A study published on June 12, 2019 shows that when undergraduates participated in 10 minutes of hands-on interaction with cats and dogs from a local shelter their stress levels were reduced as measured by saliva cortisol levels after the test. … Continue reading →
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.
Continue reading →“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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
