A brand new campaign is encouraging more landlords to allow tenants in Southport to own cats.
Sefton Central MP Bill Esterson has lent his support to the Cats Protection charity’s ‘Purrfect Landlords’ campaign after hearing that a majority of landlords do not allow cats and other animals.
He also supports the charity’s view that compulsory micro-chipping of cats and licensing of air guns should be introduced in order to protect the animals.
The Purrfect Landlords campaign is aimed at encouraging more landlords to allow tenants to own cats. The Cats Protection is the UK’s leading cat charity, helping around 200,000 cats every year through a network of over 250 voluntary-run branches and 36 centres.
Mr Esterson said: “Many renters are unable to own cats due to ‘no pet’ policies. I have even heard of people having to put their cats into catteries as they have been unable to find short-term rents where they can take their cats if they have been renting before buying a property.”
Alternatively, cats do pose problems for wildlife and kill millions of mammals and rare songbirds each year in the UK alone.
Domestic cats are lethal hunters, killing at least 275 million other animals a year in Britain, a report showed today. The apparently cuddly pets prey on a number of declining and endangered species, including water voles and dormice, said the Mammal Society. The survey, called Look What the Cat Brought in, found that the average household cat caught or killed between 30 and 40 creatures a year.
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Cats, the top threat to dwindling US wildlife. Billions of wild birds dying thanks to the recklessness of cat owners.
Scientists said stray and feral cats were the worst offenders. Nevertheless, they added that pet cats also played a role and that owners should do more to reduce their impact. It was stated that more animals are dying at the claws of cats in the United States than in road accidents, collisions with buildings or poisonings. The authors on a recent report estimate cats are responsible for the deaths of between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds and 6.9-20.7 billion mammals annually.
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Being a cat lover could cause mental illness that could lead to suicide
Are you a lover of cats? Are cute little kittens your preferred pet? If so, a new study suggests that being around the feline species increases your exposure to the parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, which could cause mental illness that can lead to suicide. This is claimed and especially if you are a woman.
The findings come after research at John Hopkins University School of Medicine into whether or not childhood cat ownership is a risk factor for severe mental illness in adulthood. Scientists say that a parasite called “Toxoplasma gondii” in cat faeces can lead to toxoplasmosis. The study follows two previous which suggested that childhood cat ownership is a possible risk factor for later developing schizophrenia or other serious mental illness.
Cats can shed a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii in their feces, and if a pregnant woman accidentally inhales or eats the parasite and becomes infected, there are serious health risks. In 20% to 50% of cases (PDF), the fetus also becomes infected.
http://fox13now.com/2016/06/06/why-pregnant-women-are-being-warned-about-owning-cats/
Some studies have therefore linked the cat parasite with psychotic disturbances in humans such as self-harm and suicide, and even serious psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia.
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