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Domestic cats might make a beeline for cat-phobic people because they are more passive than those who want interact with the cat but are strangers

Why are cats perversely attracted to people who dislike them?

Some people think that domestic cats, rather perversely, are attracted to people who don’t like them. And if this is true at least to some extent, it deserves an explanation. And the reason is probably fairly straightforward namely that in a room of people where one or two dislike cats and into which a cat …

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Rudyard Kipling and his famous book 'The Cat that Walked by Himself'

Did Rudyard Kipling love cats and live with them?

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a famous English novelist, poet and artist. For cat lovers (and even non-cat lovers) his best-known book is ‘The Cat That Walked by Himself’. The illustrations are memorable and remarkably by him. A talented man. Dr Desmond Morris, in his book Cat World describes Kipling as a cat lover (ailurophile). He …

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Ai Weiwei with 2 of his 3 cats. These 2 are Shadow a black cat and Yellow the ginger tabby and white. The 3rd is Half

Brilliant, compassionate Ai Weiwei loves cats and finds them more interesting than humans

If you are a cat lover this article should both interest and please you in equal measure. Please don’t skim it and please read to the end as the last bit is the best ?✔️?. Ai Weiwei is a very famous contemporary artist and an activist. He was and is openly critical of the Chinese …

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Cat loves woman and it is reciprocated

Do domestic cats prefer to interact with women or men?

In general, domestic cats prefer to interact with women but this is not a black-and-white issue and the differences are not enormous between how domestic cats interact between men and women. However, my research based upon studies and employing general knowledge, the indication is that cats have a positive bias towards women. I will try …

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Cats like bathrooms when occupied and used

6 pictures of cats fascinated with the bathroom in use and 6 reasons why

Although not all domestic cats are fascinated with human bathrooms in use, there is a tendency that they will be for the reason stated below. It all depends upon the individual cat because each one has their own character as all well-informed cat caregivers know. Cats are inquisitive. When they hear the sound of splashing …

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