There is a new domestic cat hazard on the block and it is Nerf darts. Anybody interested in providing high quality cat caregiving needs to be aware of this problem. If you live with a domestic cat companion and have … continue reading…
Individual cats have their own character. This probably overrides their gender-influenced character. The question in the title is hard to answer to precisely for that and other reasons. However, on balance male cats are probably better with kids for the … continue reading…
An interesting video because it shows, in a way, a competition between a female Siamese cat who has given birth to a kitten in someone’s home and a toddler who wants to hold her kitten because she is fascinated with … continue reading…
This is a surprising result but I am referring to one study and it goes without saying that we should be cautious about jumping to firm conclusions from one scientific study. That said, a study published on the Taylor & … continue reading…
There are two major aspects to children interacting with domestic cats which have a bearing upon the safety of the child. The first is whether the child has been trained to interact with a domestic cat properly and the second … continue reading…
These two adorable young people are Skyler, age 10 and Alli, age 7. They live in Colorado and their work in trap-neuter-return (TNR) is ushering in the next generation of feral cat caregiving. I ran across their video and just … continue reading…
Cute no doubt. Super cute – yes. It is a lovely family scene. It sort of proves that humans and cats can enjoy playing the same game. That’s a thought. HERE ARE SOME ARTICLES ON CHILDREN AND CATS (THIS IS … continue reading…
There is yet another report in online news media today about how teenagers can spend nine hours a day engrossed in online social media which can fuel depression and self-consciousness. Both depression and the very fact that teenagers spend such … continue reading…
It is fair to say that in some homes, young children have not been told how to interact with the family cat and as a consequence the cat might have become stressed.
continue reading...The words spoken by the boy are from Thomas Hobbes an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. SOME MORE ON KIDS AND CATS:
continue reading...High school students in class at the Benjamin Banneker Academy at Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York, spotted a black cat stuck on the side barrier of a flyover section of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE). The time and date: Apr … continue reading…
A mother and son in Missouri love animals so much they’re building shelters to help cats and other small animals stay warm. Once the community learned of the project they dropped off enough supplies to complete 30 shelters. Stephanie Lindquist-Johnson … continue reading…
This irritates me. For fun, this stupid boy, egged on by his mates, provokes and torments a community cat who quite naturally becomes aggressive and strikes back. Eventually the boy runs away with the cat in pursuit. It’s all stupid … continue reading…
A large study covering 74 countries by RightPet Pet Ownership found that kids between the ages of 10 and 17 prefer rats as pets over cats and dogs. At the age of 17 their liking for rats waned. In contrast, … continue reading…
This is the true story of the so called mentally disturbed pre-teen boy, Jonathan, who tortured and killed a domestic cat in Clinton, Iowa. The press painted a picture of a mentally ill boy who had never hurt pets before … continue reading…
