The First Cat War
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The First Cat War
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#2They are the funniest creatures on earth. Manipulative, hilariously small, arrogant and lazy.
Yet apex predators, god must have a sense of humour.
They went as far as manipulating prophet in islam so he placed them as ritually pure and a sign of faith for people who like them.
Christians killed them so bubonic plague came and ravaged europe. Coincidence, I think not.
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#3They are the funniest creatures on earth. Manipulative, hilariously small, arrogant and lazy. Yet apex predators, god must have a sense of humour. They went as far as manipulating prophet in islam so he placed them as ritually pure and a sign of faith for people who like them. Christians killed them so bubonic plague came and ravaged europe. Coincidence, I think not.
Cats (domestic ones, at least, and most that aren't 'big cats') aren't apex predators; those are predators with virtually no predators of their own. Cats are predators, but lots of things eat cats.
Not that my cats don't think they're top of the food chain.
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#4Making cat not do something is really difficult
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#5Making cat not do something is really difficult
Can't remember where I heard it but it rings true:
We train dogs but we negotiate with cats.
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#6They are the funniest creatures on earth. Manipulative, hilariously small, arrogant and lazy. Yet apex predators, god must have a sense of humour. They went as far as manipulating prophet in islam so he placed them as ritually pure and a sign of faith for people who like them. Christians killed them so bubonic plague came and ravaged europe. Coincidence, I think not.
Cats (domestic ones, at least, and most that aren't 'big cats') aren't apex predators; those are predators with virtually no predators of their own. Cats are predators, but lots of things eat cats. Not that my cats don't think they're top of the food chain.
Big cats might be apex predators, normal house cats are just predators/prey.
Cat management is something worth working on; it's kind of annoying that many places don't have free spay/neuter locations.
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#7If you love cats, keep your cat indoors. They are quite happy when provided for - especially if you've got two.
My wife works full time at a nonprofit no-kill shelter, and the amount of sick and miserable cats that come in rescued from the outdoors is mind boggling. Strays do not live happy (or very lengthy) lives.
If you have strays around, consider enrolling in your local TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) program, to help lower the population, as spayed males still hold territory and prevent intact males from breeding.
If the strays are friendly, consider contacting your local no-kill shelter and seeing if they can take them in to be cared for and put up for adoption.
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#8Making cat not do something is really difficult
Can't remember where I heard it but it rings true: We train dogs but we negotiate with cats.
Or, as a cat-loving friend of mine succinctly sums up the difference between dogs and cats and their relationship to us:
Dog: The humans feed me; they must be God.
Cat: The humans feed me; I must be God.
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#9If you love cats, keep your cat indoors. They are quite happy when provided for - especially if you've got two. My wife works full time at a nonprofit no-kill shelter, and the amount of sick and miserable cats that come in rescued from the outdoors is mind boggling. Strays do not live happy (or very lengthy) lives. If you have strays around, consider enrolling in your local TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) program, to hel…
My old roommate has two british shorthairs, they're basically his kids. They live on the top floor of a four floor house, and never leave the 50m² apartment. They spend their days sleeping and doing not much else.
Down on the street, a neighbour also has a shorthair, almost an identical clone to my roommates. The cat has free reign of the neighbourhood, and the alertness in its eyes makes me realise that it has a much higher standard of living than my roommate's
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Cats (domestic ones, at least, and most that aren't 'big cats') aren't apex predators; those are predators with virtually no predators of their own. Cats are predators, but lots of things eat cats. Not that my cats don't think they're top of the food chain.
Big cats might be apex predators, normal house cats are just predators/prey. Cat management is something worth working on; it's kind of annoying that many places don't have free spay/neuter locations.
I think that's exactly what I said...