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Due to cats' natural hunting instinct, their ability to adapt to different environments, and the wide range of small animals they prey upon, both feral and free-ranging pet cats are responsible for predation on wildlife, and in some environments, considerable ecological harm. Cats are disease carriers and can spread diseases to animals in their ...
Cold weather has marked the arrival of 2025, with snow and ice warnings in place for much of the country. ... "A shed or car-free garage is ideal for protecting them from the draught, rain or snow ...
According to In Defense of Animals, 100,000 cats are killed yearly to make cat soju in South Korea. Cats are not farmed for their meat in the country, so the trade involves ferals and strays. Nonetheless, the trade is mostly done underground, and the great majority of the population is not even aware that cat consumption exists in the country.
A Texas Tech professor's nine-year effort research effort to develop an anthelmintic drug for parasite control in wild quail populations has gotten the final nod of approval from the FDA.
Coniine from hemlock consumed by quail has been suggested as the cause of coturnism, [4] though quail resist eating hemlock. [3] Hellebore has also been suggested as the source of the toxin. [ 5 ] It has also been asserted that this evidence points to the seeds of the annual woundwort ( Stachys annua ) being the causal agent. [ 3 ]
The Australian government has declared a "war" on cats, announcing they plan to kill 2 million feral cats within the next five years. Gregory Andrews, Australia's first Threatened Species ...
China is also the largest producer of quail meat in the world. [2] Quail that have fed on hemlock (e.g., during migration) may induce acute kidney injury due to accumulation of toxic substances from the hemlock in the meat; this problem is referred to as "coturnism". [3] A persistent myth holds that it is impossible to eat quail every day for a ...
[1] [2] The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to domestic cats. The characteristic features of cats have evolved to support a carnivorous lifestyle, with adaptations for ambush or stalking and short pursuit hunting. They have slender muscular bodies, strong flexible forelimbs and retractable claws for holding prey ...