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Can a man who owns a cat ever be trusted?
You can generally assume that any man with a pet cat is sneaky and afraid of commitment, writes Chas Newkey-Burden
By Chas Newkey-Burden
7:00AM BST 12 Apr 2015
What is the measure of a man? Well, his choice of pet, of course. If he has a dog, this says positive things about him. He values loyalty, energy and heroism. He’s probably a good laugh.
But if he is a cat owner, he may as well walk around with a huge sign that says: "I’m terrified of commitment, rather snobby and a tad creepy. PS – my home probably smells of on-the-turn shellfish."
There are, I suppose, some excuses for owning a cat. The stereotypical owner is a spinster, and given their plight, one can forgive them the error of allowing the clawing fleabags through their front door. But beyond that, cat-ownership seems a bizarre lifestyle choice. Certainly among males, there is no excuse for it once adolescence has passed.
Cats are sinister, self-centred little madams with an unjustified, Herculean superiority complex. They are crashing bores, the animal world equivalent of the mute dinner-party guest from hell.
Throughout their lives, most of which they seem to spend asleep, the only drama cats create is when they awaken their owner with a half-dead sparrow. They give as much fun back to their owners as goldfish. When someone tells me their cat has died, the question I always want to ask is: but how could you tell?
Dogs could hardly be more different. They are bursting with all the qualities any man would want from a pal. They are fun, courageous and loyal creatures.
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