Esme, a black cat living in the US, is famous for being branded a 'thief' by her owner, Kate who even went so far as to place a big sign on her property next to the items that she had "stolen" from her neighbours.  It's a bit of fun but some people like me can both see the fun I also see something which is not quite right about this. There was a bit of a backlash by people who claimed that the owner was shaming her cat publicly. The news media presenter you see on the video said that cats don't have shame. They can't feel emotional shame. And therefore, it is not possible to shame them. A fair point. Nothing to be ashamed of But the fairer point is to say that there is nothing to be ashamed of 😃. It is entirely natural feline behaviour. Natural for a cat living in the human environment where they have difficulty expressing their natural instincts to hunt. Natural hunting behaviour When a domestic cat does this and "steals" objects belong to nei...

Would you remove your cat while they sleep on your daughter who's on the living room sofa? Why not leave them alone. So much better. Would you take your cat off your sleeping daughter. Image: screenshot. I feel that I need to comment on this video. It shows a large family domestic cat sleeping on the video maker's daughter. This is the kind of thing you see all the time.  Kitten sleeps on bunny. In public domain. Although you normally see a domestic cat sleeping on another animal such as a large dog (or a bunny!) for instance. But it is no surprise to see the family cat treating the daughter as "another animal". It looks like a very peaceful scene. It is a situation which needs to be preserved and it shouldn't be interfered with. However, the mother of the child wants to interfere and intervene. She thinks that the cat is going to wake up the daughter and therefore she wants to remove cat. But there's no sign that the daughter is going to wake up. The cat and ...

The question in the title is suggested by Google. It is a question which is highly critical of the domestic cat. Unfairly so. There is a philosophical dimension as well as a practical one in answering it. But let's agree that domestic cats do damage furniture and other possessions sometimes. They don't do it maliciously. They don't see furniture and other possessions as "possessions". As humans do. As you no doubt know, domestic cats need to scratch vertical and horizontal objects as part of their natural behaviour. Image in public domain. This is Monty. Possessions are important to humans. They like to buy and own nice objects. They like to care for them and keep them tidy, shiny and smart. The domestic cat is living in the human environment. They have the mentality of a wild cat wandering around North Africa under the sun. They have no regard for 'possessions' as humans do. When a wild cat scratches a tree to mark their territory and sharpen the claws, t...

This is pure bollocks to put it crudely. The video is meant to show a couple of cats destroying a brand-new, wonderful, all-leather gaming chair in a matter of minutes. It's complete rubbish.  Lies! Mischievous pet cats destroy owner's brand-new gaming chair. Screenshot. For a start, this is not leather as we can clearly see in the image above and I would bet my bottom dollar that this chair was nowhere near new in any case. It is an example of click bait. This video might not be around forever so if you don't see it, I'm sorry but I don't control its existence. Perhaps it is better that it doesn't exist! Mischievous pet cats destroy owner's brand new gaming chair #manila #philippines #gamingchair #cats #kitties #naughty #KameraOne pic.twitter.com/HTx2JhKxMr — KameraOne (@kamera_one) February 23, 2022