noble beast

Take your pet to work, even if it’s extremely ill-tempered and beastly

Aug 24, 2015

Beasts

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Proposal: a system for virtually bringing pets into the office Pet owners with 9-to-5 jobs may find that they miss their noble animal companion during work hours. Some workplaces will allow well-behaved animals to hang out at work, but that is usually limited to dogs and draft animals. In any case, this addresses only a…
Breaking news: You are a terrible pet owner if you don’t address your cat’s neuroses with the soothing safety of cat-patterned furniture

Aug 10, 2015

Beasts, Design

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Background: Although there are many counter-examples, cats are often unpredictable and frequently skittish. Here, we theorize that this neurotic pet behavior is due to the cat’s lack of feeling safe in the domestic environment, and propose a possible solution, which we refer to as CATMOUFLAGE. The theory: Cats are skittish and unpredictable because they are…