Now if I 
can figure out how to keep the neighbors cat from killing the chipmonks and rabbits in my yard in the middle of the night…. Seriously though it is a no brainer. Cats are cold creatures. You think your cat loves you? Drop kitty off at uncle Mikes house for a week. After three days it will forget all about you so long as it has its kibble and something to keep its mind on.
Do that to a long time family dog and it would ball its eyes out. Possibly break ol’ yellers heart. I could go on and on for months about this subject but that alone should state my case. Dogs have feelings, cats have instincts only for the most part. Not to mention many breeds of K9 can be amazing protectors.
Digg This [?] Share ThisNearly six-in-ten (57%) of all adults in this country own a pet or pets of one kind or another, with dog owners (39% of all adults) outnumbering cat owners (23%) – and owners of all other pets trailing far behind, the Pew survey finds.
More whites (64%) than blacks (30%) or Hispanics (39%) have a pet. There is also an income skew to pet ownership: nearly seven-in-ten (69%) adults with an annual family income of $100,000 or more has a pet, compared with fewer than half (45%) of adults with an income below $30,000. Also, rural residents (65%) are more likely than suburbanites (57%) or city folks (51%) to have a pet — though, as noted above, they’re a bit less likely to consider their dogs or cats a member of the family.
Dogs may be known as man’s best friend, but for most of their owners, even that lavish sobriquet appears to undershoot the mark. Fully 85% of dog owners say they consider their pet to be a member of their family, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
And most cat owners (78%) feel the same way.
The pets-as-four-legged-family-member phenomenon helps explain everything from the heart-tugging scenes during Hurricane Katrina last fall, when some Gulf Coast residents risked staying home because they did not want to abandon their pets, to the explosive recent growth of the pet care industry. Americans spent an estimated $35.9 billion on their pets last year, up from $17 billon in 1994, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Some of that money went for pet cosmetic surgery, pet insurance, pet strollers, pet waterbeds and, yes, pet spas and hotels. (The “Presidential Suite” at the Ritzy Canine Carriage House in Manhattan is available for $175 a night, breakfast included.)
Add A Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Comments
I piss on your pathetic excuse for an insult upon Felines. They are so much better and caring than dogs. dogs may get more attention for thier acts yes, but only because they are big dumb and when they do something semi intelligent its a miracle.
Short and sweet, you can drop old Garfield off at uncle Toms house and so long as he has his CAT NIP or favorite toys and room to roam, he will not only lose all interest but permanently forget about his master with in a week. Fact. They lack long term attention spans. Of course a caring feline will always love its young while it is around. You separate them for 3 months and put them back together. The cat will no longer care like it did. They are retarded vile creatures and they are a nuisance.
If dogs grew to the size of horses, well they would still be domesticated animals. No problem there. If cats grew to the size of large dogs they would all be hunted and killed due to vicious attacks on mankind. DO NOT try and argue this fact, anyone. Even Garfield. They are fucking trashy. Do you see a problem with that statement. Your cat doesn’t love you it wants to rip your face off.
Ya right. if dogs grew to the size of horses there would be mass destruction. all of those evil little fuckers would run rampant and kill millions.
If cats grew to the size of large dogs… nothing they would still be by our side, cats didnt become domesticated, they are too smart for that, they became our allies, Cats are here because they want to be with us. end of story. how many times have dogs ran away never to be found again, MANY MANY MANY times, yes there is the occasional dog that can find its way back. but nearly ALL cats (only the ones who are ill can’t) find thier way back home. yes i admit there are some good, maybe even great, dogs. but those are rar occurances. Cats on the otherhand are very rarely as dumb, or downright stupid, as dogs. YOU CAN’T WIN.
Cats only want to rip your face off if you disrespect them, they dont need to be bigger to do it either, they are perfectly capable NOW.