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Mars State of Pet Homelessness Index – measuring success and failure in pet domestication

PoC avatarPosted on June 10, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 10, 2022

Mars Petcare have created a useful and interesting index which pulls together information about homeless cats and dogs in 9 countries. They used more than 200 global and local sources. They researched attitudes towards cat and dog ownership. Germany comes … Continue reading →

Posted in cat caretaking mistakes | Tagged cat caregiving, cat domestication, cat ownership, dog domestication, dog ownership, domestication, pet owners, stray cats, stray dogs | 2 Replies

Test that your cat is fully domesticated when interacting with you

PoC avatarPosted on June 2, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 2, 2022

Introduction: this test requires that the cat’s owner has never used their hand as a toy for their cat. If that has happened, their cat will instinctively want to attack it. I am referring to a test to assess cat … Continue reading →

Posted in socialisation | Tagged cat domestication, cat socialisation, domestication, human to cat relationship | Leave a reply

Sad “Big Red” a special ginger tabby feral cat who decided to be domesticated

PoC avatarPosted on February 3, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 3, 2022

Big Red is a special ginger tabby feral cat, found in St George, Utah, USA, and rescued; and once rescued he decided to be domesticated and feel the warmth, both physical and emotional, of having a human caregiver look after … Continue reading →

Posted in socialisation | Tagged cat domestication, domesticating feral cat, feral cat, feral cat caretaker, feral cat rescue, feral cat welfare, ginger cats, humane society, red tabby cat, sad cat | Leave a reply

Place where farmers first domesticated the cat is now desert and there are no farmers

PoC avatarPosted on November 10, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 10, 2021

It is sad and telling of modern life that the famous place where the first wildcats were domesticated by farmers, the Fertile Crescent, which encompasses Syria and the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, is now a place where there are no … Continue reading →

Posted in cat domestication | Tagged cat domestication, cat history, climate change, feral cats, fertile crescent, global warming, history, unowned cats | Leave a reply

Time of domestication of cats compared to other animals

PoC avatarPosted on August 19, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 19, 2021

Fiona Sunquist in her book Wild Cats of the World tells me that the first animal to be domesticated was the grey wolf now the domestic dog and that Felis sylvestris a.k.a. the wildcat was “almost the last species to … Continue reading →

Posted in cat domestication | Tagged cat domestication, cat history, domestication | Leave a reply

Chinese mountain cat is a subspecies and is not the ancestor of domestic cats in China

PoC avatarPosted on July 22, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 22, 2021

I am picking up on a study that I have written about before which genetically analysed the Chinese mountain cat to confirm (1) that it is a subspecies of wildcat and not species in its own right and (2) that … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese mountain cat | Tagged african asian wildcat, cat domestication, cat study, cat taxonomy, Chinese Alpine Steppe Cat, Chinese mountain cat, science, study | Leave a reply

Why are domestic cats an invasive species?

PoC avatarPosted on July 20, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 20, 2021

Domestic cats are not an invasive species in every country. Domestic cats are native to certain countries and in those countries they are not an invasive species. A species of animal is only “invasive” if they are not native or … Continue reading →

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Chinese mountain cat is hybridized and was not domesticated

PoC avatarPosted on June 24, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2021

Recent research tells us two things about the Chinese mountain cat aka Chinese desert cat: they are hybridized and they were not involved in the cat domestication process. Hybridization Hybridization is sometimes referred to as ‘genetic admixture’. Over many years … Continue reading →

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Sentience is central to cat welfare

PoC avatarPosted on May 18, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 18, 2021

I’m going to refer to cats more than other animals but of course sentence applies to any animal. What is sentience? It is the ability to feel and experience emotions, both positive and negative. Cats and other animals can experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal cruelty, Animal laws, animal welfare, cat cruelty, Cat Declawing, cat domestication, cat fur trade, Cat News, cat welfare, feral cat welfare, human to cat relationship, uk legislation | 3 Replies

Why are domestic cats scared of cucumbers?

PoC avatarPosted on May 12, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 12, 2021

Although this precise question has been asked and answered many times, I will throw my hat into the ring, briefly. There are two reasons why cats are scared of cucumbers, (1) they are hardwired to avoid snakes as they’ve inherited … Continue reading →

Posted in fear | Tagged african asian wildcat, cat behavior, cat behavior explained, cat domestication, cat emotions, cat evolution, cat fear, dangers to cats, evolution, fearful, Natural Instincts, snakes | Leave a reply

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