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Are Domestic Cats Going to Emulate Dogs and Become Lazy Thinkers?

PoC avatarPosted on September 26, 2015 by Michael BroadSeptember 26, 2015

Researchers at Oregon State University have concluded that the 30,000 year domestication of the dog has resulted in man’s best friend being unable to think for himself. The domestic dog has become a lazy thinker and in short, stupid. Or … Continue reading →

Posted in cat intelligence | Tagged cat domestication, cat intelligence, cats and dogs, dog, evolution, study | 5 Replies

Removal of Cats May Not Result in the Recovery of a Threatened Species

PoC avatarPosted on September 9, 2015 by Michael BroadSeptember 9, 2015

Ecosystems are complex. In order to understand the role of the domestic cat in respect of predation, it is important to recognise that the cat is one of a large group of predators some of which are native and some … Continue reading →

Posted in Killing feral cats | Tagged australia, australia feral cat, cat predation, feral cats, killing cats, non-native species, study | 3 Replies

Flawed Study: “Domestic Cats (Felis silvestris catus) Do Not Show Signs of Secure Attachment to Their Owners”

PoC avatarPosted on September 7, 2015 by Michael BroadSeptember 7, 2015

The online newspapers have picked up on a bit of cat behavior research carried out at Lincoln University in the UK which concerns the attachment of domestic cats to their human caretakers/guardians. It is, in fact, all over the Internet … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat News | Tagged cat behavior, human to cat relationship, study | 12 Replies

Two Little Known Facts About Cats Preying on Birds

PoC avatarPosted on July 3, 2015 by Michael BroadJuly 3, 2015

I’ll keep this fairly short because I am not too sure how relevant it is to the cat/bird debate. There are two facts that relate to it which might interest some people. It concerns America because it concerns the coyote. … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting birds | Tagged birds, cat predation, cat prey, cat prey items, cat preying on birds, cats killing birds, study | 8 Replies

Cat owners in denial about cat hunting

PoC avatarPosted on June 26, 2015 by Michael BroadJune 27, 2015

Are UK cat owners really in denial about the level of killings by their cat? This is the conclusion of a recent study. It discovered that 60% of owners disagreed that domestic cats were harming wildlife while 13% strongly disagreed. … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting | Tagged cat hunting, Cat News, cat predation, cat prey, cat prey items, cat preying on birds, study, uk | 5 Replies

Cats see us as cats while dogs see us as being different

PoC avatarPosted on June 21, 2015 by Michael BroadJune 21, 2015

Based on a lot of research with dogs and how they interact with people it is clear that dogs perceive us as being different to themselves. Dogs change their behavior when interacting with humans. Dogs play with humans in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged cat behavior, dog, dog behavior, dogs, human to cat relationship, study | 1 Reply

Therapeutic Cat Videos Make Us Purr

PoC avatarPosted on June 18, 2015 by Michael BroadJune 18, 2015

Negative emotions such as sadness and irritation are dissipated after watching cat videos online. This is the belief of Dr Myrick who conducted a study. Although, she admits, that her study has limitations in that the participants were recruited on … Continue reading →

Posted in funny cat videos | Tagged funny cat videos, study | 2 Replies

Cats can reduce the likelihood of having a heart attack by 40%

PoC avatarPosted on June 3, 2015 by Michael BroadJune 3, 2015

This is a jaw-dropping fact: Cats can reduce the likelihood of having a heart attack by 40%!  And it’s backed up by a University of Minnesota research study. I guess it’s all about reducing stress to the point where having … Continue reading →

Posted in benefits to cat owners | Tagged benefits to cat owners, infographic, study | 7 Replies

Stray cats in China may have influenza viruses from other species in them

PoC avatarPosted on April 14, 2015 by Michael BroadApril 14, 2015

This is a short post to pass on information that I have read on the Winn Feline Foundation website. Scientists in China studied 700 stray cats living near poultry markets and poultry farms in China. They collected serum samples from … Continue reading →

Posted in China | Tagged bacterial infection, China, feral cats, stray cats, study, viral infection | 5 Replies

Good cat owners are more dependent on their cats

PoC avatarPosted on March 12, 2015 by Michael BroadMarch 12, 2015

A study by UC Berkely and California State University, East Bay, concluded that cat owners who’d be described as overprotective parents (in relation to their children) were the best personality types for cat caretaking. They described these parents are exhibiting … Continue reading →

Posted in ailurophile, Human to cat relationship | Tagged Cat News, cat ownership, dog, study | 5 Replies

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