Is it ok to hate cats and still be a gamer?

[I'm A Banana]

Dogs save lives in their own way, cats save lives in their own way. I don't see one being superior to the other however.

Well, dogs can be depended on (and trained to) save lives in a variety of harsh conditions fairly reliably.

Cats can't really be trained professional life savers, though they certainly may chip in when they're threatened.

 

[molonel]

Cats are the tool of the devil.

My allergies to said animals have nothing to do with this completely objective opinion.

Nothing at all.

 

[ssampier]

neutral question:

Are just cat allergies common? My understanding is generally you are allergic to a host of fur-based creatures (cats, dogs, etc). My brother is certainly among that group, which why I never owned a pet (besides fish) in my life.

 

[robberbaron]

Yep. I'm allergic to every cat I've ever met.

 

[Dragon Snack]

I have a player who is allergic to cats but not my dog...

 

[Umbran]

Most cat owners homes i have gone to stunk.

If you had gone into a dog-owners home, and found the dishes unwashed, would you blame it on the dog?

 

[Umbran]

Are just cat allergies common? My understanding is generally you are allergic to a host of fur-based creatures (cats, dogs, etc).

Your understanding is not correct. While many people are allergic to a host of different furballs, there are too many folks allergic to only one type of animal to call the former the general case.

 

[Bad Paper]

No one of the ~dozen players in my extended gaming family has a cat. Two each have a dog. Cats lose. Hell, I would get a poodle before getting a cat.

 

[Fishbone]

Miniature or standard? Standard poodles are pretty neat.

 

[Fifth Element]

I'm definitely an animal person, though I grew up in a house full of cats (which didn't stink, by the way). Hating an animal based on its species seems rather harsh to me. Hating an animal at all seems rather harsh; an animal is an animal, and behaves as an animal does with no malice. An animal cannot be evil, because evil requires intelligence, more intelligence than any animal possesses.

I only have a bunny right now, but I plan to have both cats and dogs when I can afford a bigger place. And chinchillas. I also need chinchillas.

I will say, however, that dogs aren't really loyal; they're subservient. Their owners are the alpha dogs, so to speak. Nothing wrong with that, and nothing against dogs at all. But many people mistake their subservience for love and loyalty.