Noah Stryker is a renowned bird watcher. He has written an article for National Geographic in which he asks if we should kill off cats to save birds. What I believe that he is asking is whether we should trap … Continue reading →
The internet reports a study conducted at the universities of Lincoln and Nottingham Trent which concluded that the personalities of domestic cats reflect the personalities of their owner. They used a questionnaire to come to this decision. I think the … Continue reading →
You might have noticed that when a domestic cat is (a) jumping precisely onto a platform of some description or (b) preparing to make their final pounce when attacking, they sometimes sway their heads rhythmically from side to side. This … Continue reading →
This is another study, this time written up on the National Geographic website, which debunks the myth about feral cats having a cataclysmically destructive impact on America’s birds. It is a myth which ornithologists disseminate relentlessly. Clearly feral and outdoor … Continue reading →
This is a trending YouTube video. It shows a domestic cat and dog together in the home. It is entitled ‘A cat thinks long before hitting a dog’. The ‘hitting’ takes the form of a swipe to the back of … Continue reading →
One of the pleasures of our relationship with the domestic cat is their innocence and I use that word in the best possible sense. Unlike people they don’t hold grudges and they don’t play mind games. My cat was a … Continue reading →
Most of us realise that humans are out of step with their domestic cat companions. Domestic cats, although highly adaptable, are crepuscular animals at least. Some are distinctly nocturnal and they are also active in the daytime but I suspect … Continue reading →
She is everything a person could wish for in a domestic cat companion. Just everything. Instant friendliness and she was a stray so could easily have been cautious and held back. She is very tolerant to change. She is adaptable … Continue reading →
This sweet black cat, aptly named Leapfrog, elegantly and athletically leaps over the same area of hard floor at a doorway every time she approaches it. She can’t walk on that area of the floor. Her owners used this peculiarity … Continue reading →
St. Petersburg, Russia: The Daily Mail reports that Ekaterina Kuraeva, 45, adopted a meerkat from Moscow Zoo six years ago because ‘she didn’t feel it was getting the care it needed’. In other words she performed a meekat rescue from … Continue reading →
