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Data Show Felines Replacing Canines As Man’s Best Friend
AC&C Cats may be replacing dogs as man’s best friend. It is estimated there are 73 million pet felines in the United States compared with 68 million dogs. You can start a virtual civil war by asking a cat or dog guardian which is a better or smarter pet, the cat or the dog? The safe answer is that neither is better or smarter, the two species are just decidedly different. Because so much time is spent extolling the virtues of the dog, I thought I would devote this space to man’s other best friend the cat. I couldn’t think of a better tribute than to quote from Lenore Fleisher’s wonderful book, “The Cat’s Pajamas”. “When God made the world, He chose to put animals in it, and decided to give each whatever it wanted. All the animals formed a long line before His throne, and the cat quietly went to the end of the line. To the elephant and the bear He gave strength, to the rabbit and the deer, swiftness; to the owl, the ability to see at night, to the birds and the butterflies, great beauty; to the fox, cunning; to the monkey, intelligence; to the dog, loyalty; to the lion, courage; to the otter, playfulness. And all these were things the animals beg-ged of God. At last he came to the end of the line, and there sat the little cat, waiting patiently. “What will YOU have?” God asked the cat. The cat shrugged modestly. “Oh, whatever scraps you have left over. I don’t mind.” “But I’m God. I have everything left over.” “Then I’ll have a little of everything, please.” And God gave a great shout of laughter at the cleverness of this small animal, and gave the cat everything she asked for, adding grace and elegance and, only for her, a gentle purr that would always attract humans and assure her a warm and comfortable home.
But he took away her false modesty.
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