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How many cats are there in the UK 2020?

PoC avatarPosted on November 30, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 30, 2020

You have to specify the date in order to accurately state the number of cats there are in the UK because the number is climbing. It is ever-changing. The number is climbing because the human population is climbing in the … Continue reading →

Posted in statistics | Tagged cat and dog statistics, cat ownership, cat population, domestic cats, statistics, uk | Leave a reply

Why are cats so lazy?

PoC avatarPosted on June 18, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 18, 2020

When you consider the definition of the word “lazy” it is difficult to come to the conclusion that cats are lazy. I refute it. I’ll refer to both wild a domestic cats. “Lazy” means: unwilling to work or use energy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behavior | Tagged cat behavior, domestic cats, human to cat relationship, wild cat species | Leave a reply

What would happen if there were no cats?

PoC avatarPosted on June 17, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 17, 2020

You have to differentiate between (1) wild cats and (2) domestic, stray and feral cats. I will deal with (2) first. Domestic, stray and feral cats I’d predict that if there were no cats whatsoever the change in the world … Continue reading →

Posted in animal welfare and nature | Tagged diet, domestic cats, feral cats, stray cats, wild cat species | Leave a reply

When do domestic cats become sexually active?

PoC avatarPosted on May 28, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 28, 2020

Domestic cats become sexually active when they are nearly 12-months-of-age. However, it varies. For males the youngest sexually mature age is, unusually, six months. Some are sexually mature at 8 months but typically it is between 11-12 months. It may … Continue reading →

Posted in weaning | Tagged cat environment, cat pregnancy, domestic cats, pregnancy, sexually mature, weaning kittens, wild cat species | Leave a reply

Can domestic cats survive in the wild?

PoC avatarPosted on June 13, 2017 by Michael BroadJune 13, 2017

A little story may help to answer the question in the title. My mother owned a ginger cat. At about three years of age he left his home and went to live on the golf course opposite. Despite my mother’s … Continue reading →

Posted in character | Tagged cat domestication, domestic cats, feral cats, semi-feral, survival | 8 Replies

Telling the difference between feral and domestic cats in a trap

PoC avatarPosted on July 10, 2014 by Michael BroadAugust 9, 2018

Aberdeen in South Dakota, USA have an animal shelter. A resident in Aberdeen enquired about their procedures on trapping cats. Her enquiry was prompted by concerns over welfare. The lady, Talese Aucoin, had seen a photograph of a cat in … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Rescue, Cat shelters | Tagged animal shelters usa, cat behavior, cat euthanasia, domestic cats, euthanasia of feral cats, trapping cats | 7 Replies

Have You Seen a Feral Cat Lately?

PoC avatarPosted on October 25, 2012 by Michael BroadOctober 25, 2012

We are getting mixed up between community cats, stray cats, time share cats and feral cats. The people who compile the statistics are bundling together community cats and feral cats. The two are very different but it is probably impossible … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behavior, Feral Cats, Human to cat relationship | Tagged Community Cats, domestic cats, feral cat | 5 Replies

Domestic Cats

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadNovember 9, 2014

Introduction History Description DistributionBehavior Social Organisation Reproduction and Development Socialisation Introduction On this page I look at domestic cats from a different perspective, not as a breed of purebred cat or as a random bred cat but as a domesticated … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat History | Tagged cats, domestic cat, domestic cats | 2 Replies

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