Cat hater? No— we value them as mouser/ratters. Comment had just as much to do with dogs-— as BOTH of these are animals, not people, and inasmuch as the poster’s article talked about how owners of cats are obsessed with them and put their own “analysis” into their obsession/needs for anthropomorphism about what is essentially animal behaviour. Farm has horses, cattle, sheep-— and wild coyote, eagles, barred and great horned owls— all of whom predate on our little dogs and cats on occasion, particularly cats at night who learn to stay in the bard. Coyotes focus on trying to supplement their usual rodent diet by killing the calves after smelling and tracking the afterbirth during calving time, from the breeder cows. The coyote we shoot regularly, on sight, and kitties try to keep close inside at night. Large veterinary bill for all the above.
Guess we differ as zoological knowledge vs. urbanized projected affection needs. Like we see at the “model” farms kids are taken to see. They are— all of them- animals. And we differ on the “socialization” level of any animal that is not bred for domestication. Stop feeding them and watch them regress to normal natural behaviour. Will say that certain cats will rat/mouse even when fully fed- so that is not “socialized” at all. Pure instinct. Light, smell and movement, and.. stalking.
Not being nasty, just uncomfortably (apparently) factual.
I have no problem with ‘factual’, but you’ll notice the very first post on the thread was, “I hate cats.” And several others made jokes about how they taste. Okay, so why did you look at the article?
I’ve lived with cats, horses & sundry other critters all my life. Yes, there is instinct. But animals are also emotional beings. They have varying levels of intelligence & also form strong bonds of love/friendship. There’s always an inclination to find a reason why animals became domesticated, or have this or that instinct, & humans love to hypothesize. Bottom line: most any animal can become a loving companion if treated well, & cats more so than others.