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“Do they know it’s Christmas time at all?”
Within the UK, there are around 1,000 shelters within England alone (Cosgrove, 2024), and according to Parliament there are an estimated 250,000 animals that go to rescue centres every year (2019). Furthermore on the 31st December 2023, 8,632 dogs and 6,771 cats were still in rescue care over the Christmas period (Loeb and Gray, 2024).…
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Has breeding altered dogs behaviour?
Today, there are supposedly a high number of dog breeds worldwide (Coren, 2013), and owners can’t seem to get enough of them. Labrador Retrievers, German Shephards, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and even Poodles are ones that are in highest demand by the public due to their specific behaviours such as intelligence, calm and versatility (Pasols,…
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Domestication and why cats just aren’t it
Are cats truly domesticated? It is something that is often pondered amongst humans as some seem to be whilst others are not (Ralls, 2024). How do humans really know? Is it the way cats look, behave or genetics? But most of all, what on earth is domestication?! Domestication – Societies language of owning According to…
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