Issues Resources from Pets Directory

Ailurophobes and Other Cat-Haters. - Article about cat hatred by Carl Van Vechten.

Australian Cat Bashing Campaign Backfires - Examines the consequences of the campaign against domestic cats by linking the decline in cat ownership with an increase in the incidence of dog attack. Includes supporting links and forum. (Content warning)

BBC News: Britons Prefer Cats to Dogs - Cats are now more popular with Britons than dogs with 7.5 million cats kept as pets.

BBC News: Cat Call at “Mouses of Parliament” - British members of parliament sign a motion to bring in cats to end the problem of mice settling into the Houses of Parliament.

BBC News: Evolution of Supercats - Article by BBC Science Reporter Helen Briggs about a claim that cats have evolved ways to exploit humans using their miaow.

Cat Fanciers: Are Owned Cats Causing an Overpopulation Crisis? - A National Pet Alliance report compares 1000 feral cats with 1000 pet cats over their life span to examine population growth.

Cats United International: Kitten Mills - Views on backyard breeders and kitten mills.

Collars and Bells - Addresses the “bell the cat” campaign.

Messybeast Cat Resource Archive - Researcher Sarah Hartwell's view on a range of cat issues.

New Scientist: Ancient Remains Could be Oldest Pet Cat - People tamed cats as pets at least 9500 years ago say researchers who have unearthed the grave of a prehistoric tabby in Cyprus.

New Scientist: GM Cats to be Sneeze Free - A US company announced a plan to create a genetically modified cat without the protein that causes allergies in humans.

Please Help - Action Alert - Campaign by Alley Cat Allies demanding that the National Geographic Society halt distribution of its documentary “The Secret Life of Cats”.

Purina Cat Chow: Proof Positive Cats are Good For Kids - How children can benefit from a pet cat.

The Cat/Human Bond - Examines the implications of our relationship with cats. Disuses domestication rodent killing cats as pets breeding and showing and cat-based industries.

The Cult of the Cat: Towards Tolerance - Observations about our attitude towards cats.

The Feline Advisory Bureau: Cats - Sorting Fact from Fiction - Examines many myths about cats including cats and babies diseases transmissible from cats and allergies.

The Iowa City Animal Center: The Truth About Cats and Babies - Addresses concerns that cats smother babies.