Losing my beloved cat was nothing like having a TV stolen – so why does UK law treat them the same?
Toni Clarke
I was shocked to discover that the law considers our irreplaceable pets to be mere objects. But change is coming, says Toni Clarke of Pet Theft Awareness
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A rail treat for our five-year-old ‘driver’
Brief letters: Driving the DLR | Smoky tea | Garment skills | Eton’s messy problem | Cat control
Experience
Experience: I own the world’s oldest living cat
I bought her little stairs to get up on the sofa, but she still jumps everywhere
December 2023
Acrobatic cats, inspired by Salvador Dalí – in pictures
The pet I'll never forget
The pet I’ll never forget: Jessica Fostekew on Conrad the cat, ‘who stares, repulsed, when I have sex’
The pet I'll never forget
Whisker fatigue and mind control: 19 amazing facts every cat-lover needs to know
The pet I'll never forget
The pet I’ll never forget: Jeanette Winterson on Silver, ‘the brightest cat I have ever had’
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Finally, my birthday band has come together
‘What are you getting your cat for Christmas?’ ought to be a silly question. What happened?
Tim Dowling
Quarter of UK pet owners concerned vets might over-treat, survey says
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More energy, less baggage – why I’ve always preferred younger men
Taters the cat stars in Nasa’s first video streamed from deep space
Cats in the Museum review – kids toon in which moggies defend masterpieces from mice
The pet I'll never forget
Celebrity pet I’ll never forget: Fatty, the curry-loving cat who adopted me, by Val McDermid
Cats like to play fetch but on their own terms, owner survey finds
The age of extinction
Killer kitties: cats are eating 2,000 species, including hundreds that are at risk
Gaza diary
Gaza diary part 33: ‘These days I am afraid of checking my phone’
‘Like unscrambling an egg’: scientists alter DNA to save Scottish wildcats
The rural network
NSW animal shelters reduce cat intake due to global vaccine shortage
The pet I'll never forget
The pet I’ll never forget: I’m allergic to cats. But who could resist an abandoned kitten with a missing paw?