Jacque was returned to Michigan Cat Rescue because he’s a lap cat.

This is a bit strange. A person adopted a beautiful ginger tabby-and-white cat from Michigan Cat Rescue but they returned the boy whose name is Jacque (French for James I believe). The reason: he is a lap cat. Normally people like their cats to be lap cats because it is nice to have your cat on your lap as it creates a closeness in the relationship. Why would a person dislike a lap cat (please leave reasons in comments)? I am not sure such a person is suitable to adopt a cat. Or is that being unkind?

Here is the story from Michigan Cat Rescue.

His new guardians looks nice and happy:

Jacque happily adopted. Photo: Michigan Cat Rescue

Reasons why a person does not want a lap cat

I speculate why a person does not want a lap cat (can you think of more reasons?):

• She does not like cat fur on their clothes
• She does not like being forced to keep still for a long period
• She likes to read the newspaper on her lap!
• She has to move her legs often because if she does not they ache
• She has another cat who is a lap cat and can’t adopt another lap cat

I am not sure that any of them are good reasons for rejecting a lap cat.