are cats going to take over the world?
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Cats have mounted a silent takeover of the world. They're in backyards, on T-shirts and motivational posters — and let's not even talk about the internet. Now, a new study from a team of international researchers has determined how they managed to do it: through humans.
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In short, no, cats do not go to heaven but that doesn't mean God will not allow their soul to live on in New Jerusalem. The Bible never states that they are gone forever, nor does it say they don't have a special heaven for themselves. Love makes all things possible, and God is love after all.
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Now a new genetic study of ancient cat DNA reveals that we are basically right. Cats were not domesticated in the same way dogs, cows, pigs, and goats were. They have lived among us, but it wasn't until very recently that we began to change them. ... Yet it's impossible to deny that cats are tame.
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While a popular pet, the domestic cat has contributed to the extinction of 33 species worldwide.... The domestic cat is a beloved house pet, with over 77 million pet cats nationwide. Of these, about 43 million spend some time outside. Additionally, there may be 60 to 100 million homeless stray and feral cats.
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Cats are often stereotyped as standoffish and aloof, even to the people who love them most, but the truth is that cats can be just as protective of their people as dogs are of theirs. ... More frequently, cats try to protect their pet parents from people they consider to be dangerous.
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Contrary to popular belief, cats are trainable. ... Cats aren't as likely to be motivated by praise as dogs. Cats are also less instinctively driven to work in partnership with their human companions. But that doesn't mean they're not superstars in waiting.
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A village in New Zealand plans to ban all domestic cats in an effort to protect its native wildlife. In an initiative proposed by the Environment Southland for the village of Omaui, located on New Zealand's southern coast, cat owners will be required to neuter, microchip and register their current cats.
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Cats are simply not as domesticated as dogs despite sharing households with humans for at least 9,000 years, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have found. In fact, the main reason they stick around at all is because they like getting rewards.
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But cats certainly aren't dumb. Their brains may be small compared to ours, occupying only about 0.9 percent of their body mass compared to about 2 percent in an average human and about 1.2 percent in an average dog.
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It turns out that domesticated cats have no native range. Originally bred from wild cats and introduced to North America by European colonists, domesticated cats are now listed as one of the top 100 invasive species worldwide by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
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Outdoor domestic cats are a recognized threat to global biodiversity. Cats have contributed to the extinction of 63 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles in the wild and continue to adversely impact a wide variety of other species, including those at risk of extinction such as Piping Plover.
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Dogs may have stolen the Internet from cats, but cat memes endure — and many center on one theme: Cats are aloof jerks. ... In fact, researchers at Oregon State University found, many pet and shelter cats are pretty eager to interact with humans — particularly people who seek out kitty caresses.
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A nationwide phenomenon. According to media reports, mysterious big cats have been seen all over Britain, including in Staffordshire, Lincolnshire, Devon, Fife and Hertfordshire. However, many of the sightings over the years have been exposed as hoaxes or mistakes.
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Be a role model. Cats are very aware of the behavior of others around them, so it's important that they sense that you are frightened of the oncoming car, and they will begin to understand that is something they should fear as well.
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Pet cats and pet rabbits can co-exist in the home if properly introduced. However, it is important to always remember that cats are predators and rabbits are prey. ... Try to set both animals up for success by minimizing the potential for the rabbit to trigger the cat's prey/chase/stalking behavior.
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They are very hard to breed in captivity and are vulnerable to a number of respiratory diseases. To make matters worse, they're easy to kill by humans, often for sport, because they freeze when pursued. Some animal behaviorists think this is because the cats think they can't be seen against the sand.
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Cats are NOT native to North America. Felis silvestris is not native to the Americas. House cats are a human-introduced predatory species that disrupt nature's balance. From Google Images. Census data and include only those cats that people claim to “own” as pets, NOT cats that are semi-wild or free-ranging.