bay.

The Humane Society is full to the rafters of cats and currently is not taking in any more adult cats, though tiny kittens, including four that were dumped in a garbage bin, have been finding refuge there.

An American animal welfare organisation has made a donation to the Cayman Islands Humane Society to pay for the spaying and neutering of 100 cats.

While the Departments of Environment and Agriculture trap and euthanise feral cats that are targeting endangered booby birds on Cayman Brac's Bluff, a project to spay and neuter cats on the island is continuing.

For Eliana Moya, one selfless act spiralled out of control. From rescuing a stray kitten named Hero, Moya now has 28 cats and four dogs.

Freedom is just over one year old. She arrived as a kitten at the shelter and unfortunately has grown up in the shelter. She...