Insights into cat breed differences regarding social and non-social behaviour
This article provides insights into cat breed social and non-social behaviour based on a questionnaire survey of the owners of over 5,000 purebred cats.
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Animal care workers at animal shelters need support to deal with grief due to their losses
“The loss of such a sacred relationship can be devastating. Owners of companion animals facing the loss of a companion animal often experience numbness, disbelief, ruminations about the death experience….” Working as an animal care worker (ACW), specifically an animal … Continue reading →
5500 km dingo fence proves that dingoes keep down feral cats and more
There’s a 5,500 km dingo fence between Queensland and Western Australia. On one side dingoes have been culled to the point where they hardly exist in order to protect livestock. On the other side dingoes live as they live elsewhere … Continue reading →
Domestic cats can discriminate their own name from other words
Domestic cats can tell the difference between different sounds and if one of those sounds is the sound of their name the domestic cat will distinguish it from other sounds thereby recognising her name. This a major finding in a … Continue reading →
Why owners spend more on their dogs than cats: they want to be masters not servants
The old adage: dogs are servants to humans and humans are servants to cats explains why people spend more on dogs than cats. This is an interesting article on the theconversation.com website which helps explain why the veterinary bills for … Continue reading →
Sport hunting of African lions has weakened them by restricting their genetic diversity
A study lead by a conservation biologist at the Zoological Society of London, Simon Dures, has produced compelling but not conclusive evidence that sport hunting of African lions has made them physically less strong than they were 100 years ago … Continue reading →
Amish and Hutterite study tells us that cats and dogs help protect people against allergens
The study which looked at the prevalence of allergy among two American communities, the Amish and the Hutterite, tells us that keeping cats and dogs, including indoors, helps to protect schoolchildren from allergens including those causing asthma. The Amish are … Continue reading →
Feral Cats Are Healthier and Live Longer Than Thought
An extensive study published on September 13, 2013 on Plos One regarding the feral and stray cats of greater Chicago indicated to the researchers that feral cats are healthier and survive for longer than they had thought. The study came … Continue reading →
How much does letting domestic cats go outside affect wildlife conservation?
There are many cat owners, some of whom are my online friends, who strongly support keeping cats inside all the time. This article is not a criticism of them because I understand the motivation to keep cats inside. It is … Continue reading →
Cats are main controllers of harmony in the dog-cat relationship
In households were a dog lives with a cat, owners should pay more attention to the cat’s behaviour as it seems that cats are more important in ensuring that the relationship works (i.e. is harmonious) . They appear to be … Continue reading →