CATS LIKE PEOPLE, OR SO THEY WANT YOU TO BELIEVE

(March, 2017) A new study from Oregon State University found that cats often love their owners more than food. For the study, cats went through a series of cognitive tests. Fifty different cats were used as subjects, some of which were pets, others from shelters. All of them were deprived of food, toys and human contact for a few hours. After this separation, the cats were presented with human attention, food, scents and toys to see what they missed most. Almost all of the cats craved human attention, with half of the felines opting for human contact over any of the other stimuli, food included. Only 37% of the cats chose food first.
* Lasagna!!!
* Another chunk of grant money wisely spent.
* They go to the people first because it’s the people that give them food. Am I the only one who sees this?
* A series of cognitive tests? Give me a break with that.
* You mean like the S.A.T. test?
* Next up: OSU will examine the real reasons that cats chase flashlight beams.
* Meanwhile, if anyone wants a cat, Oregon State University has about 50 they’re trying to get rid of.