At work we often go outside on our breaks. Yesterday and today, a cat came up to us. The cat is a little gray tom and I think he lives in the area. Almost all the people I was with reacted like a skunk had come up to them. He was a very nice cat, very friendly and affectionate, but he did the normal cat things like rubbing against people and jumping to the top of the picnic table. The people I was with said they didn't care for cats because they shed a lot and get up on things. A couple of people even talked about killing the poor cat.
If a completely strange dog comes up to us when we are outside on break, these same people fall all over themselves petting it. I like both cats and dogs, but I don't handle completely strange dogs. Dogs also shed a lot and can become very destructive inside a house.
Are these people really reacting to the old superstitions about cats? It seems now that cats are better understood, and now that we are in the 21st century, people should become more enlightened.
I was wondering what others thought.
If a completely strange dog comes up to us when we are outside on break, these same people fall all over themselves petting it. I like both cats and dogs, but I don't handle completely strange dogs. Dogs also shed a lot and can become very destructive inside a house.
Are these people really reacting to the old superstitions about cats? It seems now that cats are better understood, and now that we are in the 21st century, people should become more enlightened.
I was wondering what others thought.