IS OWNING A CAT BETTER Elie J. Diner, PhD SlideTalk THAN OWNING A DOG? University of Cat
HUMANS HAVE DOMESTICATED MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMALS AS PETS Canis lupus Oryctolagus Felis catus Carassius familiaris cuniculus auratus PHOTO BY JAMIE STREET ON UNSPLASH PHOTO BY WARANYA MOOLDEE ON UNSPLASH PHOTO BY ERIC HAN ON UNSPLASH PHOTO BY ZHENGTAO TANG ON UNSPLASH 2
CATS AND DOGS ACCOUNT FOR A LARGE PROPORTION OF PETS IN THE US 175 150 Number of Pets in 139.3 Millions in the US 125 100 94.2 89.7 75 50 25 9.4 7.6 20.3 18.8 13 0 Freshwater Cat Dog Bird Saltwater Small Reptile Horse Fish fish Animals NUMBER OF PETS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2017/2018, BY SPECIES (IN MILLIONS). STATISTA WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.STATISTA.COM/STATISTICS/198095/PETS-IN-THE-UNITED-STATES-BY-TYPE-IN-2008/ ACCESSED APRIL 17,2018. 3
PEOPLE OFTEN IDENTIFY AS CAT OR DOG PEOPLE AND CLAIM THAT THEY AND THEIR PETS ARE “BETTER” VS. PHOTO BY ANGELINA LITVIN ON UNSPLASH 4 PHOTO BY VELIZAR IVANOV ON UNSPLASH
PEOPLE OFTEN IDENTIFY AS CAT OR DOG PEOPLE AND CLAIM THAT THEY AND THEIR PETS ARE “BETTER” Are cats and cat people “better” than dogs and dog people? VS. PHOTO BY ANGELINA LITVIN ON UNSPLASH 5 PHOTO BY VELIZAR IVANOV ON UNSPLASH
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “BETTER?” SlideTalk’s Criteria For “Better" Health Benefits More Environmentally for Owners Intelligent Friendly ICON MADE BY ANATOLY, DARIUS DAN, AND TURKKUB FROM WWW.FLATICON.COM 6
CAT PEOPLE AND DOG PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES AND INTELLIGENCE Dog People Cat People Open Minded Outgoing Value Lively & Value Sensitive More Respect Companionship Affection Rules Energetic Intelligent CAT PEOPLE ‘MORE INTELLIGENT THAN DOG PEOPLE, STUDY CLAIMS. INDEPENDENT WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/NEWS/WEIRD-NEWS/CAT-PEOPLE-MORE-INTELLIGENT-THAN-DOG-PEOPLE-STUDY-CLAIMS-9479741.HTML ACCESSED APRIL 17,2018. THE REAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DOG AND CAT PEOPLE. BUSINESS INSIDER WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM/THE-DIFFERENCE-BETWEEN-DOG-AND-CAT-PEOPLE-2014-5 ACCESSED APRIL 17,2018. ICON MADE BY FREEPIK, MYNAMEPONG, ITIM2101, AND DARIUS DAN FROM WWW.FLATICON.COM 7
CATS ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN DOGS Dogs (Medium-sized) Cats Standard SUV Small Volkswagen PHOTO BY NEONBRAND ON UNSPLASH PHOTO BY JOSH RINARD ON UNSPLASH ICON MADE BY TURKKUB FROM WWW.FLATICON.COM 8 5 REASONS LIFE IS BETTER FOR CAT PEOPLE. BUSINESS INSIDER WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM/WHY-CATS-ARE-BETTER-THAN-DOGS-2015-1 ACCESSED APRIL 17,2018.
PAST CAT OWNERSHIP IS ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED RISK OF DEATH DUE TO HEART ATTACK Dog-People Cat-People 0% 0% 40% 25% decreased risk of decreased risk of decreased risk of decreased risk of death due death due to death due death due to myocardial cardiovascular myocardial cardiovascular infraction diseases infraction diseases QURESHI AI, MEMON MZ, VAZQUEZ G, SURI MFK. CAT OWNERSHIP AND THE RISK OF FATAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. RESULTS FROM THE SECOND NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION STUDY MORTALITY FOLLOW-UP STUDY. J VASC INTERV NEUROL . 2009;2(1):132-135. ICON MADE BY ANATOLY FROM WWW.FLATICON.COM 9
SUMMARY Cat-people have different personalities than dog people and are more intelligent Cats have a smaller carbon footprint than dogs Past cat owners have a lower risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease, compared to non-cat owners 10
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS University of Cat University of Dog Cats Dogs Kittens Puppies Cat-People Dog-People Science Cars Balls of Yarn Chew Toys 11
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