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Sources, not decorations.
These sources inform specific explanations. They did not review or endorse this website. A welfare article is not the same as an experiment. A government procedure is limited to its jurisdiction.
Saito et al. / Scientific Reports (2019)
Recorded-word discrimination; not name rankings or response guarantees
Author Correction / Scientific Reports (2019)
Corrected subject ages, household counts and participant overlap
University of Tokyo (2019)
Orienting response and non-response limits; primary paper controls
Cats Protection / Renaming (2025)
Positive, consistent approach and record updates; not universal emotional claims
Cats Protection / Name response (2018)
Further reading only; no reproduced ladder or all-circumstances guarantee
Blue Cross / Microchipping (reviewed July 2026)
Explains the microchip number, database and contact details; no UK-wide legal claim here
Japan / Official microchip registration portal
Japan-specific owner and contact procedures, not a worldwide process
Service NSW / Pet transfer
NSW-specific transfer guidance, not a worldwide process
Cats Protection / UK survey (2014)
A dated UK sample, not present-day global popularity