A Michael Broad Blog
Well, here is another infographic by me on an important topic: interspecies friendships. Because we tend to anthropomorphise our cats and dogs, we sometimes forget that we are in an interspecies friendship; an incredibly successful one but with some dire failures, sadly, due to human error. We can do better. When we look at …
Interspecies friendships are one of my favorite topics. Here we have a sweet-looking young donkey and a cute farm cat snuggling up to each other. There is a nice, close friendship going on here. For me, interspecies friendships show advanced emotional abilities. The most common interspecies frienships are between humans and cats and humans …
Many people are surprised when they see a cat in a close relationship with another animal; in this case a llama. It does look unusual. Yet it should not look unusual and it is to be expected, really, if we remind ourselves that something as profound and as universal as the domestication of the …
Please watch this to the end. There are some amazing interactions between cat and owl. They have both modified their behavior somewhat to interact so well and intimately: the owl walking a lot and the cat jumping up and climbing trees to get to his owl buddy. Post by Fundacja Międzynarodowy Ruch Na Rzecz …
I have just had a discussion with ChatGPT about the topic stated in the title. It was interesting. Here it is. Altruism is the guiding principle in cat caregiving? Altruism is indeed a crucial principle in cat caregiving. Caring for cats—whether as a pet owner, rescuer, or community caretaker—often requires selflessness, patience, and compassion. …
Our bonding with the domestic cat is the result of a remarkable interspecies human-to-cat relationship. We can’t expect the cat to express their appreciation for our loving caregiving in our way. They show it differently; indirectly in ten ways as illustrated in the infographic below. It is nice to remind ourselves that this is …
It’s important in terms of high standards of cat caregiving to be in a proper relationship with your cat rather than believing that you own them. An attitude which allows a person to feel that they own their cat is not likely to lead to a relationship which promotes cat welfare in the best …
Some people in the know think that owls are ‘cats of the air’ because they have similar behavioural and anatomical characteristics. In the video we see an owl behaving just like a cat because they want to share the computer with their human caregiver. This is highly reminiscent of a domestic cat and I …
