Read more feline stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26663/feline.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:49:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65263/cats-are-left-or-right-pawed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCats may appear ambidextrous when pawing a ball of string but actually lean lefty or righty when it comes to tough tasks, the New Scientist reports. It comes down to sex: girl kitties are mostly righties and boys lefties, say researchers at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland. Hormone levels...http://www.newser.com/story/65263/cats-are-left-or-right-pawed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 18:57:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64281/cats-do-use-mind-control-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCats seeking food use a cry that humans find maximally urgent and annoying, LiveScience reports. Researchers played a range of cat calls for humans and found that one—a high-pitched cry embedded in a purr—to be the most difficult to ignore, whether the subject owned a cat or not....http://www.newser.com/story/64281/cats-do-use-mind-control-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 16:05:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63739/cat-carving-teenager-a-sociopath-detectives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Florida teen charged with killing 19 cats in his Miami community became so excited talking about feline dissection that detectives were convinced he was a sociopath, according to court documents released yesterday. Tyler Weinman, 18, never admitted he killed the cats that were found mutilated in his neighborhood, but...http://www.newser.com/story/63739/cat-carving-teenager-a-sociopath-detectives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 5:02:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51402/rip-socks-clintons-cat-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSocks is no more. The First Cat of the Clinton White House died today at the age of 20, People reports. The feline, who had lived with Bill Clinton’s former personal secretary, Betty Curie, since leaving the White House, was put down after a bout with throat cancer. “Socks brought...http://www.newser.com/story/51402/rip-socks-clintons-cat-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Feb 2009 16:48:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49896/your-cat-will-not-smother-your-baby.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA column suggesting that housecats murder babies out of jealousy has earned the Houston Chronicle a lot of, well, catcalls. It's not true, the paper now reports. “It’s funny that someone would still actually think that is true,” said a veterinarian and SPCA official. “That is a very old wives’...http://www.newser.com/story/49896/your-cat-will-not-smother-your-baby.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 13:19:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/24837/fertile-felines-may-require-new-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica’s wandering cat population is growing—and if communities don’t address the issue, their numbers could spiral to alarming heights, LiveScience reports. As it stands, there’s a cat for every 3.5 Americans, and reproducing roamers contribute to the 5 million cats euthanized yearly. Cities may need to follow Los...http://www.newser.com/story/24837/fertile-felines-may-require-new-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Apr 2008 15:00:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21780/researchers-let-the-cats-out-of-the-bag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCats don't talk, but their genes can tell a good story, and they're revealing plenty about the animal's 10,000-year history. DNA samples from more than 1,100 cats, from fancy show breeds to wild animals from around the world, are confirming earlier discoveries as well as refuting some claims,...http://www.newser.com/story/21780/researchers-let-the-cats-out-of-the-bag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Mar 2008 12:57:34 CDT