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Pets

This Device Lets People Video Chat With Their Pets

Who says you can’t Skype with your cat or dog? With PetChatz, owners alleviate separation anxiety and even give their furry friends a special treat

Cats Recognize Their Owner’s Voice But Choose to Ignore It

Researchers think cats’ dismissive attitudes are a product of their evolutionary history over the past 9,000 years

In the United States, cats are the most popular house pet, with about 90 million domesticated cats slinking around 34 percent of U.S. homes.

A Brief History of House Cats

It may be that “nobody owns a cat,” but scientists now say the popular pet has lived with people for 12,000 years

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