Cat’s out of the bag
‘Cat Sense’ by John Bradshaw explains that cats think humans are bigger cats
According to the nonfiction book, “Cat Sense” by John Bradshaw, cats think of humans as larger cats. Released Sept. 10, “Cat Sense” explains how the behavior of cats, the relationships between cats and humans and the detailed history of their domestication.
Anthrozoologist John Bradshaw insists that cats think humans are the same species as them, but oddly “non-hostile.”
Bradshaw, who has been studying cats for over 30 years, claims that cats live in a semi-domesticated, semi-wild state. According to Bradshaw, 85 percent of cats breed with undomesticated felines since the domestic population is controlled by spaying and neutering. It was once considered that in the eyes of the cats their owners were considered their babies, in need of care. However the new thinking is that cats actually see their owner as the mama cat, but do not think of them as intelligent. Intelligence is in the eye of the beholder and as cats see it, humans cannot do things that have become expected of cats, making us quite stupid to them.
Bradshaw explains many behavior traits. For example, the reason cats purr is because purring starts in kittens to get their mother to lie still while suckling and that goes into adulthood. It is a signal to the animals and people around them to pay attention and try to help them. Other behaviors, like kneading, can be explained the same way. Cats knead their owners because this is an action they performed on the mothers to obtain milk. “Cat Sense” can be found in bookstores and online.
