Abused or feral cats tend to respond best
There have been numerous studies on the effect of music on animals, but now one composer has taken the research one step further - by creating an album entirely for cats.
According to The Telegraph, Music for Cats contains five combinations of sounds and classical music aimed at calming even the “most distressed” felines.
Thanks to a Kickstarter campaign, the album has already sold over 10,000 copies and is set to be released by Universal Music in October.
Composer David Teie told The Telegraph that not all cats respond to the music, adding that he believes cats share “critical taste” with humans.
He said formerly abused or feral cats tend to respond best, while some cats enjoy it so much that they wrap themselves around the speaker.
Music for Cats was born out of the idea that felines establish their sense of music though the sounds they hear after they’re born - birds chirping, suckling for milk or their mother’s purr.
With this premise, Teie composed Music for Cats, incorporating feline-centric sounds and their natural vocalisations and matching it to a cat’s frequency range.
The idea is backed by an independent study published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science, which found that cats prefer species-appropriate music.
As a result of Teie’s work with abused or feral cats, the music will be given to animal shelters free of charge.
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