Sunday, August 8, 2021

Those Horrible Cats on This Day in History

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This Day in History: Today is International Cat Day. I have had many cats over the years, but only one good one. The difference between cats and dogs is excellently summarized by the late Christopher Hitchens, “Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that THEY are gods.”

Dogs worship you, cats tolerate you.

Studies have shown that cats hear you, and cats do recognize your voice, they just don't care to respond. 
Many cats hate cuddling (which is the only reason to own one). 

When a cat rubs up against you he is establishing his territory, it is rubbing its scent on you to claim you as its slave. Don't read more than that into it. 

A cats cry is usually meant to manipulate you. 

If you die alone with your cat, it won’t hesitate to eat you. 

You probably heard that humans are the only species that kill for fun. That's not true. Cats do it too. Cats are largely responsible for the extinction of many species and they will literally torture and kill many other animals for no reason at all. They don’t hunt for food, because they often don’t eat the animals they torture and kill. They are largely responsible for the destruction of ecosystems in many environments and countries. Many societies have put a bounty on cats making it perfectly legal to kill cats on site in the name of preserving their ecosystems. 

A cat cleans itself because they think you stink...it is ridding itself of your scent.


Also: "Cleaning out your kitty’s litter box is more than just a chore — it could be affecting your brain and health. Your cat’s feces may contain the Toxoplasma gondii parasite. If contacted, it can (rarely) cause a disease called toxoplasmosis. Most people just get flu-like symptoms if they contract the disease, but in people with weakened immune systems, it can be fatal. The disease has also been linked to some serious mental conditions, including schizophrenia, depression and anxiety, and health professionals have warned pregnant women to drop the kitty litter duty to avoid risk of miscarriage or other effects."~Renee Jacques

Cats also have major flea problems...they claw and shred your furniture...cats are difficult to travel with...they are hard to train...cats vomit hairballs regularly...cats disturb your sleep by walking all over you, knead your chest and purr in your face...they shed hair and they scratch you

"Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose." Garrison Keillor

"In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this." Terry Pratchett

"The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer." Paula Poundstone

"The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat." Ogden Nash



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