Cats Experience Less Stress When They Have Boxes Wednesday, 13th Apr 2016, by AnimalCare View Pets For Adoption    |    Visit Website    |    View Original Article

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The full article: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/31715/20150210/cats-experience-less-stress-when-they-have-access-to-boxes-says-study.htm

Why cats and boxes mix has long been a mystery. Now researchers from the University of Utrecht have discovered why, publishing the results of their findings in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science.

In their study, the researchers set out to determine if boxes can help in alleviating stress in shelter cats. Felines have long had an affinity for enclosed cardboard structures so researchers explored what would happen if shelter cats were exposed to boxes. In a Dutch animal shelter, 19 new shelter cats were identified and randomly assigned to either get a box or not. Ten were given boxes; 9 were not. According to results, those cats with boxes exhibited faster recovery ability and adapted to their new environment more quickly compared with the group without boxes, with significant differences recorded just three to four days into the study.

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