45th days trapped on Dorset beach, missing dog survives.

The dog has since been reunited with his family but will need more operations to reset his leg, thought to have been broken when he fell from the 547ft-high cliff.

« We have three sons and he means everything to them – we were all heartbroken, » Mrs Whiting said.

« He’s such a soft and gentle dog, I cried myself sick thinking about him lost and alone.
Shadow was described as « quite a chunky dog » prior to his ordeal
Mrs Whiting warned her children that Shadow may have been adversely affected by his ordeal but was shocked to see him wagging his tail and « wobbling towards us for strokes and kisses ».

RSPCA inspector Ken Snook, who rescued Shadow, described the dog’s reaction as « amazing » and said it « proves beyond doubt the bond between dogs and their owners ».

A Just Giving page set up by a family friend to raise money for vet bills has raised more than £2,000 in three days.

Questions that you may ask about your cat.

WHY CATS HATE BELLY RUBS SO MUCH?
People often think of cats as weird—as if human behaviour is so logical.
But it’s true we often need help decoding our feline pals. So we put out a call to our readers for their most puzzling cat questions, which range from dietary mysteries to those spontaneous “zoomies” around the house.

WHY DOES MY CAT DRINK FROM THE FAUCET?
Some cats find running water interesting, and prefer its taste to still water, according to Debra Zoran, an internal medicine specialist at Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
Standing water can taste unappealing if the bowl isn’t kept clean and fresh, for instance.
Cats also have sensitive whiskers, which they’d prefer “not touch the sides of a bowl, or anything else, while they are eating or drinking,” Zoran says by email. This happens if the water bowl is deep and isn’t kept full.
Cats may like the taste of running water better than what’s in their bowls.
It may also be that elevated areas, such as the kitchen sink, “make them feel safe,” Lena Provoost, an animal behaviourist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, says by email. The water bowl they’re snubbing may be in a place with lots of annoying foot traffic.

WHY DO CATS EAT GRASS?
“Grass and plant-eating is considered a normal behaviour in cats,” and may even help reduce parasite loads, Provoost says. It’s likely a trait that’s been passed down from wildcat ancestors, which ate vegetation to essentially scrape out the intestines, purging invaders like worms.
Grass is also a natural fibre “important to general gastrointestinal health,” Zoran says. In the wild, cat species might get some fibre from plant matter in the guts of prey animals.
Many owners provide their indoor cats with grass to eat. A sudden increase in grass-eating can mean an upset stomach from a hairball or other source, or, in multi-cat households, it could be a sign of anxiety.

WHY DO CATS THUMP THEIR LEG ON THE DOOR OR OTHER FLAT SURFACE?
The cat seems to have learned to get his human minion to open the door by knocking. Our reader’s cat, however, does this on other flat surfaces, such as walls and kitchen cabinets.
To Nicholas Dodman, professor emeritus at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, both show the characteristics of neutered male cats’ phantom spraying or marking. These males go through all the choreography of spraying, backing up to a surface, treading legs, and quivering tails, it’s just that no urine comes out.
Cats mark with urine (or phantom urine) “often out of frustration or territorial concerns,” says Dodman, author of The Cat Who Cried For Help, and it’s usually in a prominent place that has “strategic significance” to the cat, including the edges of their territory or where their food is located.
There are also scent glands in the foot, though Dodman thinks that this isn’t a major part of the marking process.

WHY DO CATS RUN AROUND CRAZY WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES?
Nicknamed “the zoomies,” these bursts of activity can happen at any time and are just a release of pent-up energy after all those nice, long cat naps.
Some cat owners notice the zoomies pick up when seasons shift. If they open up the windows for some fresh air, indoor cats, which are still hunters at heart, will be “stimulated by the presence of prey, new noises, new scents in the air, and will literally climb the walls, curtains,” and whatever else they can, Zoran notes.
Enrichment structures such as cat trees can be a big help to giving kitty a chance to take it all in.

WHY DO SOME CATS DISLIKE BELLY RUBS?
Hair follicles on the belly and tail area are hypersensitive to touch, so petting there can be overstimulating, Provoost says.
“Cats prefer to be pet and scratched on the head, specifically under their chin and cheeks,” where they have scent glands, Provoost says.
Rubbing their faces on fellow felines “allows them to mix their scent together, ultimately culminating in a “colony scent’ in order for them to recognise who belongs in their group.” They greet us in the same way.
Overall, “the best advice is to read your cats’ body language,” Provoost says.



Cats and the world.

Stray cats in large cities and their streets are killed by accidents caused by humans such as traffic accidents, beatings or used for their meat and fur in some countries.

It is difficult to predict the number of cats in the world and it is now more than 600 million cats, including strays, homeless and feral cats. The United States is the largest number of cats with one in every three home. Followed by China and Russia.

Don’t hesitate to leave your questions and comments.

Here a video of a funny kitty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UOZfGHVlk

How Much Do You Know About The Farmed Animals?

For a long time, human has been living and entangling from this beautiful universe, striving and developing his surroundings to live a better and better life. He would not have stepped forward without the things that were found in nature at his disposal, helping him to step forward and accompany him on his rugged path.

The best that human has made fun of nature is the animal, it is the best grace was and still used by humans to lick them and move from place to place or even to pay attention to his beauty.

Here human learned that there are animals in his environment must be with him wherever he goes to live and facilitate his way of development.

Farm animals are what the inhabitant of the earth has found to live, eat and feed.

In the photo I show you some farm animals.

Kindly, leave us your comments, questions and suggestions.

Animals, humans and Nature…

100 tons of waste (out of the 4 billion produced annually) end up at sea, much of which is made of plastics. Some do not hesitate to speak of « seventh continent ». Floating objects or microparticles, these plastic waste is deposited on the beaches, disperse at sea, are found on the seabed. What effects do they have on humans and their environment?

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