Are orange cats really the goofiest cats? Genetics may have an answer. The best science on ginger feline behavior hints, yeah, there might be something special about them.

I looked into "orange cat core" for Nat Geo. Turns out, it might actually be a thing. 🧪

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

🔗 https://ow.ly/pJCW50WF7S7 A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of brown cat with a blue harness on walking through the grass is shown. The text reads: “I want them to live their best lives:” A qualitative exploration of owner experiences with walking their cats

🔍 “I want them to live their best lives”: Owner experiences of walking with their cats.

This qualitative study examined the practice of walking domestic cats on a leash as a potential compromise between indoor-only & free-roaming lifestyles.

🔗 Read the open access article here: ow.ly/pJCW50WF7S7

Some people might say "walking a cat". I might say "I'm running with my cat"😂 #cat #runningwithmycat #abyssiniancat #catwalking

Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way | Sophie Pavelle Startling evidence of the dangers to birds and rivers from over-the-counter drugs should be a wake-up call for owners to press for alternatives, says writer Sophie Pavelle

There is power for change, in our poisonous hands

PET OWNERS: my latest for The Guardian - out today - how our beloved pets are harming nature - how we can help.

This piece was a huge challenge to write - the evidence is overwhelming, startling, undeniable.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

image is a screen shot of the first page of the linked journal article "2025 iCatCare consensus guidelines on the diagnosis and management of lower urinary tract diseases in cats"

Proud to be part of the fabulous team that put this important doc about lower urinary tract diseases in cats together
"2025 iCatCare consensus guidelines on the diagnosis and management of lower urinary tract diseases in cats"
Free to access at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....