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the secret life of the cat : bbc2 9pm tonight
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one for pussy lovers .....enjoy :cool:
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The first thing my hubby said when the experts were described was that the only way they could be cat experts in a university was if it was funded by the cat food industry.
The conclusion they came to that cats didn't kill that much wildlife and mainly only ate in each other's houses, because cat food is soooo tasty, seems to support this.
The fact that they brought back parts of 20 bodies does not mean that they were the only ones killed. They also ignored the endangered species among those caught.
Before anybody asks, my husband has a doctorate in organic chemistry and has worked in the food industry so knows how uni funding and the industry in general works.
I wouldn't doubt this. Especially considering the comment made about how cat food has gotten more nutritional over the years....Yeh ok, the good stuff is hella expensive and a cat will always prefer and benefit from a natural diet at the end of the day.
I didn't like the conclusion the show came to. That apparently people want their cats to be more like pets and more domesticated. Nonsense. What I love about cats is thier wild, independent nature. If I wanted a high maintenance pet I'd choose a dog or have a baby!
Cats are beautiful precisely because they have a wild streak. If they bring in the odd prey and I have to clean it up I'd be happy it still can do what it instinctively enjoys - hunting.
P.S I think the pet food industry is full of cons. On a happy note, I enjoyed the show, I wish there was a whole series on it! lol. I'd love to know how far my cats roam. It's a mystery lol.
That cats can't focus their eyes less than 25cm in front of them and that although these cats lived in a village they stayed close to their homes and didn't roam much further out into the countryside.
I thought the programme fell short in a few ways: there was no discrimination made, at least as presented, on any different behaviours by tom cats, queens, neutered males or females. Also no mention was made as to whether farm cats or feral cats roam further and their different behaviours.
My cat reacted in an interesting way - it's not often he notices anything on the TV - I don't know if he heard the word 'cat' being repeated but he knows that word sometimes means him - he came near the TV (after coming downstairs) sat down and had a good look at the screen, then when the cats came on he was really interested and followed their movements - then he asked to go out......
Same here - I don't want them to be increasingly domesticated.
why? thats what they do
What a silly thing to say.
Chubby, lethargic, boss-eyed and flabby, the feline equivalent of Jim from The Royale Family.
I think you'll find it's very much the rule rather than the exception. I've had cats around me all my life and no-one I know would dream of confining a cat indoors at night. It seems to be a fairly recent thing that a minority of owners do.
Exactly this, and besides, if we didn't let them out, we'd miss out on the pleasure of being woken up at precisely 4 o'clock every morning by them scratching the window to get in!:p
tbh I think the cats knew they were being taped and cut down on the murdering .
A closer look at the cats who stood out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b02xcng8
We used to keep our little female cat inside at night - she never used to mind at all. Had her own heated box up high, with a ladder to it, and was happy as Larry.
I now want to put a cat cam on MY cat and see where she goes!!!!