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The 2009 Documentary ''Cat Ladies'' tells the stories of four women whose lives have become dedicated to their cats. The film was directed by Christie Callan-Jones, and Produced by Chocolate Box Entertainment. Most notably, the film was an official selection at the 2009 Hot Docs Festival, Silverdocs Festival, and San Francisco's DocFest. The film was originally produced for [http://www.tvo.org TVO - Television Ontario].<ref>[http://catladiesdoc.com/ http://catladiesdoc.com/]</ref> Naftali Berrill, Ph.D., Director of the New York Center for Neuropsychology and Forensic Behavioral Science told AOL Health, "These may be people who have a very hard time expressing themselves to other people. They may find the human need for affection is met most easily through a relationship with a pet." This devotion can sometimes signal mental or emotional issues such as depression.<ref name="huso"/> |
The 2009 Documentary ''Cat Ladies'' tells the stories of four women whose lives have become dedicated to their cats. The film was directed by Christie Callan-Jones, and Produced by Chocolate Box Entertainment. Most notably, the film was an official selection at the 2009 Hot Docs Festival, Silverdocs Festival, and San Francisco's DocFest. The film was originally produced for [http://www.tvo.org TVO - Television Ontario].<ref>[http://catladiesdoc.com/ http://catladiesdoc.com/]</ref> Naftali Berrill, Ph.D., Director of the New York Center for Neuropsychology and Forensic Behavioral Science told AOL Health, "These may be people who have a very hard time expressing themselves to other people. They may find the human need for affection is met most easily through a relationship with a pet." This devotion can sometimes signal mental or emotional issues such as depression.<ref name="huso"/> |
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In finnish and german a cat lady is considered to be a sexy lady analagous to foxy lady in English. |
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A cat lady is a woman, usually a spinster,[1] who dotes upon her cat.[2] The term is sometimes used in a pejorative sense, i.e. "crazy cat lady",[3] to denote an animal hoarder who keeps large numbers of cats without having the ability to properly house or care for them.[4]
Cat Ladies
The 2009 Documentary Cat Ladies tells the stories of four women whose lives have become dedicated to their cats. The film was directed by Christie Callan-Jones, and Produced by Chocolate Box Entertainment. Most notably, the film was an official selection at the 2009 Hot Docs Festival, Silverdocs Festival, and San Francisco's DocFest. The film was originally produced for TVO - Television Ontario.[5] Naftali Berrill, Ph.D., Director of the New York Center for Neuropsychology and Forensic Behavioral Science told AOL Health, "These may be people who have a very hard time expressing themselves to other people. They may find the human need for affection is met most easily through a relationship with a pet." This devotion can sometimes signal mental or emotional issues such as depression.[3]
In finnish and german a cat lady is considered to be a sexy lady analagous to foxy lady in English.
References
- ^ Megan McMorris, Cat Women, p. 74
- ^ Kiri Blakeley (15 Oct 2009), Crazy Cat Ladies
- ^ a b Huso, Deborah (November 2009). "Some Live Among Hundreds of Cats". AOL Health. Retrieved November 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check|authorlink=value (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); External link in|authorlink= - ^ Davis, Susan; Flaherty (illus), Jake (2002), "Prosecuting Animal Hoarders is like Herding Cats" (PDF), California Lawyer (September): 26, 28, 29, 67
- ^ http://catladiesdoc.com/