A Michael Broad Blog
A stated this is personal but I expect something similar from any decent cat caregiver. There has to be some cons if we are realistic. For me, right now, the biggest con is that I feel anchored. Stuck and unable to travel freely because my cat is bonded to me; I am imprinted on …
The city of Nairobi, Kenya, is debating a new piece of legislation (a bill) called “The Nairobi City County Animal Control and Welfare Bill”. If it came into force, it would require cat owners in Nairobi to purchase an annual licence at a cost of 200 Kenyan shillings ($1.50 or £1.20 p). To obtain …
It is Will Atherton who coins the phrase ‘Leadership is Love’ on his TikTok channel. He is a dog trainer and behaviourist. He correctly says that the most dangerous dog is not a specific breed but the dog without an effective leader and one that is not trained. This undermines (correctly) the concept that …
![Arturito, a stray cat from outside the cemetery, visits daily to benefit from Pisani’s feedings [Maria Amasanti/Al Jazeera]](https://pictures-of-cats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Arturito-a-stray-cat-from-outside-the-cemetery-visits-daily-to-benefit-from-Pisanis-feedings-360x241.webp)
All over the world there are community cats. Often the general feeling is that they live reasonable lives. These are cats that don’t have owners, a specific caregiver. They are rather loosely cared for by people living in the community; shop owners, perhaps workers and passers-by and residents. They might be attached to a …
The answer to the question in the title is in the infographic. It is that predation behaviour is, as expected, inherited but it needs to be polished up with some training from their mother and a kitten’s keen observational skills and ability to learn from watching. It is how they learn to open doors …
A female cat owner did not invite a ‘friend’ (let’s say acquaintance), Rose, to her dinner party because she knew that Rose did not eat at homes where there were domestic cats. Simple, and many would argue sensible not to invite her. In fact, to invite Rose would have been perverse. Nothing to discuss …
What happens when cats stop going outside? There is a strong trend towards full-time indoor cats. It is understandable but the thinking behind it has not encompassed all the ramifications for domestic cat health. Here is another: the production of serotonin and control of circadian rhythms. I have mentioned boredom and obesity due to …
This well-discussed topic lends itself very much to an infographic as the reasoning is very straightforward. It is a logical process which can be explained in a few words which is exactly what I have done in the infographic. There’s really almost nothing more to say except this: Individual cats have preferences when it …
