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Title: Bad Science
Review: This book is to be avoided for two reasons. First, the author applies no valid scientific principles before drawing conclusions about cat behavior based on his observations of a few pets and, apparently, legends about the creatures. For example, he simply repeats the old idea that domestic housecats are solitary by nature, whereas serious biologists have lately concluded that these animals have a social structure similar to that of lions (e.g., female cats live together and raise one another's offspring). Second, and most alarming, the author is a threat to the environment, and his opinions should not be spread. He moved to New Zealand, acquired five cats, and has no remorse about letting them run free in a rain forest, where they frequently grab rare birds that have no experience fleeing predators. The author maintains that keeping cats indoors is cruel. But is it any less cruel to cause the suffering, death, and possible extinction of some birds? Please do NOT buy this book!
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