Cats and evolution

Humans' oldest known art form is a pornographic sculpture of woman made of mammoth ivory, 47ky old. Somewhere around that time, or maybe half as old, humans domesticated dogs (and vice-versa).

But only when humans learned to farm, which is much more productive than hunting and gathering, when they accumulated grain stores, did cats notice them. Because if you have grain you have mice and cats become your friends, and friendly, besides.

So humans have bred dogs for tens of thousands of years and recently it was proposed that Chihuahuas be designated a separate species from say New Foundlands. Cats remain unencumbered by this highly unnatural selection.

Feline Service Provider

My cat will sometimes demonstrate why California allows cats to be uncollared and unlicensed and free-roaming: he kills rodents. More occasionally a lizard or bird.

This AM I was in the downstairs bathroom and noticed a live mouse at the top of the shower. He had climbed the shower-hose. He was not happy.

Most of the time I only find a fractional mouse in the shower. At least its easy to clean up.

I tried to free the climbing mouse but he got loose when I did. I have freed rabbits, mice, hummingbirds, and regular birds from cats. I hope the cat gets the mouse soon though.

Once the cat got just the tail of a lizard. Sometime later I saw the lizard in the house, and let him go.

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Tried to find the Ca law. Found this amazing site
http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stuscacalfishgcode3005_9_31766.htm#s9
which is militant pro-cat.

This site
http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/materials/cat_law.pdf
is cat-hostile.

There are many oppressive sites that claim cats should be indoors only. That is just wrong. They should have fluffy pillows to sleep on when they want though.

And for those that can handle it, occasional catnip in moderation.

Cat picture

Lets face it, Al Gore invented the Innertubes so that we can watch cats ride Roombas.
Here is my obligatory cat picture.