No Right Answer: Worst Pet Ever - Cats Worse Than Dogs?

Bat Vader

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I prefer cats over dogs. I'm sure dogs make great pets but I would never care to own one. They just require more maintenance than I would want to give. I love cats because of how independent they are. I devote a lot of them to them but at the same time I can leave them to their own devices too.
 

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I was going to strongly disagree with Kyle... but, after much thought, I actually agree... and yet I still would take having a pet fish than a pet dog or a pet cat...

I'm fucking weird like that... (Then again, I've never met a cat that liked me or a dog that didn't like me...)
 

Blood Brain Barrier

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ecoho said:
the words "not sure if serious or just trolling?" come to mind. seriously though my dog doesn't need a use as he's my best friend and that's enough the fact that I can rely on him to protect my house and me is a plus.
What part of my post resembled a troll? You can't just go around accusing people of trolling because you don't like what they say.

Anyway, I'm decided: birds are much worse than dogs or cats. If you have to cage an animal, it's not a pet. It's a prisoner.
 

Sigmund Av Volsung

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Coruptin said:
so what's it like being in the pocket of BIG DOG? they pay you well enough to sell the people out? enough to sleep at night?
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*snipped*
I was speaking from personal experience, which I supposed was okay considering Chris & Dan's reasoning >.>

Not that you'd know about that, you filthy C.A.T. Rebels! BIG DOG is watching you! Any who do not accept it shall be turned into doggy biscuits for His Glorious Majesty, The Imperator, Bobby!
 

Lazy Kitty

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Dogs are loud and scary.
So they're the worst.
Fish are pretty bad too, just because we're not really compatible. Aka, I can't swim with them in their tiny fishbowl and cuddle and stuff.
Cats eat fish and they're not dogs, therefore, they are the best. Even if some of them get annoying sometimes.
 

jackpipsam

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I really can't stand dogs.

I hate barking, I hate big dogs and how people let them run around the streets with no leash on.
They can bite, I have seen them attack children who didn't provoke them, they can get aggressive.
They can overpower you.
Worst of all is the owners who buy breads like pitbulls and take no responsibility to keep them away from everyone else.

I enjoy high rise apartments in the city, one of the major reasons is not a dog in site or hearing distance.


I am fine with cats, they don't endanger anyone.
 

ailurus

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Loki_The_Good said:
ecoho said:
just want to point out a few things to the dog hating person with no soul.....:

1.dogs only kill people when one of two things are done;
A. the person was stupid and pissed said dog off by pulling on its tail or otherwise hurting it. I do not weep for these people as less stupid people in the world is always a good thing.
B. it was train to attack anyone not its owner. This is the most common reason for dog related deaths.

2.a cat can and will kill small children for FOOD! they are know as ferial cats and are dangerous like you wouldn't believe.
Just to add to point 2 cats - regular house cats - are also known for smothering babies by lying on top of their heads because its war and also probably because they are evil. So I think cats are by far worse.
OK, I normally don't do this, but what the *bleep* are you guys talking about? Cats smothering babies? Hundreds of years old superstition with almost no basis in fact. [http://alphamom.com/parenting/baby/will-my-cat-smother-my-baby/]. Sure, its theoretically possible but there's very little evidence for it. Back in 2009, the vice president of the ASPCA put it as
"I?ve never heard of a cat killing a baby,? said Schweiss, who conceded it could happen. ?Certainly there have been many instances of cats biting babies, scratching babies and that type of things, but unlike dogs that will sometimes attack and just keep attacking, cats will usually do a quick swipe and run off."

Feral cats can - on occasion (like, a handful of times a year) - attack people yes. But hunting babies for food? Give me one single citation on that, please. Half an hour on google turned up only about a half a dozen cases over the past several years of feral cat attacks worldwide, and several of those were provoked by the humans. And guess what? There's feral and wild dogs too, which are a lot more aggressive and dangerous than feral cats. There's more truth to "Dingoes ate my baby" then gangs of roving feral cats devouring children. (Now, if you're a bird, mouse, etc. then you need to be worried about feral cat attacks. But that's because birds and rodents are a cat's diet. Chipmunks are part of that diet too.)

As for dog attacks, The CDC puts it at 4.5 MILLION bites per year in the US alone, with half of those bitten being children [http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Dog-Bites/]. Those attacks lead to 885000 hospital visits, 27000 reconstructive surgeries and about 30 deaths per year. Nearly 3/4 of those are getting bitten by a friend or family member's dog, not dogs attacking random strangers who aren't their owner. If you look at hospital admission figures, injuries from dogs account for more visits than every other animal combined. However much you may want to deny it, those are cold hard facts. Now, I'm not claiming that every dog is going to go on a biting spree, far from it. But anyone claiming that cats are more dangerous to people than dogs is just flat out wrong.
 

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ailurus said:
Loki_The_Good said:
ecoho said:
just want to point out a few things to the dog hating person with no soul.....:

1.dogs only kill people when one of two things are done;
A. the person was stupid and pissed said dog off by pulling on its tail or otherwise hurting it. I do not weep for these people as less stupid people in the world is always a good thing.
B. it was train to attack anyone not its owner. This is the most common reason for dog related deaths.

2.a cat can and will kill small children for FOOD! they are know as ferial cats and are dangerous like you wouldn't believe.
Just to add to point 2 cats - regular house cats - are also known for smothering babies by lying on top of their heads because its war and also probably because they are evil. So I think cats are by far worse.
OK, I normally don't do this, but what the *bleep* are you guys talking about? Cats smothering babies? Hundreds of years old superstition with almost no basis in fact. [http://alphamom.com/parenting/baby/will-my-cat-smother-my-baby/]. Sure, its theoretically possible but there's very little evidence for it. Back in 2009, the vice president of the ASPCA put it as
"I?ve never heard of a cat killing a baby,? said Schweiss, who conceded it could happen. ?Certainly there have been many instances of cats biting babies, scratching babies and that type of things, but unlike dogs that will sometimes attack and just keep attacking, cats will usually do a quick swipe and run off."

Feral cats can - on occasion (like, a handful of times a year) - attack people yes. But hunting babies for food? Give me one single citation on that, please. Half an hour on google turned up only about a half a dozen cases over the past several years of feral cat attacks worldwide, and several of those were provoked by the humans. And guess what? There's feral and wild dogs too, which are a lot more aggressive and dangerous than feral cats. There's more truth to "Dingoes ate my baby" then gangs of roving feral cats devouring children. (Now, if you're a bird, mouse, etc. then you need to be worried about feral cat attacks. But that's because birds and rodents are a cat's diet. Chipmunks are part of that diet too.)

As for dog attacks, The CDC puts it at 4.5 MILLION bites per year in the US alone, with half of those bitten being children [http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Dog-Bites/]. Those attacks lead to 885000 hospital visits, 27000 reconstructive surgeries and about 30 deaths per year. Nearly 3/4 of those are getting bitten by a friend or family member's dog, not dogs attacking random strangers who aren't their owner. If you look at hospital admission figures, injuries from dogs account for more visits than every other animal combined. However much you may want to deny it, those are cold hard facts. Now, I'm not claiming that every dog is going to go on a biting spree, far from it. But anyone claiming that cats are more dangerous to people than dogs is just flat out wrong.
feral cats are more a problem up here and they don't hunt babies they attack toddlers and have actually killed 2 children between the ages of 2 and 5.cats attacks are also have many more complications then dog bites due to the massive infections caused by their scratches and bites. More importantly cat attacks are not recorded the same way as dog bites (which usually are the fault of the human btw) and as such you wont find many stories on them.
 

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It really depends on your personality, if you want a pet that's independent and that you can read a book without it bothering you, get a cat! if you train it well enough it will go to the toilet and FLUSH!

Dogs is more like a life partner and a relationship, you need to put time into it but you also gets more out of it, they actually comes at your command and do shit you ask them to. But they DO need you.

The best are fishes, you just need to feed it, they don't even come out of the tank.
 

EeveeElectro

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I couldn't hear that our the sound of the WRONG.

Both cats and dogs are amazing. Both have good (and bad) attributes and both can improve your life. I owned Alsations as a kid and currently have 4 cats. I love them both! Cats a tiny bit more though. The noly dog I can't stand is those ratty chihuahuas *angry face*
 

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RandV80 said:
Except that I do have a cat; two in fact; and they do like me just as I like them.

That wasn't some emotional proclamation that I'd made in my previous post. It was based on behavioral tendencies and years of personal experience.

Of course a cat will have some level of affection for the person who takes care of them. But that doesn't mean they aren't also inherently just as concerned about their location. A change in the environment is often very "off-putting" to a cat, whereas a dog will usually go along with it.[footnote]Note that this is NOT a general proclamation implying that all dogs are one way and all cats are another. Each has it's own personality, despite what some will claim.[/footnote] (provided others aren't bent out of shape about it)

Dogs are not only pack animals but they too form personal bonds with only one or two individuals. The key difference is that dogs are usually more protective of the "pack" than cats.

This is not to say that cats aren't protective, of course. Mine actually mock-attacked a neighbors dog that had run into my yard and started viciously barking at me. So I'm certainly not implying they're cowards. Mine certainly aren't.

Truth is, I have cats and dogs. Two of each. (long story) I love them all dearly. In fact, I've lived with some combination of dogs and cats my entire life. And frankly, when it comes down to it, if someone asked me which one they should get as a pet I would recommend both or either, depending on that person's living situation.

A dog will love anyone and everyone, but with a cat you have to earn it.
This is just not true, though. At least in regards to the dog.

Many will tolerate a new person or pet being included in the "pack", but they will rarely if ever return any affection until that new inclusion "earns it". In this way, they're not much different from cats except that they have a slightly higher level of tolerance to change.
 

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Cats are clearly the worse because they have that parasitic disease that brain washes you to love cats. Dogs will just love you unless you treat it like crap.
 

Nick Kubr

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I only found on problem with the video's argument, and that was the part about dog people leaving early to take care of the dog. That is just us politely saying that we are bored and want to leave. It's not because we have to, it's because we want to.
 

Nick Kubr

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I only found on problem with the video's argument, and that was the part about dog people leaving early to take care of the dog. That is just us politely saying that we are bored and want to leave. It's not because we have to, it's because we want to.