Should Cats Be Treated Like Children?

There’s actually fascinating biological programming at work when we baby our cats. Researchers further suggest that cat meows are similar to the cries of a human baby and that human preferences in cat vocalizations may have played a role in this similarity. This isn’t just coincidence. Humans have adapted to respond to baby faces that may have transcended to our cats.

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