A Michael Broad Blog
If you asked a hundred, knowledgeable animal and cat loving people whether it is cruel to keep a cat in one standard room I would expect at least 90% of them to say that it is cruel. It does however depend upon the environment created and the size of the room. However, this is …
Answer: 3.46 acres! A 15 cat study in Alice Springs, Australia, conducted by Alice Springs Town Council, found that the “core home range area of the domestic cat was 1.4 hectors on average”. This is 3.46 acres. That is how much space an average house cat needs if we make the presumption that Australian …
Domestic cats don’t understand the reason for doors and dislike them. They are a human invention and in the cat world they would not and should not exist. Domestic cats also do not distinguish between indoors and outdoors. Domestic cats obviously recognise the difference in the landscape between indoors and outdoors but the concept …
If your cat is an indoor/outdoor cat, do want to know how far your cat roams from your home? The recent BBC television documentary on the domestic cat tells us clearly what cats do when let loose. Do you know how far your cat roams and where he or she goes? The program tells …
By Elisa Black-Taylor A West Palm Beach, Florida cat has walked 197 miles to get home demonstrating a fantastic homing instinct. This is one of those stories I can never get enough of. It shows the love of a lost cat and its desire to be reunited with her family. Four year old Holly, …
A cat marking territory is inherent to its character. There are two things to refer to, (a) home range and territory and (b) the methods that allow the cat to communicate to others that an area is its territory. Home Range & Territory A cat’s home range is referred to as “the area that …
