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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

Can European wildcats be domesticated?

PoC avatarPosted on September 13, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 13, 2021

The question is a sensible one because all of the world’s half a billion domestic and feral cats originate in a domesticated North African wildcat (Far Eastern wildcat or African-Asian wildcat). It happened about 10,000 years ago. Nowadays there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Wildcat | Tagged african asian wildcat, domestication, early domestication of the cat, european wildcat

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

Serval grooms Savannah Cat x American Curl hybrid (video)

PoC avatarPosted on June 27, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 27, 2021

The video is described as a serval loving a Savannah cat. But in this video, we see a serval grooming what appears to me to be a cross between a Savannah cat and an American Curl. I am referring to … Continue reading →

Posted in Serval | Tagged cat video, domestication, exotic cats, exotic pets, savannah cat, serval, tame | Leave a reply

Are cats completely domesticated?

PoC avatarPosted on May 2, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 2, 2021

Putting aside selectively bred pedigree breeds, which are a tiny minority, most cats choose their own mates and go where they please unless they are neutered and confined to the home. However, although in the West domestic cats are spayed … Continue reading →

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

Do cats have better immune systems than dogs?

PoC avatarPosted on January 14, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 14, 2021

Generally, domestic cats have better immune systems than domestic dogs. I emphasise ‘generally’ because you have to drill down to individual animals (are they purebred or random bred, for instance?). I am referring to purebred dogs and cats and their … Continue reading →

Posted in cat domestication | Tagged cat and dogs compared, cat domestication, cat health, cat history, cats versus dogs, domestication, feline immune system, selective breeding | Leave a reply

Life is too easy for the domestic cat

PoC avatarPosted on October 25, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 25, 2020

It came to me in a flash about two minutes ago. Well, I’ve known about it for years and sometimes cogitated on it. The life of a domestic cat is often too easy. The reason why it is too easy … Continue reading →

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged cat caregiving, cat domestication, domestication, human to cat relationship | 1 Reply

Why do domestic cats still hunt?

PoC avatarPosted on June 19, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 19, 2020

Domestic cats still hunt because it is in their DNA to do so. It is a characteristic which is a genetic inheritance. It is hard wired into their brains and personalities. And it has not been removed by humans controlling … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting | Tagged breeding, cat contract, cat evolution, cat genetics, cat history, cat hunting, cat personality, DNA, domestication, genes, human to cat relationship | Leave a reply

How did the cat become domesticated?

PoC avatarPosted on May 17, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 17, 2020

For a long time, people believed that the first cat was domesticated in ancient Egypt about 3,500 years ago. There are lots of records of domestic cats of that time as we well know. This information is still disseminated on … Continue reading →

Posted in first domestic cat | Tagged african wildcat, cat domestication, cyprus, domestication, early domestication of the cat | Leave a reply

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