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A home-built cat enclosure Balcony-style catio. A domestic cat enclosure, cat cage, cat run, catservatory or catio, a portmanteau of cat and patio, is a permanent or a temporary structure intended to confine a cat or multiple cats to a designated space for the cat to experience the outside.
A basic litter box and scoop. A litter box, also known as a sandbox, cat box, litter tray, cat pan, potty, pot, or litter pan, is an indoor feces and urine collection box for cats, as well as rabbits, ferrets, miniature pigs, small dogs, and other pets that instinctively or through training will make use of such a repository.
A 2017 study at Oregon State University's Human-Animal Interaction lab found that half of the 38 cats in the study sought out the company of humans — even when food and toys were alternatives.
Research on wild cetaceans leaves them free to roam and make sounds in their natural habitat, eat live fish, face predators and injury, and form social groups voluntarily. However, boat engines of researchers, whale watchers and others add substantial noise to their natural environment, reducing their ability to echolocate and communicate.
Cats aren’t the greenest creatures around – they can cause disruption to local animal populations and they are natural meat-eaters – but their carbon footprint is a fraction of a human’s.
September is Happy Cat Month and a good time to figure out if your cat is content and comfortable. Kim gives these hints to make your cat purr.
A cattery is any building, collection of buildings or property in which cats are housed, maintained, cared for, and bred. A cattery can be anything from a simple building associated with a residence to a state-of-the-art facility with CCTV, televisions, and water features. There are two general types of catteries: cat boarding and cat breeding.
The farm cat, also known as a barn cat, is a domestic cat, usually of mixed breed, that lives primarily outdoors, in a feral or semi-feral condition on agricultural properties, usually sheltering in outbuildings. They eat assorted vermin such as rodents and other small animals that live in or around outbuildings and farm fields.