What affects us affects cats
First things first, there is a difference between cat-haters and ailurophobes. The latter have a fear of cats which might lead them to hate them but it might not. The former genuinely detest cats for whatever reason. The reason for being both may be the same e.g., a bad experience with a cat when …
NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: Angry Izaak Bradbury, 29, is a bird lover. He keeps songbirds. He has alleged that his cat-loving neighbours, have allowed their cats to kill some of his birds. The news media does not report any details about this. I have to comment. I presume that his birds are kept in an …
Was William Shakespeare one of the world’s great cat haters? Shame if he was because I am sure that there are many cat lovers who also love Shakespeare (1564-1616). Sadly, the majority of the bard’s references to cats are derogatory, hostile vilifications. Here are 4 plays of his containing these vilifications, on which I …
There is no single word in the English language to describe someone who hates cats. However, you probably know that there is a word for someone who is excessively frightened of cats: ailurophobe. It comes from the Greek words αἴλουρος (ailouros), ‘cat’ and φόβος (phóbos), ‘fear’, which create the word ailurophobia, meaning a fear …
Tom O’Connor has written an opinion article on stuff.co.nz about a proposal that domestic cats be banned from a 105 hectare housing development in Hamilton in order to protect wildlife in the area and bats in particular. His article is full of bile and hatred for the cat. The Commissioners want to ban cats. …
The short answer is that there is a blindness and a lack of open-mindedness amongst cat haters which translates to the inability to understand the benefits that domestic cats can bring their human guardians. Cat haters by definition focus on negatives but these negatives are human generated. In short, it’s about ignorance and lack …
You could write a book in response to the question “why do I hate cats?” It is a very complicated and large subject. In this article all I can do is provide an overview. But people do consult with Dr Google to try and understand why they hate cats. What they mean is that …
Woody lives at the end of a cul-de-sac on Shaman Road, Galveston, Texas, USA. Woodsman001, aka “Woody” (named as such by PoC contributors) discloses exactly where he lives on the Galveston Ornithological Society website. Woody even explains how to get to the front door of his home which is how I placed his home …
