Heroic Cats - Is There Really Such an Animal?

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Cats & Dogs For Indiana Sunday May 2, 2010 Heroic Cats - Is There Really Such an Animal? Classic Gazpacho Recipe Reader Photos Heroic Cats - Is There Really Such an Animal? By Jim Sutherland I spotted a story about a cat that alerted its owners to a house fire and saved them from harm. It sounds good in theory but are cats really that noble? My wildest guess would be no. But we have to examine cat motivation before we can render a final decision. The heroic cat had some serious motivation in the fire: He had little desire to become a crispy critter. The short list of options available to Tabby included alerting the owners or Kitty flambé as a main course. Cats look after themselves first and foremost. The cat in question was probably unable to work the doorknob, or his owners would have been a casual afterthought for him. Cat owners fulfill one primary function for cats: They either provide food or become food if said owner is a crazy person who dies alone with 53 cats in the house. Mainly because cats are not good with can openers, and they can't order in some take-out. Cats are pretty good actors. It appears that they can mimic real affection for people. It is actually a pretty clever trick, but not unique to cats. My goldfish can do the same thing when they're hungry. Cats follow their natural hunting instincts in most situations. They will likely annihilate every bird within three miles of home, but mice are another issue. It turns out that they are too lazy to hate meeses to pieces. They like low hanging fruit such as flightless baby birds better than furtive and speedy rodents. So you can rule out useful purposes for cats under normal conditions. Every cat in the world should sing the praises of the cat that saved the family from the fire. It was a public relations dream for cats. All the rest of us have to do is completely suspend reality and believe that the cat had pushed the family's welfare ahead of its own. For me, that is a tall order. ======== Jim Sutherland is a co-founder of mystarcollectorcar.com-dedicated to the average guy in the old car world. We also like to take on non-car issues on a regular basis on our daily blog because it makes us look a lot smarter than we really are.Plus you can insult a car guy about his taste in music or movies but never hack on his car-those guys always have tire irons handy. It's fun,it's occasionally controversial and it draws women into the site-we're like an automotive beer commercial we need the women in the picture to make it interesting.Without women, you're just talking about beer. But we're still going to talk about 57 Chevys and vintage Mustangs. http://www.mystarcollectorcar.com/ Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top Classic Gazpacho Recipe Try making some delicious gazpacho soup -- it's fun and easy to learn by watching! Check out this video and more from ArcaMax's Wine and Dine daily videos ezine! These videos -- as well as the Essential Home and Lifestyle video ezines -- are from some of today's most popular home and lifestyle experts. Check out Wine and Dine daily videos for features from today's cooking experts, including the Food Network! Subscribe to Wine and Dine videos instantly. Find out more before subscribing. -- From the ArcaMax editors Today's Reader Submitted Photos Click an image above to see full size and read caption. To see more of our subscriber photos visit our full Photo Gallery. Enter your Cats & Dogs pictures so you can show them off to other readers right here in this ezine and on the ArcaMax.com Web site. Click here to submit your photo. Sincerely, ArcaMax Editors Recent Stories    A Few Caring Tips For Pets During the Summers    Keeping Your Yard Tick Free in Summer    Five Clever Ways To Cut Pet Costs    How to Remove and Deodorize Cat Urine    Cat Sitter May Be Hardest of All Pet Business Ideas More From ArcaMax Publishing Newsletters: Comics - Knowledge - Lifestyles - News - More Classic Books: Fiction - Non Fiction - Short Stories - Sci Fi - More More: Quizzes - Sudoku - Crossword - Weather - Sports - Columns Ad Free Newsletter ArcaMax publications are now available in an "advertising-free" format. Please click here for details.	Quick Clicks Need Extra Money? This Works For Me & It Can Work For You Too! Free "Walk Off The Weight" Walking Guide The Easy Way For Moms To Make Money From Home
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