It’s National Cat Day in the US so what can I do about it?

Cat ownership

National Cat Day was started to highlight cats at cat rescue shelters and to celebrate the domestic cat companion. Therefore, this day, which takes place on October 29 annually in the US, should be for people who do not live with a cat and those who do. For people who are thinking about adopting …

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A link between women’s love of cats and their concern for fairness and compassion?

Woman cuddles a cat

There’s a huge study out at the moment from the University of Southern California concerning a third of a million people in 67 countries. Although it is obviously wrong to generalise, the scientists found that women say that they are more concerned about the virtues of fairness, compassion and moral purity than men. And …

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Are packing peanuts safe for cats?

Bio-peanuts are non-toxic to cats

It is difficult to provide a straightforward answer to the question in the title. However, things have changed with respect to “packing peanuts”. These are Styrofoam packing materials. Traditionally they were made of polystyrene which is made from petroleum-based substances. However, my research tells me that since the early 1990s starch-based packing peanuts have …

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Workers won’t return to the office which is good for their pets and bad for the economy

Working from home

In the UK, there is an advert in the London Underground system. It advertises a disinfectant manufactured by Dettol. The advert encourages white-collar office workers to go back to the office because of the advantages. It promotes the pleasures of the average working day in the office which includes banter with your colleagues at …

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