There is no need to quarantine your cat.
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To demonstrate infectivity, many more tests are needed.
Cats are capable of a expressing a wide range of emotions through facial expressions and body language.
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Research suggests that people can learn to read cats’ facial expressions.
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Compulsory microchipping has the potential to improve the identification and reunification of missing and stolen pets, but this potential can only be met if the current system is fixed.
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There are many reasons the movie version of Cats has flopped, not least the unfortunate way in which various characters have been assigned racial characteristics.
You could watch Dame Judi Dench pretend to be a cat … or you could watch Sari, one of the stars of Kedi.
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From romance to sci-fi to buddy action comedy: here are the true feline stars of the silver screen.
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If harm to native wildlife is the main concern then there are much bigger targets for control than grey squirrels.
Unfortunately it’s much more subtle than Grumpy Cat. But knowing your cat’s ‘resting face’ could help.
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What can we learn about cats from their faces?
Cats can be happy in apartments, but the space needs features that enable their natural desire to climb, jump, hide and scratch.
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Animals don’t just need enough space to live – they need the right kind of space, too. An animal welfare lawyer defends our pets’ ‘right of place.’
Residents evacuate themselves and their animals to a park in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019.
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During an emergency it’s vital you know what your animals need, where you can take them and what your local rules are. Fortunately, there are plans in place and guidelines to help.
Cat or Mac, which one is the smartest?
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If artificial intelligence can amaze us with its prowess, there are many areas where it falls flat when compared to human and animal intelligence.
New research suggests feral cats can probably outsmart dingoes.
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Cats have lived around dogs for tens of thousands of years. So using dingoes to control feral cats will not protect our wildlife.
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Toxoplasma already infects a third of the world’s population but it’s very hard to study and so treat.
Scratching is a natural behavior for cats.
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Have a cat who just loves to scratch? Declawing is a major surgery that comes with serious long-term side effects – and it might not solve the problem anyway.
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Cats and humans have different ways of communicating and sometimes that can lead to problems.
Could you put a muzzle on this?
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Cat muzzles aren’t regulated and have the potential to be misused.
Feral cats kill millions of Australian animals a year.
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Cats are wreaking havoc on Australia’s ecosystems and non-lethal methods aren’t enough.
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The institution of pet-keeping is fundamentally unjust as it involves the manipulation of animals’ bodies, behaviours and emotional lives.
Dogs get all the love.
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Pet owners spend a lot more on dogs than cats, and new research suggests it has a lot to do with how differently canines and felines behave.
The results of a new animal cruelty study are clear. People view fighting animal cruelty as a public responsibility and want crimes against animals to be taken more seriously.
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A new study examines how to best enforce and prevent animal abuse, including through a dedicated anti-cruelty policing unit.
What’s the best way to remember a beloved pet?
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Backyard burial for your beloved animals raises some surprising problems.