What affects us affects cats
by Michael (London) Reproduced under creative commons copyright Sean Dreilinger Domestic cat hunting is rarely on my cat’s agenda. This is for three reasons. First she is overweight. Second she is old. Third there’s not much to hunt around here. In the sterilized world of clean suburban living the rodent population is reduced. When …
by Michael Photo copyright Stockxpert Some time ago I wrote a short article on the subject of false or unsubstantiated statements made by individuals who claimed that the domestic cat and feral cat were decimating the birds of Great Britain (or any other countries for that matter). There is a large group of people …
by Michael (London, UK) My personal thought is that domestication changes the domestic cat over time. It is a gradual process and other factors such as a cat being full-time indoors and selective breeding compound the process. The kind of changes I am thinking about are a reduction in problem solving abilities (intelligence essentially). …
This is quite a difficult subject; how domestic cats affect the population sizes of wildlife. We know that domestic cats that are allowed outside can and sometimes do attack and catch small animals. These are mammals and birds usually. A lot of people who don’t like cats tend to produce data that more or …
by Fabiola (Germany) I find the first picture very disturbing. My family has 2 cats and I actually love all animals. I also have 2 cockatiels and I know for a fact it is a very stressing situation for a cockatiel to be watched like that by a predator. It is not right. If …
By Furby the Feral Mind control – the sweet look works – the other doesn’t Hi everybody! It’s Furby again! Me and mama are having a major difference of opinion. She told me I’m as stubborn as a teenager. Is that bad? Anyway, I’m going to be a nice kitty and let mama go …
by Elisa Black (USA) Fluffy and Peeper – Photo by Joyce Sammons I’d like to begin this story in an unorthodox manner and tell you about 2 white mice. They were my pets and shared a cage, water bottle and feed tray. Each morning I would put food in the tray and one of …
by Michael (London, UK) Look, to be honest, I just don’t get this idea of keeping cats off counters. But, I respect the views of others so I would really like to understand why people like Laurel Wilson (Fairfield, USA) uses some fancy if not irritating methods to keep cats off counters. She strings …
