I had to have an emergency installation of my hot water heater last year. A black guy about 30 years old showed up and he was terrified of cats. He refused to fix the hwh until I locked up my elderly cat.
And he would run from the house if the cat came into the room. :o)
LOL!
I don’t know if anyone watches “Impractical Jokers”, but one of the guys on the show has a severe cat phobia. One of the segments consisted of him getting locked into a big cage with some cats. It was pretty funny.