John Bradshaw, author of Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet, has an intriguing observation:
GROSS: You know, so many people get their cats from shelters, and so many of the cats in shelters – well many of the cats in shelters are the offspring of feral cats. And so many housecats are neutered. Are we breeding cats who succeed on the streets, more so than we’re breeding cats who are successful domesticated pets?
BRADSHAW: Well, I think we are accidentally favoring the cat that lives on the street, because it’s the cat that lives on the street who produces offspring.
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