Should drug addicts have pets?
The answer to the question should be nuanced as there are complex issues to deal with. There is no simple answer and there are important factors to consider. On the …
responsible cat ownership
If you wanted to adopt a cat, would you adopt a really mean one to spare his life?
The question in the title is asking whether you would adopt a shelter cat slated for euthanasia because he had been evaluated by shelter staff as aggressive and unadoptable. This …
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Proactivity is the way to deal with feral cats in Australia
Australia’s Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek, recently declared war on feral cats. I thought that Australia had been at war with feral cats for a very long time so this statement …
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Graduates prefer cats to dogs
This research is not current but for a long time I have been reading about cat owners being intelligent, independent-minded people, usually single women. That is the kind of profile …
Time to check our cats’ skin as climate change is blamed for growth in tick diseases
This is an underreported but a serious matter which I think should concern cat owners. The problem is that the ectoparasite, the tick, carries zoonotic diseases which they transfer to …
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How to create a lifelong bond with your cat
There are two ways, as I see it, of creating a lifelong bond with your cat. They refer to a couple of different scenarios. This is not some sort of …
Be a better cat caregiver by being healthier in consuming olive oil and going vegetarian for 6 months
I am currently going through a phase where I am writing about the health of the cat caregiver. It is looking at cat caregiving from the perspective of the cat. …
Infographic on 8 habits that could add 24 years to your life (and improve cat caregiving)
I found the headline compelling. So neat and well packaged. Almost utopian. But it is common sense really as so much of good living is. What’s it got to do …
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