A recent study from Washington State University found “that students who exhibit the big five emotionality trait[s] are especially interested in cat visitations” according to MEDICAL NEWS TODAY. The Big five personality traits are openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism”. … continue reading…
The question is asking whether domestic cats can help a person get over PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). And the answer is going to be a qualified yes. The reason why I have introduced the word “qualified” into the last sentence … continue reading…
A teenage girl who lived with foster parents moved in with her real parents in 2019. Before the move she adopted a kitten. Her parents agreed that it would calm her down. She bonded with the kitten and the relationship … continue reading…
The question in the title was prompted because of a story currently in the online news media (San Francisco Chronicle) about a program at Laramie County jail in which domestic cats are being introduced into the jail to help rehabilitate … continue reading…
“The National Cat Awards is a wonderful celebration of everything we love about cats. In particular it shines a spotlight on the incredible bond that can exist between pets and owners.” – Calum Macrae, Regional Director UK & Ireland at … continue reading…
Donny is his name. He is a grey-and-white tabby described as ‘the most charming cat in the world’ by North Shore Animal League America. What’s remarkable is that he is a certified therapy cat. He is a cat giving his … continue reading…
The Cats Protection’s Christmas promotion of 2018 in the form of an animated video was inspired by Evie and Genie. Genie, a cancer-nursing cat was named Cat of the Year 2017 by Cats Protection. Genie is a tuxedo, rescue cat. … continue reading…
Meghan Mahoney is a comic artist who has over 20,000 Instagram followers so she’s popular. It takes quite a lot of effort, talent and skill to achieve that many followers and her artwork is good. It is very subtly comic … continue reading…
This is another great example of how a domestic cat can brighten up the lives of people in the workplace. In this case it happens to be St Mary’s University. As often happens Carlton has become an international celebrity. Staff … continue reading…
Dawn Douglas, a 66-year-old woman with dementia living at a care home, has had her therapy cat taken from her and in her cat’s place she has been given a robotic stuffed animal. She is devastated. “I want my cat … continue reading…
This is very nice. The dynamics of being at an airport change instantly when you have a therapy cat padding around waiting to meet and greet and be stroked and admired. The background anxiety falls away temporarily. Is there anyone … continue reading…
The Royal College of Nursing is running a trial on selected wards in hospitals to investigate the benefits of “one-to-one animal therapy” for patients. There are numerous articles on this website about the benefits of cats and dogs to a … continue reading…
John Hinckley Jr has been held at a psychiatric hospital for over 30 years as a result of his attempted assassination of the then president Ronald Reagan and the shooting of three others outside the Washington Hilton hotel in 1981. … continue reading…
I think we know that animals are wonderful at helping young people with mental conditions, particularly, I believe, autism which is a condition whereby a child has great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people. In this instance … continue reading…
Why are hospice cats effective and beneficial? Why aren’t there more of them? Hospice management are perhaps a little reluctant to consider adopting a cat in case some patients or staff complain but when they do take the plunge it … continue reading…
