OY! I have 8 cats. They have the run of the kitchen and their food bowls on the counter as the dogs will eat everything that drops onto the floor!
None of us have ever been ill of a food-born disease. And it isn’t due to luck. It is called healthy cats and cleanliness.
You just hate cats, buddy! I know exactly what kind of person you are - you despise independenc in others. I see it all the time ;-)
Cats are not just independent,they are also arrogant. Dogs, while generally less independent (being pack animals) are much more friendly. Cats put up with people, dogs love them.
People are neither cats nor dogs. While we can live solitary or just "single family" lives, we do better in social groups.
Our biggest problems, in many areas, are because we are neither this nor that, but some of each. We get into trouble when we try to be both..at the same time.