Cats are hunters by nature, which is why it's not uncommon for an outdoor cat to bring home a "gift," left on their owner's doorstep. Yet Molly Guyette, a third-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and ...

Veterinary researchers studied free-roaming cats in New York City. More than half were infected with parasites that could potentially be transmitted to humans, they found. Young male cats especially ...

It’s pretty commonly known, and not very startling, that free-ranging cats eat birds and small rodents. But the degree to which they eat insects might surprise you. We are biologists who for many ...

Free-ranging cats are "invasive carnivores" and among "the most problematic invasive species in the world," according to a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications. Defining ...

Should domestic cats be allowed to roam freely outdoors? It’s a contentious issue. Those who say yes assert that they’re defending outdoor cats and the people who care for them. Critics respond that ...

A small team of environmental and wildlife specialists from the U.S., France, Australia and New Zealand has found via study of prior research efforts that cats eat a wider variety of other creatures ...

Free-ranging cats hunt or scavenge more than 2,000 species, some of them imperiled, according to a new study. By Catrin Einhorn Everyone can agree on one thing: It’s not the cats’ fault they’re bad ...