Cats

Your cat is bored: It’s not just you, it’s also the food you give it

In controlled feeding experiments with twelve cats of different ages and genders, the team provided commercially available dry foods in a repeated cycle.

 Cats are much pickier than you think and have clear preferences
Studies show that simple petting of a dog or a cat affects stress hormones and returns the body to a calmer state

The surprising way to calm the body during sirens

How do our pets help us cope with the situation?

Maintaining immunity: How do our pets help us cope with the situation?

WITH AN average of 25 calls a day seeking to return or surrender animals to its shelter in Kfar Ruth, and 258 dogs and 186 cats already waiting for homes, Let Animals Live has begun working to raise awareness on how to maintain an element of routine for animals so they don’t develop behavior issues.

As Israeli owners struggle from daily Iranian attacks, pets pay the price of war


Optical illusion: Can you find all four cats hidden in the picture?

Do you think you can find all four cats that are hidden in the picture in less than 15 seconds?

 Can you find all four cats in the picture?

Iran's history: Persia's prodigious past

The Iranian people have an epic past. May they succeed in procuring a proud and peaceful present and forge a fruitful and fulfilling future.

 ‘The Flying Carpet,’ a depiction of Russian folklore hero Ivan Tsarevich by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov

Introducing the smart device that will encourage your animals to drink

Xiaomi's smart drinking device for animals keeps water fresh and tasty.

 A dog by her water bowl.

This week in Jerusalem: Park or parking?

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 SACHER PARK in snow, Jan. 2022; Gan Sipur cafe is in the background.

Dallas Zoo clouded leopard Nova was missing in zoo for hours

The clouded leopard, an average-sized adult named Nova, seemingly broke out of her habitat's mesh enclosure through an existing tear.

 The clouded leopard

American airline offers free flights to people who adopt kittens

An American animal charity foundation named three tiny kittens after airline names in America.

 Illustrative image of three kittens.

Cat's life saved after surgery to remove more than 30 hair ties in stomach

One abandoned cat hit the lifesaving lottery when a good samaritan brought her in for a check up.

 Caspian the cat frequently takes trips outside, but she never strays too far from home.

Were cats really seen as demons in medieval times?

Today, we see cats as furry friends with attitudes. However, medieval manuscripts depicted them as menaces to society - or did they?

 Cats seen as royalty, 1300.

Woman attacks ex-boyfriend with sex toy, ties him with rope, tape

Police indicted a woman suspected of attacking her ex-partner in Petah Tikva because of a dispute over their cats.

 Hands tied with rope (illustrative).

New York to ban animal sales at pet stores in 2024

Animal welfare groups celebrated the bill's signing, while some pet businesses voiced concerns that it would damage legitimate operators in the industry.

 Artemis the cat lives in Jerusalem. Rather than bought from a store, she was rescued from the streets by her loving humans.