Humans never domesticated cats - they adopted us

In a 29 June 2007 story the Washington Post reports on scientific research by Carlos Driscoll using genetics to determine that the origins of the domestic cat lie in the Near East.

A fishy public transport story from England

The Daily Mail on 9 April 2007 has a report, complete with photos, about a white cat that regularly and unaccompanied uses public transport (the No 331 bus) to visit the local fish and chip shop!

We humans all too often fail to give our feline and canine companions sufficient credit for their intelligence.