Cat lover Pope Benedict XVI was misunderstood
Pope Benedict XVI was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Joseph Ratzinger, a cardinal before it...
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4 plays that tell us that Shakespeare hated cats
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...
Fearless Rafael Nadal is the GOAT in tennis but frightened of cats and dogs
The world has just watched Rafael Nadal prove his great tenacity, fearlessness and competitiveness when competing at the highest level in his chosen sport, tennis. He’s just won his 21st major title after one...
What do you call someone who hates cats?
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...
A dozen reasons why people hate cats
There are many reasons why some people hate cats. All the reasons can be turned around by education, understanding and tolerance. In other words the reasons are often false and cat hating is often...
Parents who broke their promises and gave away their kids’ cats when they were at college
God this is bad behavior from parents. There are two examples on Reddit of parents reneging on their promises to look after their kids’ cats during their first year at college. Instead of looking...
Love Island snowflake lads terrified of tabby cat who wanders onto set
Love Island is a British reality show that I never watch. It is a show about body image with brains parked. The young men and women strut around like peacocks showing off their bodies....
Granny is frightened of cat pictures. I discuss possible cause and cure.
This 55-year-old grand mother, Jean Diffenthal, is so fearful of domestic and feral cats (not lions and tigers) that she is scared of pictures of cats and songs mentioning cats. She won’t like the...
Woman does not like cats because they are really mean, arrogant and flippant
She also believes that cats are flippant, arrogant and a bit too proud. And you can’t train them. Oh, and she does not like hairless cats. These are the reasons why she doesn’t like...
Woman learned to love cats through a desperation to get rid of mice
This is a story about a woman, Jacqueline Lamb Jackson, who was desperate to get rid of mice in her home and who eventually turned to a domestic cat which proved successful. Over this...
The difference between ‘ailurophobe’ and ‘cat hater’
There is an important difference between the meaning of the word ‘ailurophobe’ and the phrase ‘cat hater’. Some people believe that they are interchangeable. Strictly speaking this is incorrect. True ailurophobes (such a Napoleon)...
Is fear of cats hereditary?
Is fear of cats hereditary? Or better put: is a fear of cats inherited? I chose the former title because people use that phrase. There is a nice story on The Daily Journal.com about...
Woman suffers from acute ailurophobia (fear of cats) (video)
A CCTV camera picked up this interesting event. It’s in an industrial kitchen in South Africa. A black lady is clearly completely terrified of domestic cats. Two cats race into the kitchen and she...
What would you say to someone who said to you that they hate cats?
What would you say to someone who said to you that they hate cats? Would you (a) try and convert the person or (b) smile politely and hate him!
Does US reality star Ryan Edwards hate and kill cats or is he just trying to get attention?
I had never heard of Ryan Edwards until know. He was the fiancé of Maci Bookout (great name!) who was one of four stars of the USA reality TV show 16 & Pregnant/Teen Mom....
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