Cats. I feel very strongly about this.

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    3 days ago

    I am a cat person but have had both dogs and cats for 20 years now. I like dogs a lot but would never want to be without a cat in the house.

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    7 days ago

    I’m catsitting at the moment. Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of cleaning a trail of blood, listening to the deathscream of a mouse, to then listen to the cracking of bones as the cat ate the whole carcass.

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    7 days ago

    Got both.

    4 dogs 3 cats

    Had to choose? Keep both

    Dogs are a world ahead in terms of emotions and interactive brain. Cats are just overlords, they own the world and you exist for them.

    What not to love from both?

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    7 days ago

    I’m a sucker for just about everything non-human that moves.

    I will probably die trying to pet something I shouldn’t.

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        7 days ago

        I really want to argue against that point but you may be right lmao

        Wikipedia’s photo of them look like cute lil balloons but also says most are microscopic.

        I would totally pet a tardigrade though if there was a way to do so.

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    7 days ago

    Cat. I never get attacked unprovoked by cat but i get sent death threat by dog merely cycling past them.

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      7 days ago

      I never get attacked unprovoked by cat

      You’re lucky

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        7 days ago

        This is the only unprovoked attack i ever got. It paralysed my legs every time.

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    7 days ago

    Both for me. I love my cats, but I also love the big golden labrador that my neighbour has. He’s a lovely boy.

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    7 days ago

    I prefer cats. Dogs are too obsessive and intrusive.

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        7 days ago

        I love looking after my sister’s dog, a big dumb lurcher, shes easy so far as dogs go, very lazy and not motivated by walks but 2 weeks was enough to verify I don’t want to own one. My two feline girls suit me just right.