√ Builds on the success of the second edition, with updates highlighting startling discoveries made over the last ten years

√ Features contributions from experts in a range of fields, providing insight into the behaviour of cats and how they interact with people

√ Describes the history of human-cat relations, covering behaviour at home and in the wild and providing a definitive tool for any specialist or general reader who loves or is simply intrigued by these fascinating animals

The most commonly kept domestic animal in the developed world, the cat has been a part of human life for thousands of years. Cats have been both worshipped and persecuted over this long period - either loved or hated for their enigmatic self-reliance and the subject of numerous myths and fables. Highlighting startling discoveries made over the last ten years, this new edition features contributions from experts in a wide range of fields, providing authoritative accounts of the behaviour of cats and how they interact with people. Thoroughly revised and updated to include information on the basic features of cat development and social life, the history of their relations with humans, health and welfare problems, and the breeding of cats for sale and for show. It is intended for all those, whether specialist or general reader, who love or are simply intrigued by these fascinating animals.

Editors

Dennis C. Turner, Institute for Applied Ethology and Animal Psychology, Switzerland

Dennis C. Turner is Director of the Institute for Applied Ethology and Animal Psychology, Switzerland, a private faculty member of the University of Zurich (Vetsuisse Faculty) and Invited Professor at the Educational Research Center for Anthrozoology (ERCAZ), Azabu University, Japan. He has published extensively on domestic cats and is well known for his activities in international organizations concerning human-animal relationships, animal-assisted therapy and animal welfare.

Patrick Bateson, University of Cambridge

Patrick Bateson FRS is Emeritus Professor of Ethology at the University of Cambridge. He is President of the Zoological Society of London and former Vice-President of the Royal Society. He is also co-author of Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation (Cambridge University Press, 2013), Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution (Cambridge University Press, 2011) and Measuring Behaviour (Cambridge University Press, 3rd edition, 2007).

Contributors

Dennis C. Turner, Patrick Bateson, Benjamin L. Hart, Lynette A. Hart, Sarah L. Brown, John W. S. Bradshaw, Penny L. Bernstein, Erika Friedmann, James A. Serpell, Eva Waiblinger, Barbara Fehlbaum, Kurt Kotrschal, Jon Day, Sandra McCune, Manuela Wedl, Irene Rochlitz, Leslie A. Lyons, Anne Gregory, Steve Crow, Hilary Dean, J. L. Stella, C. A. T. Buffington, Elly Hiby, Harry Eckman, Ian MacFarlaine