Does Your Cat Love You?

Dr. Courtney Campbell on Pet Life Radio

Cats are aloof and seem to allow us to live with them. A new study looks at how cats really feel about us and some of you may be surprised. We chat with Dr. Kristyn Vitale about her new study that explores feline attachment. She shares how they set up the study and what they proved, as well as a few other things that she knows about cats! Check it out.


BIO:


Kristyn Vitale, PhD, is a researcher studying cat behavior and cognition. She received her PhD in Animal Science from Oregon State University where she studied cat social cognition. She received a Master’s in Environmental Science from Miami University where she examined social behaviors between free-roaming colony cats. She served as a Visiting Research Fellow at Kyoto University in Japan where she conducted cross-cultural research into the cat-human bond. Her research has been internationally featured in media outlets such as National Geographic, Science Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Scientific American, and The Times of London. She is also a cat trainer and teaches training and socialization classes for adult cats and kittens. 

 

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