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When domestic cats kill insects are they causing pain to their prey?

PoC avatarPosted on December 7, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 7, 2021

A reliable source, Nathan Winograd, tells me that cockroaches can physically suffer. They have a central nervous system i.e. a brain and nerves, and a peripheral nervous system which connects the brain and the spinal cord to the rest of … Continue reading →

Posted in insects | Tagged cat hunting, domestic cat hunting, human to cat relationship, insects, pain | Leave a reply

Britons accept domestic cat hunting but some don’t like it

PoC avatarPosted on June 21, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 21, 2021

By and large, Britons accept the fact that their domestic cat hunts and kills prey but there is a percentage who don’t like it because, for example, they see it as unnecessary and cruel. But others see it as an … Continue reading →

Posted in ownership | Tagged cat collars, cat hunting, cat ownership, conservation, domestic cat hunting, domestic cat predation, indoor vs outdoor cat, responsible cat ownership | Leave a reply

Polyphasic sleep in domestic cats

PoC avatarPosted on March 1, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 1, 2021

Domestic cats are polyphasic sleepers. Humans normally engage in monophasic sleep – sleeping once at night for about 8 hours. Sometimes humans sleep in 2 periods over the course of 24 hours: once at night and once at siesta. This … Continue reading →

Posted in sleep | Tagged cat anatomy, cat behavior, cat brain, cat crepuscular activity, cat sleep, cat sleeping, domestic cat hunting | Leave a reply

Do domestic cats prefer light or dark?

PoC avatarPosted on May 6, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 6, 2020

The question is asking whether domestic cats prefer the amount of light encountered in daytime or at night. There is no doubt that the question has been asked because it is a well-known fact that domestic cats have retinas containing … Continue reading →

Posted in eyes | Tagged cat behavior, cat behavior explained, cat behaviour, cat crepuscular activity, cat eyes, cat eyesight, cat nightly routine?, domestic cat hunting | Leave a reply

Cat runs around at night

PoC avatarPosted on April 16, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 17, 2020

People are looking for ideas when they type into a Google search bar ‘cat runs around at night’. They’re really asking what can I do to get some sleep because my cat is too active at night which keeps me … Continue reading →

Posted in predatory behaviour | Tagged Bad Cat Behavior, cat behavior, cat behavior explained, cat calling out at night, cat crepuscular activity, cat nightly routine?, domestic cat behavior, domestic cat hunting | Leave a reply

How do cats hunt mice?

PoC avatarPosted on March 8, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 8, 2020

The question implicitly refers to domestic cats. Cat guardians probably know the answer through their experience of seeing their cats bring mice into their home and release them. If alive and able mice sometimes run under furniture such as sideboards. … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting | Tagged cat behavior, cat catching mice, cat hunting, domestic cat hunting, mouse, Mouser Cat | Leave a reply

Do domestic cats kill squirrels?

PoC avatarPosted on November 12, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 30, 2020

Do domestic cats kill squirrels? Yes, they do but the percentage of house cats who are successful squirrel hunters is probably quite low despite the impression the pictures on this page provide. Depending on the individual cat, those allowed outside … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting | Tagged cat behavior, cat hunting, cat predation, cat prey, cat prey items, domestic cat hunting | Leave a reply

Cute video of kitten wrestling with large fish

PoC avatarPosted on September 15, 2018 by Michael BroadSeptember 15, 2018

The short video shows the amazing desire in domestic cats to capture prey. It is utterly instinctive even if impractical! There is no chance he’ll succeed but that does not stop him trying and trying. Great attitude. I love the … Continue reading →

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The Cat Wars are as intractable as the Syrian conflict and it is time for pro-cat and pro-wildlife groups to work together

PoC avatarPosted on September 21, 2016 by Michael BroadSeptember 21, 2016

You have heard the message of Cat Wars, a new book by the ornithologist Peter Marra writing in conjunction with Chris Santella. Dr Marra is the director of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Centre in Washington. He said: “There has never … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting birds | Tagged books about cats, cat hunting, cat predation, domestic cat hunting, domestic cat predation, hunting birds, scientific studies, study

Why Are Some Cats Kleptomaniacs?

PoC avatarPosted on September 16, 2015 by Michael BroadSeptember 16, 2015

Every so often we see a cat news story about a “kleptomaniac cat”. There is one doing the rounds at the moment. It concerns a policeman’s cat, ironically, who has been dubbed a cat burglar. Tigger “steals” everything and anything … Continue reading →

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