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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Many animals also display wide-ranging emotions, including joy, happiness, empathy, compassion, grief, and even resentment and embarrassment. It’s not surprising that animals—especially, but not only, mammals—share many emotions with us because we also share brain structures—located in the limbic system—that are the seat of our emotions.

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Nothing Funny About Cat Cruelty

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Advice For Settling A Rescue Cat Into A New Family. Soiling or urinating outside of the litter box. According to The Humane Society , around 18% of all reported instances of animal abuse involve cats. Not only do these poor cats suffer physical damage at the hands of their owners, but often they end up emotionally scarred as well.

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Guest Post: Bonding with your kitten.

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Whether you have bought a kitten, or your cat has given birth to a litter that you intend to keep, you will most likely want to bond with the new member of your family. This guest post comes to us from Joy, from Animal Friends Insurance. Bonding With Your Kitten.

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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I come from a large family: five sisters, two brothers and almost everyone has kids. Most of my family lives in Indiana, but thanks to social media we can easily keep in touch. Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. Well played, older sister, well played.