Cats rule

At least when it comes to their people

While Tesla's Love tends to be a little canine centered, there is no intent to give any other pet short shrift. Especially not cats.
Everyone knows better.
And now, thanks to results of a study published in the July 14 issue of the journal Current Biology, and our friend Pam Landry, who posted a story about this study on Facebook, we know for sure cats rule.
The study, according to the story Pam posted, taken from Yahoo News, found that household cats exert control "with a certain type of urgent-sounding, high-pitched meow, according to the findings of the study.
"This meow is actually a purr mixed with a high-pitched cry. While people usually think of cat purring as a sign of happiness, some cats make this purr-cry sound when they want to be fed. The study showed that humans find these mixed calls annoying and difficult to ignore," the story said.
Sound familiar?
"Previous research has shown similarities between cat cries and human infant cries," the story goes on to say.
A lot of this purring results in the cats getting fed - can we blame them? And some veterinarians point out that cats living together without people rarely make sounds to each other, leading to the conclusion that cats might vocalize just to get us to do their bidding. And we do.
That's a good gig if you can get it - and might just beat having to constantly wag your tail.

Thanks Pam!

Wildlife can be a threat to pets

Losing a pet is always heartbreaking and for one Woodbridge family that pain is compounded by the fact that their dog, Teddy, might have been snatched by a coyote. The adorable 6-pound Yorkshire Terrier has been missing since July 6 and the Leibowitz family saw a coyote near their house that night. The local animal control officer says coyotes, fishers, bobcats and raccoons also are in the area and can pose a threat to pets, so he can't be sure what occurred.

Read the full story in the New Haven Register: here

It's a petapalooza

Pet Rescue: 400 dogs, cats up for adoption starting today in North Haven, Connecticut

Connecticut chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is trying to cut down on the 9.6 million animals the American Humane Association says go unadopted in shelters are euthanized in the United States each year.


Read the full story in the New Haven Register here