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Can cats help with PTSD?

PoC avatarPosted on November 10, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 10, 2020

The question is asking whether domestic cats can help a person get over PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). And the answer is going to be a qualified yes. The reason why I have introduced the word “qualified” into the last sentence … Continue reading →

Posted in Therapy cats | Tagged benefits of animal assisted therapy, cats and dogs, horses, human to cat relationship, PTSD, scientific studies, study, therapy animals, Therapy cat, therapy cats | Leave a reply

Donald Trump brings cats into the presidential election campaign

PoC avatarPosted on October 24, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 24, 2020

Inadvertently and in typical Donald Trump style, he has brought domestic cats into the presidential election campaign. He doesn’t like wind power. He doesn’t like wind turbines for various reasons one of which is that the energy produced by wind … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting birds | Tagged birds, Cat News, cat predation, cat preying on birds, cats killing birds, hunting birds, scientific studies, Trump, wind turbines | 1 Reply

Domestic cats don’t relate to us as if we are different to them

PoC avatarPosted on October 6, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 6, 2020

Although dogs show clear signs that when they interact with people they perceive us as being different to themselves, the same cannot be said about cats because they interact with us as if they are interacting with another cat. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged cat anatomy, human to cat relationship, interacting with your cat, science, scientific studies | Leave a reply

What is the difference between a wild cat and a feral cat?

PoC avatarPosted on May 23, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 23, 2020

The difference between a wild cat and a feral cat is found in their origin and their history both individually and collectively. Taxonomically they are classified differently by the scientists based on their DNA. Feral cats are classified under domestic … Continue reading →

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged cat anatomy, cat taxonomy, DNA, feral cats, human to cat relationship, scientific studies, wild cat species | Leave a reply

Scientific name for the domestic cat: felis catus or felis silvestris catus?

PoC avatarPosted on December 4, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 4, 2019

There is some confusion on the internet as to whether the scientific name for the domestic cat is felis catus or felis silvestris catus. The confusion comes from how scientists have decided to classify the domestic cat within the range … Continue reading →

Posted in taxonomy | Tagged cat taxonomy, felis catus, Felis silvestris, scientific studies | Leave a reply

Japanese study of TNR feral cat colony tells us that cat food is their main food supply

PoC avatarPosted on November 11, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 11, 2019

This study came to the conclusion that TNR volunteers managing a feral cat colony on Tokunoshima Island might cause what the scientists call ‘hyper-predation’ of local native species. What they mean is that the cats are helped by people feeding … Continue reading →

Posted in feeding feral cats | Tagged cat study, feeding feral cats, feral cats, Japan, killing feral cats, scientific studies, study, TNR | Leave a reply

Scientists who claimed that trophy hunting benefits conservation have financial links to hunting bodies

PoC avatarPosted on October 25, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 25, 2019

Scientists are meant to be in the enviable position of receiving respect because they are seen as being intelligent, unbiased and objective. This is not always the case as is highlighted by this story. On the African continent, Western sport … Continue reading →

Posted in sport hunting | Tagged scientific studies, trophy hunting | Leave a reply

Are jaguarundis nocturnal?

PoC avatarPosted on October 16, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 16, 2019

Are jaguarundis nocturnal? No, they are not exclusively nocturnal. Jaguarundis have been recorded moving around and hunting at all times of the day and night (sources: 1, 2 and 3). However, it appears that this strange looking wild cat prefers … Continue reading →

Posted in Jaguarundi | Tagged jaguarundi, scientific studies, small wild cat species, small wild cats | Leave a reply

Ginger Cat on Lawn is Invisible to Dogs

PoC avatarPosted on November 8, 2017 by Michael BroadNovember 8, 2017

As dogs cannot tell the difference between red and green they have great difficulty in detecting a ginger cat on a lawn or against any other green background such as even foliage. This makes red tabbies on lawns invisible to them.

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Posted in orange | Tagged dogs, Ginger cat, red tabby, scientific studies | 1 Reply

Australian Ornithologist Misleads Online News Media On Cat Predation

PoC avatarPosted on October 7, 2017 by Michael BroadOctober 7, 2017

Australian Ornithologist, Prof John Woinarski, is scamming the world’s media with his biased study about cat predation in Australia. It is all over the online new media. Almost every major online newspaper has an article based on Woinarski’s ‘study’. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Ailurophobia | Tagged ornithologists, scientific studies | 6 Replies

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