Do Cats Love Humans

A new study suggests that human contact is more important to cats than previously suspected though arguably cat owners knew that all along.

Do cats love humans. But lets be honest with ourselves if you met a new person today and from this day forward every chance they got theyd stuff your belly full of grub you adored chowing down on youd soon love that stranger too. But cats do actually show love and affection to. Many cats love their owners just as much if not more than we love them and they like to show it. Theres a misconception about cats not showing love to their owners whereas dogs are very affectionate and demonstrate this love in various ways.

In the september 23 2019 issue of the current biology journal the article attachment bonds between domestic cats and humans shares that felines are just as strongly bonded to us as dogs or even infants are. Today more than 80 million cats reside in us. Having said that recent research performed on cats and observation performed by cat behaviorists seems to indicate that cats do not actually love us like dogs do. Since cats first got their adorable claws into us about 9500 years ago humans have had a love affair with felines.

Of course cats love us for the free food we give em. 14 ways cats show their love. But how a cat shows their love and gives affection is very different from how humans display love. Cats can also help release oxytocin which is associated with the feeling of being in love.

In the cat world there are many ways to express oneself including these 12 displays of love. Animal behavior scientist dr. The answer is obviously a resounding yes. While it is commonly accepted that dogs enjoy and.

It provides evidence that cats can distinguish their owners voice from that of a stranger which is good information to have but it falls well short of proving that cats dont love humans. Kristyn vitale and her team at oregon state university conducted the study.