Why Do People Hate Cats?
May 19th 2008 21:00
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Ever since I’ve started displaying pictures of cats on my desk at work, I am amazed by the number of people who have told me they hate cats. When I ask them why they either say ‘Cos I do. I just hate them.’ Or they say they hate cats because they don’t do anything. I’ve also seen this mentioned in many cats books. There’s even a book about why someone hates cats. But again, why?
Does anyone out there have any idea? Other reasons I’ve heard is that they kill birds, they don’t follow you around like dogs, are narcissistic and boring. You seldom come across people saying they hate dogs. I think my friend Fred is the only dog-hater I have ever come across. In Fred’s eyes, cats win hands-down every time as he finds their fur is softer and cleaner. He also likes the fact your hand doesn’t smell after touching a cat. Let’s face it: I love dogs as much as the next person but I do find some of them do smell. But Fred also says cats are users. He says they will ignore you until they want something (usually food) and then they will follow you around and snuggle up to you. In that case, my ducks were users too. Ducks can be very timid and independent (just try approaching one in the park) but when you have food they will follow you around. In fact, users were what my sister and I nicknamed Brown-o and White-o.
Maybe it’s their independence (which can be perceived as a so-called lack of loyalty) which makes some people hate cats. But that comes down to the breed of cat. I’ve come across cats that will keep rubbing themselves against my leg for as long as I let them or will follow me around the house, including the bathroom. To this day, I cannot use the thrown at my friend’s house without Butterscotch and Gingersnap watching. They follow me so quickly that by the time I reach for the door knob to shut the door, it’s already too late. They will actually stand in front of the throne and watch while I go about my business and they follow me back out into the living room once I’m done.
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Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
Check this -
Thats my Wista Duck at one day old. He's over a yr now - he was a rescued egg from a land clearing site. He was the only one that hatched. He chases me for cuddles and thinks he should live inside.
As for people hating cats, Ive decided they must have been killed by a tiger in a previous life. They can never come up with a good enough reason in my book - the cat is a picture of beauty and grace, a perfection of evolution.
Comment by Queenie
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Comment by Anonymous
Everyone I know who "hates" cats seem to also "hate" events, people, situation, etc. in which they cannot control. They also seem to all have virtually NO patience whatsoever.
(My partner is a prime example of a typical “cat-hater”)
Funny enough, though, all my friends who said they hated cats would come over to my place and end the visit with “I still don’t like most cats but I DO like YOUR cat…”
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Comment by Cris
-Don´t know them at all and never had a cat before.
-They are the typical example of an arrogant, self-centered human being, who likes nothing better that being adored and followed around, because he likes to believe he´s the master, and has at least an animal that obbeys him. Sad, really.
-The behaviour they claim cats have, is typically human. Humans are selfish, love with conditions, and don´t follow everyone around just for the sake of it, but rather, with a purpose of getting something back.
-Humans are not friends with everybody, because that would be stupid. We have our preferences, just like cats.
-If you have raised a cat since it was a kitten, you will be amazed at how much love, companionship, entertainment and laughter they give you. They take care of themselves, they are independent. Many humans do not like that because of their stupid arrogance and belief that because cats are not under our thumb, they must be bad.
-Cats are not dogs. They´re totally different. You wouldn´t dismiss a panther or a tiger because they´re independent, solitary and go about doing their business. They´re all felines, for god´s sake!
-Most people say they hate cats without knowing them. I hate people who speak without the knowledge.
We humans think we´re the center of the universe, and if animals or nature doesn´t do what we like, we change it or we hate it. That´s us. That´s why some cats hate humans.
Sorry for the lenght!
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