Hi guys, I could not help but add my two cents here on the subject of people who are convinced, or announce openly that they do not like cats: I noticed early on, that the people who proudly state that they do not like cats,always speak from the aspect of misinformation on every level. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEVER KNOW A CAT! it just occurred to me too, that these might be people who grew up torturing every cat they might have run across as a child, so their experience with any cat might have been negative...like imagine ,say farm cats kept only as mousers, being treated badly by a family...These cats might run and hide every time a human appeared...I just thought of that... Anyway, somewhere along the line, these individuals have probably been brainwashed into believing cats are only nice to you when they want something, while, if in the same sentence, they might proudly state, "BUT, I DO LIKE DOGS", hoping to redeem themselves as sensitive individuals somehow, as well as pillars of character...They maybe watched too many Lassie films and believe dogs will stand by you until the end, no matter what ?Who knows, it is usually a combination...However, the one constant is : THESE PEOPLE NEVER KNEW A CAT. These are simply very uneducated/inexperienced types in animal contact exposure situations...A lot of the time these types are following a party line laid out by their family for a generation or more... It is like they are trying to make some kind of statement attesting to their own character, by conveying what might seem admirable to them...aligning their own personality, say with what they believe are the attibutes of a dog personality? It is most often an image thing... Also, these people are not animal lovers at all, no matter how they try to come across about LOVING dogs... their exposure to animals and experience with animals on a personal level is usually null.They know absolutely nothing about animals...I , when confronted by this sort of person only say to them , "You just have never known a cat" I am always right 100% of the time. Oh yeah, and let's not forget those men striving to project a macho image that even if somewhere along the line they did know a cat and even appreciated that cat would never admit it and wants the world to think HE IS ABOVE THAT, FRILLY STUFF, AND WANTS TO EQUATE HIMSELF WITH A DOG...LIKE CATS ARE A TOO FEMALE THING. I'm sorry if I am rambling here , but I'm just typing as I am thinking about what I have observed in people on this subject. I SERIOUSLY DO NOT WANT TO SOUND PREJUDICE EITHER, AS I'M TRYING TO SLAM PREJUDICE HERE IN MY RANTING! The bottom line is, when I do come across people who tell me they do not like cats, I immediately feel sorry for them ,because they have simply missed out on such a love and a joy and seriously, there is no little critter more entertaining than a cat who has lots of personality...Oh yes , and cats are loyal, loving, cuddly, a lot easier to deal with than a dog...like if one must leave a cat alone for a day... There is all kinds of prejudice in this world and it is a very terrible thing. Every single incident of prejudice could be completely alleviated if the parties involved would only take the time to get to know what it is they feel they are not familiar with or uncomfortable with...If only people were more kind and thoughtful and could appreciate everything in this world that is beautiful...there would never even be wars... I think a lot of us love our cats so much because we can retreat in to that safe little beautiful world and spend our time and energy devoting ourselves to something that is sweet and beautiful what is a cat...By the way, I love dogs too, probably too much...Which reminds me: DO SOMETHING NICE TODAY FOR A DOG! Later, Glenda --- Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Susan, > > > > You've said it exactly. I think that dog people like > the attention and > companionship. I love dogs as well as cats, but cats > give us more freedom > (well, not with the checkbook), plus we're just > cat-people. Like Caroline > pointed out, there are many many dog people, but > most people I meet don't > like cats at all. Why? I haven't figured that one > out. Stereotypes? > Misconceptions? Idiocy? Not really sure. > > > > The pit bull abuses reminds me of The Dog Whisperer > on Discovery or TLC or > whatever. Cesar Millan is so good at showing that > most dogs can be > rehabilitated, but in most instances it's the humans > that need the > rehabilitation, not the dogs. The plight of pit > bulls in our country is very > sad and depressing. They are certainly the most > misunderstood and mistreated > of dogs (up there with racing dogs). Plus many > people mistake other breeds > for pit bulls, not even understanding what a pit > bull actually is-they just > equate them with any tough, muscular dog with a > stocky stature. > > > > Enough ranting-I'm done with dogs for today. It's a > happy day-our central > air should be fixed today after being broken for 3 > weeks in 90-degree > weather! The babies will be so happy! I'll be happy > to play with them again, > and get back to normal! But living without air > conditioning helped us see > how truly spoiled we are, and how much we take for > granted. > > > > Melissa > > > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Susan Dubose > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL > player > > > > it was always so funny when I worked @ the AHS. > > > > The difference between the "dog" volunteers / > walkers & the "cat" > volunteers....... > > > > Dog people seem to really dislike cats, and they > needed to have something > that "wants to please them". > > > > Very important. > > > > The cat volunteers also liked dogs, but purrfurred > cats. > > > > The cat people could also appreciate the free spirit > of a cat, as opposed to > the "neediness" of a dog. > > > > And dogs that do not respect the "pack order" in the > home environment can be > considered unadoptable, unfortunately, due to the > fact that they will > challenge the children. (And other things, to say > the least). > > > > Can you tell I took a lot of behavioral classes and > used to evaluate dogs > for intake into our adoption program...? > > > > It was actually pretty sad, we would have to make > sure the dogs were "dummy > proof". > > > > And Caroline, please do not measure yourself by what > others have done, be > happy that you are more evolved than most folks and > that you are doing > something to help, and that you know what is right & > what is wrong. > > Susan J. DuBose >^..^< > www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com > www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org > www.shadowcats.net > "As Cleopatra lay > in state, > Faithful Bast at > her side did wait, > Purring welcomes > of soft applause, > Ever guarding > with sharpened claws." > Trajan > Tennent > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Caroline Kaufmann > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:31 PM > > Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL > player > > > > The Humane Society is overseeing the care for the 52 > seized dogs. I fear > that some will have to be put down due to injuries > and illness. But there > has got to be some kind of rehabilitation that is > done on the dogs that are > not ill/injured beyond repair. Also, I try not to > know too much about pit > bull fighting because it's too hard for me to > stomach...but some females are > used just for breeding, so I should think some of > the would be salvageable. > Again, if you can, log onto the Humane Society's > website and you can donate > an amount that will be used to help these actual > seized dogs. > > I guess this is just a reminder that our work is > never done. Even if you > don't do dog rescues or you aren't a "dog person," > it's still important to > give what you can...and even more so, to call > attention to this matter to > the people out there who are dog people! I think in > my whole life I have > met way too many people who AREN'T cat people and > that has always made me > sad, but I can count on only one hand the people > that claimed to not be dog > people. Thus, I feel like if you take the time to > get the word out, there's > no end to the positive results that could come from > that just because of the > shear numbers of people who are willing to stand up > against cruel treatment > of dogs. > > All of you people have done more than me for animals > and it amazes me the > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433
