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Cornell University: Cats are dangerous

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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.



 
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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Mother natures little assassins...I do love my cats. ;)
 
Bum said:
Mother natures little assassins...I do love my cats. ;)
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But please be careful. They can turn aggressive and nobody wants to see you maimed or hospitalized by your cat.
 
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.
 
...27 percent of cats relinquished to shelters for behavioral reasons were surrendered for aggression....

...27% of cats being given to shelters for aggressive and hostile actions....

One of these things is not like the other.
 
Utility Man said:
...27 percent of cats relinquished to shelters for behavioral reasons were surrendered for aggression....

...27% of cats being given to shelters for aggressive and hostile actions....

One of these things is not like the other.
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What about "aggression" doesn't seem like "aggressive "?
 
What are we worried about here? People being mauled by a bunch of angry cats?
 
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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Slow newsday, huh?
But still, did you have to post this stupid thread filled to overflowing with stupidity?

The most these two will ever do is maybe purr and lick you to death. Yes, even a stranger in the house for the first time.

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We rescue cats, but won't even feed feral cats. They have terrible short lives, extremely high reproduction rates and are environmentally devastating to birds and anything else small that moves because they're starving.

There are people who believe they can tame a feral cat. It can be done sometimes with huge amount of effort, which few people will do.

Some domestic animals will revert to being wild if put into nature long enough. Cats and horses are two examples.
 
X Factor said:
What are we worried about here? People being mauled by a bunch of angry cats?
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The horror of a person's cat brutally murdering the person's pet Oscar fish.
 
Oh geez. Now we're worried about getting hurt by cats? Have we become a bunch of wusses?
 
X Factor said:
What are we worried about here? People being mauled by a bunch of angry cats?
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Though they are not Pit Bulls... yes, cats are extremely dangerous. Cornell University is a serious research institution.
 
Chomsky said:
Oh geez. Now we're worried about getting hurt by cats? Have we become a bunch of wusses?
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Not those that are prepared... they are cat preppers...
 
Chomsky said:
Oh geez. Now we're worried about getting hurt by cats? Have we become a bunch of wusses?
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We need serious cat vetting.....and for gods sake, lets close that pet show loophole :neutral:

No one needs these slayers......they only exist to kill.


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Utility Man said:
...27 percent of cats relinquished to shelters for behavioral reasons were surrendered for aggression....

...27% of cats being given to shelters for aggressive and hostile actions....

One of these things is not like the other.
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Bodhisattva said:
What about "aggression" doesn't seem like "aggressive "?
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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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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 percent 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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Cornell University handled all of that already... they are professionals. Cats are dangerous.
 
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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LOL, the picture of the little guy on the top right corner does seem to contradict the article... That adorable cat looks pretty harmless...
 
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.
 
We don't have any cats on our farm because they often carry toxoplasmosis which they get from rats. My partner has an auto-immune disease and goes through flare periods with low immunity. Apparently having toxoplasmosis around is dangerous for immune compromised people because it can harm the brain. So... yeah, we don't do the cat thing, since rats live in the wild in this part of the country.

I personally love cats as much as I love dogs. Cats are autonomous and skilful.

joko104 said:
We rescue cats, but won't even feed feral cats. They have terrible short lives, extremely high reproduction rates and are environmentally devastating to birds and anything else small that moves because they're starving.

There are people who believe they can tame a feral cat. It can be done sometimes with huge amount of effort, which few people will do.

Some domestic animals will revert to being wild if put into nature long enough. Cats and horses are two examples.
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Most stray cats in suburban or urban areas also carry FIV, the feline equivalent of HIV. Unlike human HIV, FIV is also transmitted through saliva. So when the cats clean their claws, it gets in the claws, and when they attack other cats with their claws or bite them, the FIV gets transmitted. In the city, one of our indoor cats escaped and got mauled by an alley cat. He ended up getting FIV from the attack and he died a few years later when his immune system crashed. That's how I learned about this. Most wild cats have short lives for this reason, or they die of cold winters, or cars.
 
From my own experiences observing cat owners, I'm pretty sure that being systematically abused by a cat is one of the chief "joys" of owning one.

Eavesdrop on any cat lovers' conversation, and it goes something like:

"My baby sleeps on my face. And if I try to get him off, he gives me little love scratches."
"Aww. LOL. My Mittens sprays urine over the house and breaks vases when I'm away because he misses me."
"ksHeyd hioaaguyus, guesslo5 who'sl494sleeping on my92;keyboard."
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Stockholm syndrome. :coffeepap
 
I grew up with a lot of partly feral farm cats, all of them adopted. Cats have very different personalities. I had one who killed anything that moved within a mile radius, but wouldn't touch birds because he got yelled at, and would bring baby rabbits alive to the porch. That cat was completely gentle with people, never really scratched anyone and we had him for over a decade. But he was a terror in the wild; you could grab him by the scruff of the neck, crouch down, turn his head towards a rabbit, point, and let go and he would run and take it down like a trained ****ing hawk. Then there was one who was straight-up crazy, would climb trees to the top and freak out, liked to play rough. Killed mostly bugs, was too spastic to catch anything else. He constantly tried to go after birds and got sprayed for it; thankfully he only succeeded one or two times. Another was a stray that I brought home. She was gorgeous, with really deep green eyes and long hair, but was absolutely terrified of anyone except for people in my family, and would vanish around strangers. She killed mostly rodents. She was incredibly gentle if she trusted you, but never liked to be picked up and held.
 
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