Cat welfare
It is good to know that the Scottish Government have launched an all important "Consultation on the Draft Cat Welfare Code of Practice".
No, seriously, this is important stuff.
I do look forward to this appearing on the Comhairle Agendas, as it will have to do, so that the Councillors can consider this in detail and ensure that they are aware of such important matters, such as....
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There are 37 (yes, count them!) pages of this magnificent waste of time and paper. Complemented only by the 42 pages of Consultation on the draft dog welfare code of practice, which has a different but overlapping set of consultees and will be the next item on the Committee agenda. As for the Consultation on draft goldfish welfare code of practice....
You really cannot make it up.
No, seriously, this is important stuff.
I do look forward to this appearing on the Comhairle Agendas, as it will have to do, so that the Councillors can consider this in detail and ensure that they are aware of such important matters, such as....
- Your cat should have plenty of things to stimulate it mentally
- You may wish to consider whether it would be safer to keep cats indoors at night, when outdoor risks to their health and welfare could be greater. However, cats can be active at night and restricting them in this way may cause them stress.
- Your cat should not be too fat or too thin
- You should make sure that your cat eats regularly and has fresh water available at all times
- Your cat should have somewhere suitable to toilet
There are 37 (yes, count them!) pages of this magnificent waste of time and paper. Complemented only by the 42 pages of Consultation on the draft dog welfare code of practice, which has a different but overlapping set of consultees and will be the next item on the Committee agenda. As for the Consultation on draft goldfish welfare code of practice....
You really cannot make it up.
5 comments:
Don't knock this too much Angus, there are some politicians out there who take this subject very seriously. They can sometimes feel quite Korky, and dress up in pink leotards crawling about on their knees looking for feet to kiss. They even grow their own whiskers as well!
remember the country cats- insist that this is translated into Gaelic (Lewis), gaelic (Harris), gaelic (Southern Isles), gaelic (rest of the civilised world) and Urdu, and throw in Welsh for any visitors
I never realised I was so cruel to my cats. They never get pampered in the way recommended.
Doh! You've misread it - it's "councillor", not "cat". See:
Your councillor should have plenty of things to stimulate it mentally.
Tick. Planning applications for huge quarries. Planning applications for huge windfarms.
You may wish to consider whether it would be safer to keep councillors indoors at night, when outdoor risks to their health and welfare could be greater.
Tick. Yes, let outdoors he may wander off to the "All you can eat" evening buffet at the local cafe. Unwise.
However, councillors can be active at night and restricting them in this way may cause them stress.
Tick. If my councillor misses a community council meeting, and the opportunity to warble on for several hours to a captive audience, he gets very twitchy.
Your cat should not be too fat or too thin.
Cross. Oh dear.
You should make sure that your cat eats regularly
Tick. Very obviously okay in that department.
...and has fresh water available at all times.
Tick. Water of life; very obviously again.
Your cat should have somewhere suitable to toilet.
Tick. I think he muttered about a desire to defecate over our MSP on a regular basis (though he used different wording), so I think that's sorted.
Ah, I see you too have had the traumatic experience of arriving at the "all you can eat" buffet unfortunately shortly after Councillor Archie Campbell has ripped through it, like a tornado tearing through a Tennessee trailer park. You do have to admire how much the guy can pack away.
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