Are cats less stressed in homes than in shelters? A study of personality and faecal cortisol metabolites

Personality is defined by characteristics of individuals and describes and accounts for temporally stable patterns of affect, cognition and behaviour traits. The study of cat behaviour and personality can minimize potential problems in the relationship between cats and their owners and decrease abandonment and maltreatment. People generally adopt animals according to the individual’s appearance, age or sex. Personality assessments can help make...