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Ineke van Herwijnen, Junior Assistant Professor in Animal Science and Society, Utrecht University

Five things to consider before getting a feline companion

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In the words of Sigmund Freud, “time spent with cats is never wasted.” It’s a view that’s shared by the millions of people across the globe who are drawn to the small felines who chose to live with humans thousands of years ago.

With remarkable anatomical, physiological and behavioural similarities to their wild big cat cousins, it’s their independent yet mellow nature (not to mention cuteness) that makes cats such a popular pet, especially in the western world.

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