It seems extraordinary but based upon DNA research five female North African wildcats ( felis silvestris lybica ) are the ancestors of the...

I have seen a lot of variation in the estimated lifespan of feral cats compared to indoor cats. In general people say that about 3-5 years i...

Average frequency of occurrence of mammals, birds and reptiles in the diet of the domestic cat based on gut or scat (feces) analysis in rela...

I believe it is time to take stock and work out if we are actually making progress in our relationship with the domestic cat. Are things get...

I have stolen the title from Craig McFarlane's site . I think he makes an interesting but very refined point. He also refers to an art...

We know that the current Pope (2012 - Pope Benedict XVI) adores cats. This might be because when he was growing up, his parents kept cats. I...

Our natural tendency to be respectful towards the domestic cat has been compromised by the fact that the cat is domesticated. It is an inter...

I believe that it is widely recognized that a child's relationship with a companion animal is of great benefit, actual and potential, to...

The definition of a feral cat might be a little more complicated than I first thought. It warrants a short discussion. The great Wikipedia (...

The feral cat environment is a more natural environment for the cat than the domestic environment. OK, the feral cat environment is harsher ...

The title of this post is a verbatim transcript from an excellent book on The Welfare of Cats edited by Irene Rochlitz. The author who make...

Here is some data on the prevalence of two well known diseases in cats that were domestic and feral : FeLV ( Feline leukemia virus) and FI...

The domestic cat is considered an "introduced species" or " invasive species ". It is a carnivorous predator. If left to...

Every now and again the bird lobby produce some study that supports their objectives. They use it to promote their objectives one of which i...

I'll tell you the answer on this page. First, I don't really like the word "pet" but have used it in the title because tha...

The answer is YES. In fact, all domestic cats including feral, stray, household and purebred cats are all a subspecies of the wildcat: Felis...

The domestic cat is classified as Felis silvestris catus by the authors of Wild Cats of the World , Mel and Fiona Sunquist. You might see d...

ANSWER: Very domesticated but without socialization during the first seven weeks of life the domestic cat will walk away from the 9,000 year...

Egyptian Mau kittens. Photo: Helmi Flick published here with her express permission. Some feral and domestic cats look like Egytian Maus...

There are no "wild cat breeds". There are wild cat species . The word "breed" cannot be used in relation to wild cat spe...