Florida: Beautiful Red Tabby Cat Needs New Home

Hello kitty lovers! My name is Garfield. I am a two year-old neutered declawed male tabby cat, who lives in the south of the good ole USA – in the Central Florida area. No matter how hard I try to figure out the reason why my guardian bestowed that moniker on me, I continue …

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Are Cat People Smarter than Dog People?

“Dogs have masters; cats have staff” is a thought provoking phrase with which all cat lovers are familiar. In fact, this phrase is so accurate that it makes me believe that cat people are smarter than those who hang out primarily with dogs. The word “master” is frequently used to describe someone who is …

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“Active Cat” – Inherited, Learned or Stimulated?

Is there such a thing as an active cat breed? Can you group cats into active and inactive? I am not sure that you can. Although cat breed personality descriptions are notoriously variable, vague and imprecise, the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) describes some of its registered breeds as “active” or “energetic”. Some people prefer …

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An Epidemic of Understimulated Cats?

Dr Overall1 says, “I think we’ve got an epidemic of understimulated cats whose intellectual needs aren’t being met”. She believes that not enough people recognise the intelligence in cats. For her, the most important need for a cat is the intellectual one. Temple Grandin in “Animals Make Us Human” writes that “cats are genetically …

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Trim: A Brave, Seafaring Cat

I have just read about Trim, a ship’s cat. A book was written about him by his human companion, Matthew Flinders, who was a navigator, catographer, scientist and the commander of ships including the Investigator, a worn-out ship in which he circumnavigated Australia to map it. Flinders is one of the great figures of …

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