Brian Lear on WNYC, and to end the show every day during the membership drive,

we're talking about all the animals that New Yorkers love and care for in your homes,

your pets. We've talked about dogs

on day one, reptiles on day two, bearded dragons and tortoises and who knows what. And today

let's talk cats, though sometimes loof, sometimes purring, sometimes playful, often sleeping

furry creatures.

Maxwell Branch, vice president of programs at Flatbush Cats,

joins us to talk about what they need to thrive.

Hey, Max, welcome to WNYC.

Hi, Brian.

Thanks so much for having me on and for talking about pets.

All right.

Here's where we're going to start.

What do you think is the biggest misconception about cats?

Sure. I think one of the things that you mentioned earlier is actually a pretty big misconception about cats,

and that's that they can be aloof. Sure. A cat can be a little bit more standoffish than your standard dog,

but anyone who has a cat in their house knows that they can also be wonderful companions and really develop that very special bond that we look for with our pets.

Unlike dogs that we all see on the street all the time attached by leashes to their humans

pet cats in the city are almost indoors now i know people live in the country you have both

indoor cats and what they call outdoor cats but in the city it's you know almost universally

indoor cats are the cats cool with that or would they rather get out you know even on a leash if necessary sure

um new york is in particular a tough place for cats to exist outside there's traffic there's

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