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ShyGirl knows the difference between a Mouse and Mice

What is it about the cats that endears some and infuriates others? I posed this question to several charter members of the Milo Institute for Feline Well-Being and found the answers uniquely different.

ShyGirl was straightforward: “Some humans cannot accept the fact that cats, and most animals on this planet, are intelligent. Just because we don’t drive expensive SUVs or shop at supermarkets doesn’t mean we are unaware of automobiles or grocery stores. If the law allowed, we’d vote and the entire planet would be in better shape. A hundred a sixty thousand cats at Kim’s bedside would put an end to North Korea’s nuclear threats faster than you can say ‘Meow Mix taste like crap.’”

As for computer humor, “We know the difference in a plastic mouse and juicy living mice. Only someone with photo-altering software, a huge email contact list and too damned much free time to make pics of cats confused by technology find it funny to infer cats do not know the difference. Humans, sometimes they make me wish they were extinct, but hey it won’t be much longer!”

Sister Kitsya agreed: “Humans often think that no other species is capable of rational thought. We can see in the dark and stalk and capture prey with pinpoint accuracy and without guns or cross-bows. Animals have one enemy and that is man. Although most of us are predators our job is to keep nature in balance something the human race seems intent on disrupting natural selection. The weak will not survive so long as the strong exist.”

Another sista, the rambuncious Katja is always irritated with humans who think intentionally misspelling is funny, like “Kat Fud” for “Cat Food” or “Kat Toyz.” She considers it demeaning. “It is supposed to be funny, but it isn’t, except to those humans who find humor in shopping at Target or laugh aloud at the animated lizard on Geico Insurance commercials. Sigh.”

Cats do not judge in the same manner as people and it is unsurprising that when humans want a pat on the back for a “job well done” or a plaudit for something inane that felines will stare through them before returning to their grooming. We could all learn from the animal kingdom: “We are not special we are just us.”

Cats do not consider themselves special, they are just another one of the creatures of earth and one can sense they would do a far better job of running the government, industries and would probably curtail, if not do away with, organized religion in favor of worshiping the moment.

Pink,Too: “Once you realize life only exists in the now and get to living everything becomes clearly crystal. Don’t Fear the Reaper; enjoy your life and yes we’ve heard of Blue Oyster Cult, too. Meow, mew, hiss.”