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Essay / Importance of Environmental Enrichment - 555
Environmental enrichment is a process of enriching an animal's physical or social environment by providing simulation that allows the animal to demonstrate its specific behavior at its species. Environmental enrichment is particularly important in research to reduce unwanted and unwanted behaviors. With extensive research into the effects of stress in cats and stress prevention, there are many environmental strategies available and they are quite easy and inexpensive to implement. The goal of feline environmental enrichment is to increase behavioral diversity, promote normal behavior, and increase the cat's ability to cope with challenges. Enrichment promotes activities such as eating, exploring, grooming and playing in a cat-specific way, making it easier to observe health problems when they arise. Cats are social animals and most respond well to group housing. Most cats benefit from group housing provided there is adequate space, a separate area for feeding and eliminating, and adequate space for resting. Cats that do not do well in group housing may be housed in pairs or as a single cat, but...