The Telegraph reports on information from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home on what is described as a “kitten boom”. It’s disturbing but the Covid-19 pandemic really did mess up the UK in a number of ways including pet ownership. Before … continue reading…
A study (2017) discussed the differences in health and longevity between purebred and random-bred (also known as crossbred) domestic cats. It mentions that purebred dogs have been extensively studied and have wide variation in longevity and common diseases across breeds. … continue reading…
Conclusion: There are around 90 million free-roaming and feral cats in the USA as at 2022 broken down to 30 million free-roaming domestic cats and 60 million feral cats. This number can’t be set in concrete as the raw information … continue reading…
The information comes from a study in which 1,210 cats were assessed. As I understand it, the study looked at lost cats in America and Australia. The summary opens up with the words: “At least 15% of cat owners lose … continue reading…
There is a startling graph on Reddit, which you can see below, which tells us that 18 of the most violent cities in the world in 2021 are located in Mexico and they are streets ahead of the rest. Too … continue reading…
Introduction: this page was first written and published in 2007. It has an archival interest and in updating it, the information can be compared with 2022. The graph below goes from 2011 to the present day. As is clear, there … continue reading…
HUMANE CANADA, the Federation of SPCAs and Humane Societies, has provided us with a very useful chart. It tells us that with respect to cats at their shelters there has been a 45% reduction in euthanasia rates over the period … continue reading…
The percentage of domestic cats (‘client-owned’) with FIV (Feline immunodeficiency virus) various substantially depending on the country and the status of the cats. The variation is surprising to me. The differences may be due to the fact that sometimes domestic … continue reading…
These facts about cats involved in road traffic accidents (RTAs) come from several studies (see base of page). The overall conclusion is one that you’d expect. Many cats are involved in RTAs and 25% die. Young male cats are most … continue reading…
Please complete this poll. It won’t take you more than five seconds! It is half way down the page. I think it will help because the ornithologists like to promote the idea that domestic cats kill billions of birds annually … continue reading…
We simply do not know how many wild cats are left in the world. I’m referring to all the individual wild cats of all species of which there are between 36-38 depending on your point of view. The opening statement … continue reading…
We are in the era of GPS cat and dog trackers. There is no need for a cat or dog to be lost. Relative to the monthly expenses of a typical family either in the UK or USA, the expense … continue reading…
At heart this is really a discussion about cat overpopulation in America and in the UK. Is there a cat overpopulation problem? The simple answer is, yes, because too many cats are killed at shelters because they are unwanted. However, … continue reading…
Here are 77 comparisons of various kinds involving cats (mainly), dogs and people. As there are many pages on this website in which I compare and contrast various facts, cats, dogs and people including numbers and indeed any other fact, … continue reading…
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…
