The big flaw that is never admitted in keeping cats indoors full-time

Enriched home for indoor cats

NEWS AND COMMENT-AUSTRALIA: The Australian authorities have been disseminating negative propaganda about feral and domestic cats for years. The objective of local, state and federal legislation is to kill all the feral cats on the Australian continent and keep all domestic cats inside full-time. This is Australia’s Utopia from the point of view of …

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Is it viable to have a full-time indoor cat while you work full-time away from home?

Cat home alone

Although the answer depends on the situation, in general, and under normal circumstances, I don’t think it is genuinely viable to keep a domestic cat confined to your home full-time why you work away from the home full-time. For me, this is a recipe for your cat to become stressed and develop health problems …

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Ginger tabby cat rests on human companion’s shoulders while he rides a motorbike at 30 miles an hour

Ginger tabby cat rides on his companion's shoulders while riding motorcycle at 30 mph

The caption for the video is that “a clingy cat sleeps on owner’s back while riding motorbike” but I swear to God that this cat is not sleeping but he’s clinging, he is definitely clinging! That said, it is absolutely clear that this ginger tabby cat is relaxed and confident notwithstanding the fact that …

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I am in a codependent relationship with my cat

What sort of relationship do you have with your cat?

I have decided that I am in a codependent relationship with my cat and I like it. It feels completely right to me but what does it mean? I’ve made the assessment based upon a University of Lincoln study which analysed the various relationships that people have with their domestic cat companions. They formulated …

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Navigating the barriers of being a pet owner in rented accommodation post coronavirus

Cat owning public in rented accomodation face difficulties in the UK

In the UK, and there are similar issues in the USA, there are complexities and barriers in trying to be a pet owner in rented accommodation. In the UK, this has been compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. There will be many evictions when the election ban ends in England due to rent arrears. Some …

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Cats are aloof, self-centred and treacherous. Discuss.

Aloof self-centered cat?

The basic conclusion, fair or otherwise, of a recent study is that unlike dogs cats will not side with their owners against the “enemy”. Dogs shun people who behave negatively towards their owner whereas cats don’t. Perhaps the more scientific conclusion, to use the language of the study, is that domestic cats don’t ‘evualate’ …

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