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Tilda Swinton cat

Tilda Swinton cat lookalike

PoC avatarPosted on November 18, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 18, 2021

Words are superfluous I feel. This is another example of anthropomorphizing the domestic cat. There is quite a lot of it on the internet and some more examples at the base of the page. This is a nice example. Cleverly … continue reading…

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Cat food ad

Creeping humanisation of domestic pets happened years ago

PoC avatarPosted on November 2, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 3, 2021

In today’s column (which I am yet to read), Giles Coren has mentioned that Saturday’s The Times newspaper reported on a creeping humanisation of the domestic cat. This has been driven by 3.2 million households in the UK acquiring a … continue reading…

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Why do we anthropomorphise our pets?

Is it a bad thing to anthropomorphise your domestic cat?

PoC avatarPosted on April 23, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 23, 2021

I have consistently said that cat guardians should respect their cat companion as a feline but treat them as a member of the human family. I think that is the right combination but it does lend itself towards anthropomorphising your … continue reading…

Posted in anthropomorphising the cat | Tagged anthropomorphising the cat, baby-like, cat breeding, cat health issues, cute kittens, human to cat relationship, Scottish Fold cat, selective breeding | Leave a reply

Picture of a woman suffering from an acute case of feline anthropomorphism

PoC avatarPosted on January 31, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 31, 2021

This is a picture of a young woman who appears to be suffering from an acute case of feline anthropomorphism. Did I spell that correctly?! I am kidding or I hope I am. Dressing cats as babies is treating cats … continue reading…

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Fishmonger cat

Why do people put clothes on cats?

PoC avatarPosted on September 1, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 1, 2020

There are two main reasons why people put clothes on cats. The first reason is functional. You can buy “clothes” which calm your cat, for example. This is the Thundershirt. You can buy a jacket for your cat which stops … continue reading…

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Worried stray cat in China

Cat has a permanently worried look

PoC avatarPosted on July 5, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 5, 2020

If this cat was a human you would say that they had a “furrowed brow”. A face of worry and anxiety. Whereas a person would be genuinely worried and anxious, for this cat the appearance is due to his or … continue reading…

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Young cat cuddles plush toy in bed

Young cat behaves like a toddler cuddling his plush toy to go to sleep

PoC avatarPosted on December 4, 2018 by Michael BroadDecember 4, 2018

This is anthropomorphising the domestic cat. It’s cute but….

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Why do we anthropomorphize our pets?

PoC avatarPosted on April 30, 2017 by Michael BroadApril 30, 2017

I’ll focus on cats. To quote P.L. Bernstein (The Welfare of Cats) some scientists (see below) have suggested that anthropomorphism “may have evolved to enable humans to recognise animals as ‘alternative sources of social support’”. The main reason for being … continue reading…

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Cats as kids

About Anthropomorphizing Cats

PoC avatarPosted on October 11, 2016 by Michael BroadOctober 11, 2016

Here are three points about anthropomorphising cats. Anthropomorphism is the “attribution of human mental states (thoughts, feeling, motivations and beliefs) to nonhuman animals”. Let’s say, though, that cats have emotions and therefore I’d argue they have feelings too. So some … continue reading…

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Cat meal at five star cat hotel

Humanizing Cats: Five-Star Pet Hotels with Spa Days!

PoC avatarPosted on November 22, 2015 by Michael BroadNovember 22, 2015

If you are so minded and if you really want the ultimate reassurances that your cat is being treated and cared for in a way that you can’t even manage yourself, you can forget about boarding catteries and instead select … continue reading…

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Worried stray cat in China

Anthropomorphising The Domestic Cat

PoC avatarPosted on July 16, 2014 by Michael BroadJuly 5, 2020

Do we, inadvertently, nearly always anthropomorphise the domestic cat?  I believe that we have difficulty with dissociating the cat as a family member from human family members.  I believe that all too often without realising it people judge cat behaviour … continue reading…

Posted in anthropomorphising the cat, Human to cat relationship | Tagged anthropomorphising the cat, behavior of cats, cat abandonment, cat beahavior, human behavior, human to cat relationship | 12 Replies
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