Cats And People [Freebie 🎁]

 

If you already share your life with a cat, you’re probably aware that you get far more than just companionship and affection in return, but did you know that owning a cat has proven health and social benefits? Cat owners are less likely to suffer from stress and are known to relax more and have greater life satisfaction. Cats keep their owners feeling young and active and learning how to care for a cat can do wonders for a child’s self-esteem, social skills, and sense of responsibility to others. For many owners, their cat is an integral member of the family – inspiring feelings of peace, joy, and happiness and providing fun and laughter.

The emotional bond between human and pet can be as

rewarding as many human relationships and may offer similar psychological benefits. Cats can make a house a home.

Domestication

The earliest evidence of cats living with man comes from a 9500-year-old grave found in Cyprus. A human and a cat were  found buried together – thought to be ‘early evidence for  the taming of cats.’ Before this grave was discovered, tombs containing mummified cats and depictions in art from ancient  Egypt – around 2000 BC – were the earliest proof we had of cats living alongside people.  Domestication of cats probably began in the Middle East. A  change in farming activities meant that quantities of grain were stored near human settlements. Rodents fed on the grain, attracting wildcats which found them an easy source of food. Humans grew to value these cats for protecting their grain stores from vermin and probably encouraged this mutually beneficial relationship to some degree. As cats became more esteemed – even idolized as gods – the man looked after them and in some cases, controlled their breeding. This has resulted in the domestic cat species found throughout the world today. However, the term domestication relates to a  species where all the breeding and care has been controlled by people and this is not strictly the case for cats.  These days, despite ‘domestication,’ all cats need to have positive and friendly experiences with humans from a young age to feel safe around people. Between the ages of two to eight weeks of age, the brains of kittens are developing  – it is a key time in their life known as the socialization period when they can socialize with people. If they are handled and gently cared for by a variety of people during this crucial time, they will usually grow up to be friendly pets.  Without this early learning experience, kittens will become wild – feral cats – and remain fearful of people throughout their life.  Feral cats are usually the offspring of abandoned cats, or those already living wild. They make great mousers so are often found living as farm cats, but they also live in towns and cities. Feral cats can survive in the wild with little or no human intervention. Obviously, they are still able to breed with our pet cats, which is one of the reasons why neutering is so important. For further information, see the Cats Protection  Essential Guide: Feral cats.  

Cats in modern society

Cats continue to benefit people in a wide range of ways – providing eco-friendly vermin control on farms and stables, companionship in family homes or cheering up the residents in a care home. Living with a feline friend brings many benefits and it also places legal responsibilities on the owner. Much of the law in relation to animals has now been consolidated into the Animal Welfare Act 2006 – England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have equivalent legislation – the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 and the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. The Act applies to both domestic and feral cats and in addition to cruelty offences, it places a duty of care on owners and those responsible for looking after cats to ensure that their welfare needs are met. These emphasise the need: • for a suitable environment (place to live) • for a suitable diet • to exhibit normal behaviour patterns • to be housed with, or apart from, other animals • to be protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease Sadly, cats sometimes become the innocent victims of people – through ignorance or neglect, or due to intentional cruelty and over breeding – so it is important to understand what they need to ensure their physical and emotional welfare. Pets can sometimes become targets for abuse in households affected by domestic violence, so Cats Protection is involved in an initiative called the Freedom Project in collaboration with Dogs Trust to protect cats and dogs in danger. For more information on an owner’s duty of care and cruelty, see Cats Protection Essential Guide: Cats and the law. It is important that owners provide the right care and resources to meet their pet’s biological and emotional needs, as well as neutering their cat before it can breed. It is very important to neuter your cat – there are already thousands of unwanted cats and kittens and not enough homes for them. A large cat population also has a negative impact on our current pets. Cats often live in close proximity in neighbouring homes – this reduces their territory size, causing conflict as each cat defends their patch. Discord can also occur between cats in the same household if they are forced to share territories and they can’t get along. The fashion for minimalist home interiors and gardens also means there are fewer refuges for cats to retreat to. Feline infectious diseases are also more efficiently spread when cats are densely populated. Cats are rapid breeders and the number of kittens they produce increases with ample food and shelter, so the population of our loved pets can quickly get out of control if they aren’t neutered.

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