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Cornell University: Cats are dangerous

I must be lucky. I've owned cats all my life, and had 0% who were aggressive. Overall, probably owned 20 in my lifetime. The only time they every showed aggression is when I would fight (play fight, mostly scratch their belly until they got mad) with them on purpose.
 
SkyFox76 said:
It only takes one.

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Admittedly I don’t find cats to be particularly trustworthy. I got raked on the arm by one that I was petting and we were seemingly getting along. I hope the lady was ok, for real.
 
Utility Man said:
The article fails to mention the percentage of cats relinquished to shelters for behavioral reasons.

You said "....with 27% of cats being given to shelters for aggressive and hostile actions....."

How can you know the percentage of cats being given to shelters for aggressive and hostile actions if you don't the percentage of cats given to shelters for behavioral reasons ?
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That is why you are supposed to read the professional study source...
 
GreatNews2night said:
LOL, the picture of the little guy on the top right corner does seem to contradict the article... That adorable cat looks pretty harmless...
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That is the danger... cats are unpredictable and conniving.
 
yankintx said:
My cats have always been indoor and out door, free range felines. I have been lucky to live in most places were traffic is not an issue. My point, the majority of cats with behavioural issues are stuck indoors which creates boredom. Obviously many kitties can not be free range for a host of issues. Its unnatural for a cat to stay indoors 24/7.
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So instead of your cat being a danger to you... you let it out to go and slaughter innocent little animals like baby birds?
 
Airyaman said:
I must be lucky. I've owned cats all my life, and had 0% who were aggressive. Overall, probably owned 20 in my lifetime. The only time they every showed aggression is when I would fight (play fight, mostly scratch their belly until they got mad) with them on purpose.
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Same here, I have had cats for over 40 years, never had an agressive kitty. However, I now live in Saudi and on an expat compound. I took in an elderly feline, very sweet naturured but can be short tempered.

This country has an abundance of feral and stray felines. Cats are protected in Islam, and putting a healthy cat down is not done. However, Saudis are not much on spaying and neutering, every spring there are kittens everywhere
 
Bum said:
Mother natures little assassins...I do love my cats. ;)
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I like mine too.

FWIW, they aren't dangerous to anything or anyone their size or larger. One of my cats has made friends with the deer that browse my azaleas. I've actually observed her curled up with a grown deer as it lay chewing its cud.
 
Bodhisattva said:
Aggression, defined as hostile or violent behavior intended to dominate or intimidate another individual, is a fairly common behavioral problem in cats.
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Many a time I've watched Jackson Galaxy visit a client and wanted to beat them to death with a bag of kitty litter for their complete cluelessness.
Definitely more people today treating their cats as toys or little humans rather than as cats.
 
May be the problem is overpopulation, and people thinking that an outdoor cat, not spayed or neutered, can easily be domesticated by someone who has no clue. Cats need to be understood when handling, not all cats are alike.
We have rescued and fostered many cats over the years. They acted like cats. Never, not once, did we have a problem, unless we tried placing them in a negative, ill-suited environment.
Spay and neuter, folks.
 
HK.227 said:
Many a time I've watched Jackson Galaxy visit a client and wanted to beat them to death with a bag of kitty litter for their complete cluelessness.
Definitely more people today treating their cats as toys or little humans rather than as cats.
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It is great to dress cats up in cute little outfits but it pisses me off when the stupid cat fights it...
 
Bodhisattva said:
It is great to dress cats up in cute little outfits but it pisses me off when the stupid cat fights it...
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Just be careful.
People may misunderstand if you say "No means no my ass! That's my *****, and I just can't control myself when it comes to cute little outfits!" with a bunch of scratches on your face.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
I love our two cats, but they ARE evil little murderers.

I was a veterinary assistant for several years before I enlisted in the Army. I never so much as had a pitbull growl at me, and we had dozens of pitbull patients and borders. However, I have several scars from cats getting the better of me. If they had a claw on their tail they would be the perfect weapon.
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Thumbs.


when the day comes, ( and it will) and the cats finally evolve thumbs, the human race is pretty much done for....best to get in good with out future overlords now. :neutral:
 
Cornell University: Cats are dangerous
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Oh FFS, everyone seems to forget what these cats are domesticated from and where they draw their hereditary traits.

Of course they can be dangerous, just as some dog breeds can be dangerous, just as people willing to keep a snake as a pet can be even more dangerous. That does not mean they all are dangerous nor does it mean we should overreact for something we should already know about in the first place regarding these pets.

These are not even necessarily "behavior problems" so much as what some pets will show as they are still in fact animals. Domestication never removes all concerns about having an animal in the house but that should also not be used as a means to overreact.

There are better ways to deal with this and over the long term cats can made behavioral adjustments through repeated conditioning where they have less reason to be aggressive.

Cornell University is overreacting to this and dropped a study with very little suggestion or solution.
 
Cats are evil, confirmed by science.
 
OrphanSlug said:
Oh FFS, everyone seems to forget what these cats are domesticated from and where they draw their hereditary traits.

Of course they can be dangerous, just as some dog breeds can be dangerous, just as people willing to keep a snake as a pet can be even more dangerous. That does not mean they all are dangerous nor does it mean we should overreact for something we should already know about in the first place regarding these pets.

These are not even necessarily "behavior problems" so much as what some pets will show as they are still in fact animals. Domestication never removes all concerns about having an animal in the house but that should also not be used as a means to overreact.

There are better ways to deal with this and over the long term cats can made behavioral adjustments through repeated conditioning where they have less reason to be aggressive.

Cornell University is overreacting to this and dropped a study with very little suggestion or solution.
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If they didn't offer suggestions for action how could they possibly be overreacting? Are you mad they collected the data?
 
Bodhisattva said:
Feline Behavior Problems: Aggression | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

Aggression, defined as hostile or violent behavior intended to dominate or intimidate another individual, is a fairly common behavioral problem in cats.

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All cats do not have to be put down but there is a horrific trend that has researchers extremely worried. Cats are dangerous. Their aggressive behavior is harming humans. This is a growing concern with 27% of cats being given to shelters for aggressive and hostile actions, and the number is growing.
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This research just proves the obvious that an 8 pound Persian cat is way more dangerous and aggressive to humans than a 110 lb Rottweiler.
 
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Mr Person said:
She deserved it.
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She absolutely did. She is mistreating the cat before the cat fights back. One can imagine what kind of abuse she's been subjecting this cat to, when she is not in front of a camera.

Me, I don't care for pets. I won't have one at home, at all. But I'm incapable of cruelty against pets and I find that the people who indulge in this kind of thing are very, very, very bad people.
 
GreatNews2night said:
She absolutely did. She is mistreating the cat before the cat fights back. One can imagine what kind of abuse she's been subjecting this cat to, when she is not in front of a camera.

Me, I don't care for pets. I won't have one at home, at all. But I'm incapable of cruelty against pets and I find that the people who indulge in this kind of thing are very, very, very bad people.
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I cannot think of much that is more cowardly or disgusting. Fortunately, she didn't hurt it. It was snow. But she can burn in hell for all I care.

May she ...enjoy?
 
Petting-Induced Aggression
For reasons that remain unknown, some cats may suddenly become aggressive when being petted
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One of our cats started doing this out of nowhere. Just once in a while she'll bite for no apparent reason. It's no big deal, and certainly not "dangerous".
 
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