A Cat-friendly Home. What Is "Catification"?


Cats have a reputation for being remarkably undemanding animals and, as a result, are increasingly chosen by people who, for various reasons, cannot have a dog. A dog, as everyone knows, needs to be walked, trained, house-trained and appropriately socialised and raised. Cats, by contrast, appear to be free from such "inconveniences": they sleep a great deal, do not need to be taken outside and, according to a frequently repeated misconception, humans are useful to them primarily as food providers because cats supposedly become attached only to places rather than to people. This way of thinking often results in a cat arriving in a home that is entirely unprepared to meet its behavioural and environmental needs. Read more>>>